CASPER, Wyo. — Casper police say it appears that the woman shot and killed during a response to a reported burglary last week placed the call herself with the apparent intention to elicit a police response. 37-year-old Jody Renee Cobia, of Casper, was killed in the incident. The Casper Police Department said in a release […]
Greg Hirst
Crime/Court Reporter
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Driver charged after truck ends up in pond off Outer Drive on Monday
CASPER, Wyo. — A 19-year-old Mills man is charged with four misdemeanors after driving into the pond off a low-lying bend on Outer Drive on Monday evening. Assistant District Attorney Blaine Nelson told Oil City News after initial appearances on Tuesday that no injuries were reported for the driver and sole passenger. The driver is […]
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Woman claims she ‘fell’ and broke out windows of vacant Evansville home
CASPER, Wyo. — A Casper woman is charged with felony property destruction and two misdemeanors after police say she was found in a vacant Evansville residence last week. A woman in Evansville called police around noon last Thursday, May 1, to report the sounds of screaming and windows breaking in the house next door, according to […]
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Casper PD Incident Report logs (5/5/25–5/6/25)
CASPER, Wyo. — Information for the Casper Police Department Incident Summary Report and Map is provided by the Casper Police Department and is published as a public service to our readers. For privacy reasons, exact addresses and certain types of calls may not be included, and certain calls may have some information withheld. The CPD […]
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Natrona County Sheriff’s Office incident report log (5/5/25–5/6/25)
CASPER, Wyo. — Information for the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office incident summary report and map is provided by the NCSO and is published as a public service to our readers. For privacy reasons, exact addresses and certain types of calls may not be included, and certain calls may have some information withheld. The NCSO Incident […]
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Natrona County Circuit Court initial appearances (4/2/25)
CASPER, Wyo. — Provided below are the defendants and charges from appearances in Natrona County Circuit Court on Monday. The Honorable Seventh Judicial Circuit Court Judge Nichole Collier presided while Chief Deputy District Attorney Blaine Nelson represented the state. All defendants entering not guilty pleas or charged with felonies are presumed innocent until convicted or […]
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Teen accused of fatal mall stabbing set for change of plea
CASPER, Wyo. — The Evansville teen accused of planning and carrying out the fatal stabbing of 14-year-old Bobby Maher at the Eastridge Mall on a Sunday afternoon last year is set for a change of plea in district court this week. 16-year-old Jarreth Joseflee Sabastian Plunkett is charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. Case […]
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David Street Station hosting annual Block Party with law enforcement Wednesday night
CASPER, Wyo. — The annual National Police Week Block Party begins at 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, at David Street Station. The free event aimed at strengthening the relationship between the community and law enforcement runs until 7 p.m. The Natrona County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that, as in years past, there will be a live […]
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Casper PD Incident Report logs (5/2/25–5/5/25)
CASPER, Wyo. — Information for the Casper Police Department Incident Summary Report and Map is provided by the Casper Police Department and is published as a public service to our readers. For privacy reasons, exact addresses and certain types of calls may not be included, and certain calls may have some information withheld. The CPD […]
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Natrona County Sheriff’s Office incident report log (5/2/25–5/5/25)
CASPER, Wyo. — Information for the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office incident summary report and map is provided by the NCSO and is published as a public service to our readers. For privacy reasons, exact addresses and certain types of calls may not be included, and certain calls may have some information withheld. The NCSO Incident […]
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(PHOTOS) Driver abandons truck after plunging into river in Mills
CASPER, Wyo. — A truck crashed and was abandoned in the river off of Southwest Wyoming Boulevard in Mills for several hours on Sunday morning before a passing driver reported it. Mills Fire Chief Wil Gay told Oil City News on the scene that a caller reported the vehicle in the river around 10:40 a.m. […]
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Natrona County recent applications for marriage (4/23/25–4/29/25)
CASPER, Wyo. — Congratulations to all of the happy couples applying for marriage licenses in Natrona County. Here is a list of those who applied for a marriage license from April 23 through April 29. All filings are reported to Oil City News by the County Clerk’s Office. The log is not a comprehensive document […]
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Natrona County divorce filings (4/21/25–4/28/25)
CASPER, Wyo. — Here is a list of those who filed for a divorce from April 21 through April 28. All filings are reported to Oil City News by the Natrona County District Court. The log is not a comprehensive document and may not represent all of the divorces in Natrona County. The report excludes […]
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Casper man accused of smashing neighbor’s cop car ‘out of nowhere’
CASPER, Wyo. — A Casper man is accused of using a cane to smash two windows on a parked Evansville PD patrol unit assigned to his across-the-street neighbor, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed in the circuit court of the Seventh Judicial District. “It appears this kind of occurred out of nowhere,” Assistant […]
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Natrona County Circuit Court initial appearances (4/29/25–5/1/25)
CASPER, Wyo. — Provided below are the defendants and charges from appearances in Natrona County Circuit Court Tuesday through Thursday. All defendants entering not guilty pleas or charged with felonies are presumed innocent until convicted or pleading guilty. Charges may be amended in future proceedings. Pleas on felony charges are not entered in circuit court, […]
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Casper PD Incident Report logs (5/1/25–5/2/25)
CASPER, Wyo. — Information for the Casper Police Department Incident Summary Report and Map is provided by the Casper Police Department and is published as a public service to our readers. For privacy reasons, exact addresses and certain types of calls may not be included, and certain calls may have some information withheld. The CPD […]
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Natrona County Sheriff’s Office incident report log (5/1/25–5/2/25)
CASPER, Wyo. — Information for the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office incident summary report and map is provided by the NCSO and is published as a public service to our readers. For privacy reasons, exact addresses and certain types of calls may not be included, and certain calls may have some information withheld. The NCSO Incident […]
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Gillette man busted with almost 2 pounds of meth convicted by federal jury
CASPER, Wyo. — A Gillette man pulled over on Interstate 25 last summer with almost 2 pounds of methamphetamine in his Volkswagen bug was convicted by a federal jury on Wednesday, April 30, according to a release by the U.S. Justice Department. Wade Earl Schear, 41, was formally charged with possession of more than 500 […]
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Cheyenne resident gets 7–9 years for ‘astonishing,’ unprovoked attacks in Casper
CASPER, Wyo. — A 19-year-old Cheyenne resident was sentenced to seven to nine years in prison on Thursday for pistol-whipping a Casper man and firing at one of the man’s friends who ran away from the ensuing altercation. Jeremy David Lakey had pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault and battery with a drawn […]
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Natrona County Sheriff’s Office incident report log (4/30/25–5/1/25)
CASPER, Wyo. — Information for the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office incident summary report and map is provided by the NCSO and is published as a public service to our readers. For privacy reasons, exact addresses and certain types of calls may not be included, and certain calls may have some information withheld. The NCSO Incident […]
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Natrona County Recent Arrests (4/30/25–5/1/25)
CASPER, Wyo. — Here is the latest recent arrests log for law enforcement agencies in Natrona County. The log represents law enforcement contact with suspects who were arrested, and the recommended charges against them. The arrest log is not a comprehensive document and may not represent all of the arrests made in a given time […]
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Casper PD Incident Report logs (4/29/25–4/30/25)
CASPER, Wyo. — Information for the Casper Police Department Incident Summary Report and Map is provided by the Casper Police Department and is published as a public service to our readers. For privacy reasons, exact addresses and certain types of calls may not be included, and certain calls may have some information withheld. The CPD […]
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Natrona County Sheriff’s Office incident report log (4/28/25–4/30/25)
CASPER, Wyo. — Information for the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office incident summary report and map is provided by the NCSO and is published as a public service to our readers. For privacy reasons, exact addresses and certain types of calls may not be included, and certain calls may have some information withheld. The NCSO Incident […]
