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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Wyoming.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 90 law enforcement agencies employing 1,691 sworn police officers, about 317 for each 100,000 residents.
Starkweather drove off and was involved in a car chase with three officers—Romer, Douglas Police Chief Robert Ainslie, and Converse County Sheriff Earl Heflin—exceeding speeds of 100 miles per hour (160 km/h). A bullet fired by Heflin shattered the windshield and flying glass cut Starkweather deep enough to cause bleeding.
Converse County was created in 1888 by the legislature of the Wyoming Territory, of area annexed from Albany and Laramie counties. [3]Converse County was named for A.R. Converse, a banker and rancher from Cheyenne, Wyoming, who was co-owner with Francis E. Warren in a large ranch in the eastern part of Converse County.
Converse County: 009: Douglas: 1888: Parts of Albany County and Laramie County. Amasa Rice Converse (1842–1885), a banker and rancher from Cheyenne, Wyoming. 13,809: 4,255 sq mi (11,020 km 2) Crook County: 011: Sundance: 1875: Parts of Laramie County and Albany County. General George Crook (1828–90), who served in the American Civil War and ...
Pages in category "Converse County, Wyoming" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
They committed their most famous robbery on June 2, 1899, by robbing a Union Pacific train near Wilcox, Wyoming. Following the robbery, they fled to the Hole-in-the-Wall, successfully evading posses in pursuit. Kid Curry, who was by this time a member of the gang, killed Converse County Sheriff Josiah Hazen [2] during that pursuit. The gang ...
Niobrara County (WY) SR85. Niobrara County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 2,467, [1] making it the least populous county in Wyoming. Its county seat is Lusk. [2] Its eastern boundary abuts the west lines of the states of Nebraska and South Dakota.
Douglas is a city in and the county seat of Converse County, Wyoming, United States. [5] The population was 6,386 at the 2020 census . It is the home of the Wyoming State Fair .