Crook County, Wyoming Sheriff's Office

04/18/2026

Now Hiring: Full-Time Dispatcher

💰 Pay & Compensation
• Uncertified: $22.04/hour
• Certified: Negotiable, depending on experience
• Paid shift differential
• Paid holidays & overtime
• 100% paid Law Enforcement retirement
• 100% paid single health insurance

Position Details
• 12 hour shifts. 8 week day/night rotation
• Dispatch for multiple agencies in Crook County
• Experience preferred, but we will train the right candidate

📄 Apply
• Submit an Application for Employment and resume in person at the Sheriff’s Office or email: [email protected]
• Applications can be picked up at the office or found online:
https://www.crookcounty.wy.gov/public_notice/job_openings/index.php

📞 Questions? Call 307-283-1225 or email: [email protected]

04/12/2026

This week is National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week!

We want to take this time to celebrate and acknowledge our dedicated 911 professionals here at the Crook County Sheriff’s Office! They selflessly work 24/7 to ensure the safety of not only the community but also the multiple agencies we dispatch for.

To our amazing telecommunications staff: thank you for being the lifeline in every emergency!

03/24/2026

***Reporting Phone Line Issues***

Over the last year, many businesses and residents in the county, including the Sheriff’s Office and Courthouse, have been experiencing problems with receiving phone calls.

For the person calling, the issue presents itself as a call that will ring forever and nobody answers, a call that never rings, or a call that goes to an odd voicemail greeting with no way to leave a message.

For the person or business that should be receiving the call, they have no knowledge of the call as it does not ring through to them. It can take many tries to connect, or a different phone to call from, or telling the receiving party in person for the receiving party to know there was an issue.

The Crook County Sheriff's Office, Emergency Management, and other Courthouse officials have had meetings with Range Telephone, and we are told they are working with other phone companies to try and solve the issue.

If you are experiencing these types of problems with your, or your business, land lines, we recommend filing a complaint with the Wyoming Public Service Commission. They take complaints via an online form, through email, or regular mail. Here is the link for filing a complaint: https://psc.wyo.gov/home/file-a-complaint

Filing detailed complaints is important to help the phone companies track down these issues. From what we have learned, doing this process with the Public Service Commission is the best way to go about solving this problem. The more information they receive, the better.

03/13/2026

👮🎼 Don't scam
Don't scam
Don't scam those close to me 👮🎼

Another round of scam texts out there - let's put our scam-police caps on and do some detective work. What about this text indicates it's a scam? (Besides our big red SCAM text, of course.) Let us know in the comments!

Never tap/click any suspicious links, and report scam texts to the FTC via the link on our website: https://www.dot.state.wy.us/home/news_info/scam-watch.html

03/06/2026

Statements on SAPA (Second Amendment Protection Act) Legislation

Senator Ogden Driskill shared earlier today, “Getting lots of calls prompted by OUT OF STATE gun lobbying groups. THEY want YOU to stand against YOU LOCAL ELECTED law enforcement!!!!

I STAND WITH MY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT- don’t be bullied by out of state dollars and pressure.”

Statement from Sheriff Hodge:

The current SAPA legislation has been shaped by out of state gun lobbyists like WYGO (Wyoming Gun Owners) and other out of state lobbyists.

All 23 Wyoming Sheriffs have raised concerns about this bill. Yet outside political organizations continue to exert significant influence over how Wyoming law is written.

This bill does nothing to strengthen your Second Amendment rights. Instead, it creates legal confusion and consequences that will benefit criminals more than law-abiding citizens.

We stand behind our legislators who refuse to be pressured or bullied by outside lobbyists and who are willing to put Wyoming first.

Wyoming law should be written by and for the people of Wyoming, not steered by outside agendas.

CASPER, Wyo. — Law enforcement agencies across the state are watching closely as a bill advances through the state legislature that they say would

02/27/2026

****ICE RESCUE****

On Friday, February 27, Dispatch received a call of a dog that fell through the ice at Sundance Pond and couldn't get out. Deputies responded and gathered ice-rescue equipment that is stored near by. Within 5 minutes of the 911 call, Deputies were at the waters edge with rescue equipment. Within another minute, they were able to walk out to the dog and pull it to safety. While wet and cold, the dog appeared to be OK and was returned to its home.

We want to remind everyone to be cautious around ice. There is no "safe" ice, especially with the weather we have had this winter. If you find yourself or someone else in trouble on the ice, call 911 as soon as you can.

02/26/2026

We want to say a big THANK YOU to the Busy Bobbin Quilt Guild!! Quilters from Moorcroft, Pine Haven, Hulett and Gillette stopped by the office and presented Sheriff Hodge with quilts they have made. These quilts will be in all our patrol vehicles as comfort items for children in an emergency situation.
We sincerely appreciate the community's support!

02/12/2026

Now Hiring: Full-Time Patrol Deputy

💰 Pay & Compensation
• Certified: $31.45 – $35.37 per hour
• Uncertified: $27.96 – $30.24 per hour
• Optional overtime at premium pay
• Paid shift differential & on-call time
• Paid holidays & overtime
• 100% paid Law Enforcement retirement
• 100% paid single health insurance

Position Details
• Rotating 5-on / 2-off / 5-on / 3-off schedule
• Must pass physical fitness test, written exams, psychological exam, and background investigation
• Experience preferred, but we will train the right candidate

📄 Apply
• Submit an Application for Employment and resume in person at the Sheriff’s Office or email: [email protected]

• Applications can be picked up at the office or found online:
https://www.crookcounty.wy.gov/public_notice/job_openings/index.php

📞 Questions? Call 307-283-1225

01/29/2026

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***

An assault occurred over the weekend at the Wyoming Welcome Center east of Sundance. After a multi-day investigation and search, the suspect has been arrested in South Dakota.

12/01/2025

Congratulations to Josh, from Sundance, the winner of our Sundance Kid gun raffle!

Thank you to everyone that participated in this year’s Sheriff Association fundraiser. We sincerely appreciate the community’s support.

11/21/2025

Thank you Deputy Robinson for your 37 years of service! Enjoy your retirement.

11/17/2025

Please join us Friday in celebrating Deputy Robinson's retirement after 37 years of Law Enforcement!