Basin Police Department

05/30/2026

Found on South 8th Street in Basin. Please call the police department at 568-2341 to claim.

05/05/2026

**owner was located**

This little fella would really like to go home. Please call the PD at 307-568-2341 of he's yours or you might know who he belongs to.

04/22/2026

Today, April 22nd, 2026 the county Fire warden has issued a burn ban due to red flag conditions. This means no open burning anywhere in the County.

You can be kept up to date on any fire bans by making sure you call Big Horn County dispatch before you burn. 307-568-2341.

04/10/2026

**After a brief ride along he decided he'd rather continue his normal job of protecting his family from squirrels and the like. He was very well behaved and the Chief will write him a letter of refence any time. He's back home with his family!**

Does this sweet guy belong to you? He showed up and wanted to put in an application. Unfortunately we are not hiring at this time. He chose to do a ride along instead. If he is yours could you call the PD to set up a time to pick him up. 307-568-2341.

03/05/2026

Congratulations Sheriff Blackburn! A well earned and deserved honor!

01/27/2026

**returned to owner**

Loose dog on C Street. Call 568-2341 to claim.

01/09/2026

** Update** Returned to owner.
Found in Basin. If anyone recognizes her please call Basin PD (307) 568-2341

01/06/2026

This is from our dispatch center. Please follow them for updates. Read the post for information on how to contact our dispatch center.

***Update as of 7:00AM 1/6/2026***
The 911/phone outage is due to a cut fiber line in or near Casper, Wy. We have not received any estimate as of yet to when services may be restored.

We are also receiving reports of poor cellular network coverage within the Big Horn Basin.

If you have an emergency please dial 911. If your unable to get through on our administrative lines please dial 307-272-4826 as an alternate.

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The Big Horn County Sheriffs Office 911 and administrative phone lines are down. TCT West and LUMEN have been notified and are currently working on identifying and fixing the issue.

911 phone lines are currently being routed to and answered by the Washakie County Sheriffs Office in Worland.

During this outage if you need emergency services please dial 911 or dial 307-272-4826 for non-emergency administrative assistance.

01/03/2026

**Law Enforcement is clear of this location.

On January 2nd, 2026 the Basin Police Department along with multiple other local and State agencies responded to a reported shooting. The victim has been transported by air to a higher level of care. All suspects have been identified and there is no ongoing threat to public safety. We would ask the public to avoid the area of South 8th and Holdredge as officers conduct their investigation. Thank you for your understanding.

12/04/2025

On 12/3/25 a Town of Basin public works crew member found a battery powered light on one of our streets. They turned it in to the PD. Someone will surely want this back. Call the PD at 307-568-2341 to describe and claim.

11/01/2025

Uptdate- they may arrive in basin sooner than originally expected.

⚠️ Basin residents, today November 1st, 2025, the Basin Police Department, Big Horn County Sheriff's Office, and other local Law enforcement will be conducting a funeral es**rt into town between 2 and 2:30pm. This es**rt is for a local man, Anthony Eibert, who served our Country in the Marine Corps and Army. If you would like to pay your respects to this local Hero, we will be coming into town from the south side and going to B St. Then up to the Rec center.

-Chief McClure