Ranch Watch, Sublette County Sheriff's Office, Wyoming

The Ranch Watch program is a valuable aid to rural communities and the effort to control crime. Awareness and involvement are the key elements, and the continual exchange of information between the Sheriff's department and area ranchers is vital.

Deputies' Responsibilities:
The deputies will meet with ranchers and set up the program, continue to meet with them at least once a month, help them apply identification stickers to property, disseminate information from the Sheriff's department, and educate ranchers in the following areas:

Identify suspicious behavior
What to look for
How to report a crime
Explain what the rancher can do
Explain the rights of the rancher to protect his property

Rancher's Responsibilities:

Acquaints self with neighbors' schedules and recognizes neighbors' vehicles and regular visitors to the area
Maintains a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of neighbors and the Sheriff's department
Has visible address numbers posted
Participates in Ranch Watch program and keeps a written record of serial numbers of property
Informs at least one neighbor or Sheriff's department where to be contacted in emergencies
Calls the Sheriff's department immediately when suspicious activity is observed, identifies self, and stays on the line to provide requested information, then shares it with another rancher who in turn will notify another rancher so residents can be advised through the communications network
Encourages other ranchers to become involved in Ranch Watch
Informs deputy of new residents

Records:
Deputies will make available to ranches OAN (owner applied numbers) to be attached to equipment to assist in identification. Rancher will maintain an accurate record of inventory at his or her ranch to be referenced to in case of theft or destruction of property. The OAN should contain the following:

WY - Wyoming
23 - Sublette County designation
JNC - First, middle and last initials or any combination
0000 - Last four digits in rancher's social security number

The example of the above OAN would be: WY23JNC0000 and this would be applied to rancher's property with an engraver supplied by the Sheriff's department.

For more information call the Sheriff's Office at 367-4378 or 276-5448 or e-mail us: scso@vcn.com

Sublette County Sheriff's Department, Wyoming Ranch Watch	Serving Sublette County, Wyoming 35-1/2 South Tyler Ave PO Box 701 Pinedale, WY 82941 307-367-4378 307-276-5448 E-mail: scso@vcn.com
The Ranch Watch program is a valuable aid to rural communities and the effort to control crime. Awareness and involvement are the key elements, and the continual exchange of information between the Sheriff's department and area ranchers is vital. Deputies' Responsibilities: The deputies will meet with ranchers and set up the program, continue to meet with them at least once a month, help them apply identification stickers to property, disseminate information from the Sheriff's department, and educate ranchers in the following areas: Identify suspicious behavior What to look for How to report a crime Explain what the rancher can do Explain the rights of the rancher to protect his property Rancher's Responsibilities: Acquaints self with neighbors' schedules and recognizes neighbors' vehicles and regular visitors to the area Maintains a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of neighbors and the Sheriff's department Has visible address numbers posted Participates in Ranch Watch program and keeps a written record of serial numbers of property Informs at least one neighbor or Sheriff's department where to be contacted in emergencies Calls the Sheriff's department immediately when suspicious activity is observed, identifies self, and stays on the line to provide requested information, then shares it with another rancher who in turn will notify another rancher so residents can be advised through the communications network Encourages other ranchers to become involved in Ranch Watch Informs deputy of new residents Records: Deputies will make available to ranches OAN (owner applied numbers) to be attached to equipment to assist in identification. Rancher will maintain an accurate record of inventory at his or her ranch to be referenced to in case of theft or destruction of property. The OAN should contain the following: WY - Wyoming 23 - Sublette County designation JNC - First, middle and last initials or any combination 0000 - Last four digits in rancher's social security number The example of the above OAN would be: WY23JNC0000 and this would be applied to rancher's property with an engraver supplied by the Sheriff's department. For more information call the Sheriff's Office at 367-4378 or 276-5448 or e-mail us: scso@vcn.com