Rich County Sheriff's Report July

Anita Weston, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

TOTAL INCIDENT REPORT BY NATURE OF INCIDENT
Nature of Incident	Total Incidents
Abandoned Vehicle	3
Agency Assistance	2
Alarm	9
Alcohol Offense	2
Animal Problem	8
Assault	1
Attempt to Locate	2
Burglary	1
Child Abuse or Neglect	1
Citizen Assist	55
Citizen Dispute	7
Civil Process	2
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning	1
Criminal History	8
Dead Body	2
Disorderly Conduct	1
Domestic Disturbance	5
Controlled Substance Problem	2
DUI Alcohol or Drugs	3
Fire	5
Found Property	3
Fraud	1
Juvenile Problem	3
Litter, Pollution, Public Health	1
Lockout	1
Lost Property	1
Medical Emergency	31
Missing Person	1
Traffic Accident with Damage	14
Traffic Accident with Injuries	4
Pornography	1
Search and Rescue	1
Sex Offence	1
Sovereign Lands	10
Suspicious Person, Circumstance	6
Theft	8
Theft, Automobile	2
Threatening	3
Traffic Hazard	17
Traffic Violation	2
Transportation of Person /Property	3
Vandalism	1
VIN Serial Number Inspection	11
Wanted Person	2
Welfare Check	3
Total Incidents	251
TOTAL INCIDENT REPORT BY LOCATION
Location	Total Incidents
Garden City	142
Laketown	53
Out of County	2
Randolph	32
Woodruff	22
Total	251

           

TOTAL INCIDENT REPORT FOR GARDEN CITY
Nature of Incident	Total Incidents
Agency Assistance	1
Alarm	8
Alcohol Offense	1
Animal Problem	4
Attempt to Locate	1
Burglary	1
Child Abuse or Neglect	1
Citizen Assist	33
Citizen Dispute	6
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning	1
Dead Body	2
Domestic Disturbance	4
Controlled Substance Problem	1
Fire	2
Found Property	3
Fraud	1
Juvenile Problem	1
Litter, Pollution, Public Health	1
Lockout	1
Medical Emergency	18
Traffic Accident with Damage	8
Traffic Accident with Injuries	2
Pornography	1
Search and Rescue	1
Sovereign Lands	9
Suspicious Person, Circumstance	3
Theft	4
Theft of Automobile	1
Threatening	1
Traffic Hazard	9
Traffic Violation	1
Transportation of Person/Property	1
VIN Serial Number Inspection	8
Wanted Person	1
Welfare Check	1
Total	142

           

TOTAL INCIDENT REPORT FOR LAKETOWN
Nature of Incident	Total Incidents
Abandoned Vehicle	2
Alcohol Offense	1
Animal Problem	1
Assault	1
Citizen Assist	17
Citizen Dispute	1
Disorderly Conduct	1
DUI Alcohol or Drugs	2
Juvenile Problem	2
Lost Property	1
Medical Emergency	5
Missing Person	1
Traffic Accident with Damage	2
Traffic accident with Injuries	2
Sovereign Lands	1
Suspicious Person, Circumstance	1
Theft	3
Theft, Automobile	1
Threatening	1
Traffic Hazard	3
Traffic Violation	1
Vandalism	1
VIN Serial Number Inspection	1
Wanted Person	1
Total	53

TOTAL INCIDENT REPORT FOR OUT OF COUNTY
Nature of Incident	Total Incidents
Fire	1
Transportation of Person/Property	1
Total	2

TOTAL INCIDENT REPORT FOR RAND0LPH
Nature of Incident	Total Incidents
Attempt to Locate	1
Citizen Assist	3
Civil Process	1
Criminal History	8
Domestic Disturbance	1
Controlled Substance Problem	1
DUI Alcohol or Drugs	1
Medical Emergency	5
Traffic Accident with Damage	2
Suspicious Person, Circumstance	2
Threatening	1
Traffic Hazard	3
VIN Serial Number Inspection	2
Welfare Check	1
Total	32

TOTAL INCIDENT REPORT FOR WOODRUFF
Nature of Incident	Total Incidents
Abandoned Vehicle	1
Agency Assistance	1
Alarm	1
Animal Problem	3
Citizen Assist	2
Civil Process	1
Fire	2
Medical Emergency	3
Traffic Accident with Damage	2
Sex Offense	1
Theft	1
Traffic Hazard	2
Transportation of Person/Property	1
Welfare Check	1
Total	22

TOTAL TRAFFIC CITATIONS REPORT BY AREA
Area	Citations	Violations
Garden City	33	37
Laketown	23	24
Randolph	9	9
Woodruff	5	5
Total	70	75

TOTAL TRAFFIC CITATION REPORT BY VIOLATION
Description	Total
AIS Check Station Skip	2
Expired Registration	1
No Proof of Insurance	1
Operate Vehicle without License or Registration	1
Expired Registration	1
Operate OHV on Street or Highway	1
Speeding	57
Failure to Observe No Passing Zone	2
Improper Usage of Lanes	2
Following Too Close	1
Right of Way Stop/Yield Sign	1
Possession of Controlled Substance	1
Assault	1
Criminal Mischief	1
Disorderly Conduct	1
Intoxication	1
Total	75

TRAFFIC WARNING REPORT BY AREA
Area	Warnings	Violations
Garden City	7	8
Laketown	9	9
Randolph	1	1
Woodruff	2	2
Total	19	20

TOTAL TRAFFIC WARNING REPORT BY VIOLATION
Description	Total
AIS Check Station Skip	4
No Driver License	1
Speeding	15
Total	20

Cisco’s Sonar

Public Land
By Bryce Nielson

Over the past 40 years of living at Bear Lake I have seen the Valley change dramatically.  Recreational construction is the most obvious and disconcerting to many people.  I know that where there is private land it will change as dictated by the owner and zoning.  I have been watching what has happened to public land owned by we the citizens.  Forest Service, BLM, and the State of Utah are the organizations administering how these areas will be used.

Bear Lake proper is the heart of our valley and garners the most concern and interest by folks in the area.  I could go into great detail about impacts the Lake has endured over the years water fluctuations, beach use, Bear River inflow to name a few, but I won’t.  As a scientist, I am interested in actual data and the Bear Lake Watch monitoring stations have been providing that.  After looking at many parameters and the shoreline during this highwater year, I feel that Bear Lake is doing fine.  This ancient body of water has seen a lot over the last 200,000 years and developed characteristics that make it stable.  I am not saying, do whatever we want to do to the Lake but I am confident that in today’s society, Bear Lake’s future will be positive.

As far as the public land surrounding the lake, history tells me that in the early 1900’s things were much different.  I came across this article about early researchers looking for mollusks (snails) in Garden City.

Station 82, mouth of Garden City Canyon, west of Garden City. Utah, on the south side of the canyon.  Oreohelix haydeni hybrida typical as at Logan, under shrubs and especially under matted leaves of Balsamorrhiza sagittate on limestone slopes devoid of rockslides.  The slopes are now very barren, but we were informed by pioneers that forty-five years ago they were well covered with large mountain mahogany up to a foot in diameter.  These trees furnished fuel for the early settlers, but wasteful cutting and fires have denuded the hills for some miles back and overgrazing by stock has been disastrous to the smaller shrubs and herbs.  It is difficult to believe that snails could obtain a foothold under present conditions, but they have flourished under more favorable conditions, they have been able thus far to survive the change in environment.  Erosion is rapidly carrying the soil and vegetative debris from beneath the scant shrubbery and may soon destroy the colony, unless saved by a series of years of increased moisture favorable for plant growth.
Collection date.  1916

These land snails are common in the foothills or Rich, Cache and Box Elder counties but no research has been conducted for nearly 100 years.  When you see a white snail shell as you walk around the foothills with limestone, it is probably a Lyrate Mountainsnail.  As I have read in other historical accounts, the entire forest was overgrazed by sheep and most of the vegetation was cut down for building and fires.  The early settlers had pretty much denuded it to survive  It looks much different today, like a natural forest ecosystem.  Grazing has been reduced while ATV’s have increased.  Humans and fire create the major impacts now, something we will have to live with.

I recently visited the site of the North Eden Fire that occurred a year ago.  Not much sagebrush but miles of grass and forbs as the land rebuilds itself.

We are fortunate to live in this Valley.  That natural ecosystem is resilient to a point.  Let’s never forget that.  We need to treasure and protect it for future generations.  We now are responsible for this legacy.