Sweetwater County’s deputy sheriffs patrol and answer calls for service throughout Sweetwater County’s 10,491 square miles 24 hours per day, seven days per week. In addition, resident deputies serve outlying communities like Wamsutter and Farson-Eden. Deputy sheriffs are responsible for a broad range of tasks and duties, including answering calls, traffic enforcement, investigating crimes, serving papers, assisting stranded motorists, making arrests, assisting in medical calls, protecting the public, and maintaining order.

The agency’s Detectives and Investigative Assistant work interactively with the Patrol Division in investigating and preventing crime. Their duties include reviewing and advancing initial investigations, processing crime scenes, interviewing witnesses, victims, and suspects, collecting evidence, preparing cases for prosecution, and apprehending fugitives.

April 22, 2010

School continues for the juveniles housed at the Sweetwater County Detention Center. Under the teachers’ careful tutelage, the juveniles are able to continue with their school studies even while incarcerated; so when they are released they will be able to pick-up their studies in public school.
Sheriff Haskell would like to thank the Sweetwater County School District and the teachers for their hard work and concern for the kids of Sweetwater County.

The Office Manager, Administrative Assistant, Records Manager, Patrol Manager, Warrants Manager, and Civil Support Staff of the Services Division provide vital support and administrative services to the agency.

The dedicated volunteers of Sweetwater County Search & Rescue have served Sweetwater County   for over 45 years. Since 1963 they have rescued many hundreds of people who have found themselves in trouble in remote areas of Sweetwater, the largest in the state. The unit works closely with the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office, utilizing effective communications systems, ongoing training and techniques, map, compass, and GPS skills, and their invaluable knowledge of the terrain to carry out their missions.

County Animal Control Officers patrol and answer calls for services related to stray animals as well as investigating cases involving abused, neglected, or dangerous animals, providing protection to the animals as well as to the community. Animal Control Attendants work closely with ACOs, feeding and caring for impounded animals and maintaining shelter facilities.

The agency's Livestock Officer is a highly specialized deputy whose duties include investigating complaints of livestock at large on public highways and straying onto private property, complaints, regarding neglect or abuse of livestock, assisting law enforcement countywide in livestock matters, and providing rural patrol of fixed and mobile livestock operations and camps.