Busy weekend for local law enforcement and emergency responders

Below is a breakdown of the past 72 hours for Fremont County law enforcement and emergency responders:

Calls for service:

• Fremont County Sheriff’s Office – 130
• Lander Police Department – 43
• Riverton Police Department – 80

AMR was dispatched 49 times.

25 people were booked into the Fremont County Detention Center. Updated detention center numbers below:

• FCDC currently has 215 inmates it is responsible for.
  • 192 are being held onsite.
  • 1 is on home detention outside of the facility.
  • 22 inmates are being held at facilities outside of Fremont County.

Fremont County fire departments were dispatched 9 times.

• Riverton Fire Department Chief Henri DeClercq shared details on the two structure fires:
  • Friday, September 13th
    • Left Hand Ditch Road – The fire started on the porch and extended into the attic. The cause is undetermined and there is some fairly serious damage to the structure. They were on the scene for approximately two hours.
  • Sunday, September 15th
    • Cheyenne Avenue – A fire started outside of a shop/garage. There is damage to the shop where the fire had extended into the eaves. The cause is undetermined at this stage. They were on the scene for about an hour and a half.