All persons arrested or cited are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law.
Below are the most recent arrests and call blotters from publicly available reports provided directly by the Riverton Police Department. Click here for more details about the law enforcement logs.
RPD Arrests:
- Papse, Tana, 51, Fort Washakie, Public Intoxication, Available Narrative: RP advised of a passed out subject; “Tana Papse, 51 yoa from Fort Washakie, was arrested for Public Intoxication with a BAC of .240”
- Lee, Preston, 27, Riverton, Warrant, Available Narrative: “Officer saw Preston Lee, 27 yoa from Riverton who he knew had a Fremont County arrest warrant for Failure To Appear and took him into custody”
- Littlewhiteman, Dennis, 57, Riverton, Warrant, Available Narrative: RP advised of a a subject who refused to leave and kissed and employee on the neck; “Officers contacted Dennis Littlewhiteman, 57 yoa from Riverton and arrested him on a Riverton Municipal warrant for Failure to Pay fines and he was also cited for Larceny after he refused to pay for $15.71 worth of food which he had ordered and consumed”
- Lujan, Sherette, 48, Felony Property Destruction, Available Narrative: RP advised of a subject in the Post Office breaking glass; click here to read more
- Wallowingbull, Joshua, 48, Fort Washakie, Warrant, Available Narrative: RP advised of a group by the church, on of whom was Urinating on the building; “Officers contacted the four and Joshua Wallowingbull, 48 yoa from Fort Washakie and Williamenia Lee, 41 yoa from Ethete were both arrested on Riverton Municipal warrants for Failure to Appear and Arron C’Hair, 46 yoa from Ethete was served two citations for Theft in regards to earlier shoplifting incidents he had been involved in”
- Lee, Williamenia, 41, Ethete, Warrant, Available Narrative: see above
- Bownman, Zachary, 34, Riverton, Use of a Controlled Substance, Available Narrative: RP advised of a subject possibly chasing a juvenile; “Officers talked with 9 yoa girl who advised she had been scared by the fellow and had run away but, as far as she could tell, he had not chased her. Contact was then made with Zachary Bownman, 34 yoa from Riverton and he was subsequently arrested for Use Of A Controlled Substance”
RPD Citations and Other Notable Calls:
- Fire Dept. Assist: Antelope Drive, 11:13 AM, Available Narrative: RP advised of an active fire in their bathroom; RPD assisted with fire
- Theft: N Federal Blvd., 2:32 PM, Available Narrative: RP advised of a stolen gun safe; “Report taken on stolen handgun safe valued at $300. Suspects were GOA”
- Theft: N Federal Blvd., 5:31 PM, Available Narrative: RP advised of a stolen bike; “The bicycle was located and returned to the owner and Adele Hutchinson, 46 yoa from Riverton was cited for Theft”
- Assault: N Federal Blvd., 10:26 PM, Available Narrative: RP advised of a fight; “After reviewing video of the incident Kalijah Day, 19 yoa from Fort Washakie was cited for Assault after it was determined he had pushed a store employee to the floor”
- Theft: E Pershing Ave., 7:56 PM, Available Narrative: RP advised of two subjects shoplifting; “Theodore Bell, 42 yoa from Ethete and Shawn Antelope, 51 yoa from Ethete, who matched the given description, were located nearby. After further investigation both of them were cited for having shoplifted $9.35 worth of body spray and mouthwash”
- Theft: W Adams, Ave., 12:15 AM, Available Narrative: RP advised of a stolen vehicle; “A theft report was taken on a stolen white 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche Wyoming plate number 10-2794 and it was entered into NCIC”