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Currently, Green River Animal Control uses carbon monoxide through gas cylinders for euthanasia of animals.
“It’s in a manner that’s consistent with the National Veterinarian Association’s guidelines for euthanasia,” Green River Police Chief Tom Jarvie said.
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Out of the approximate 900 animals the shelter gets every year, about 10 percent have to be euthanized for different reasons such as the animal being vicious, sick, or otherwise unable to adopt out. According to Jarvie, the majority of the animals euthanized are wild animals, while feral cats also make up a large portion. He said very few pets have to be euthanized.
GREEN RIVER For well over a decade Sweetwater County School District No. 2 (SCSD No. 2) has had the honor of partnering with the City of Green River’s Police Department (GRPD), allowing for two School Resource Officers (SROs) to serve children and staff.
Their presence in our buildings is beyond appreciated and critical to creating an atmosphere of commonality between officers and students which helps to destigmatize the negative view of law enforcement that is sometimes portrayed. As part of this partnership, SROs other law enforcement officers, and SCSD No. 2 administration discuss current issues affecting youth and examine ways to address the impact these issues have on our students.
Green River Star -
April 22, 2021
The Green River Police Department will receive new body cameras as part of an upgrade it plans to initiate in the coming months.
Captain Shaun Sturlaugson of the GRPD said the equipment the department has is, at its oldest, a decade old – dating back to when the department first started equipping officers with body cameras. He said some cameras are newer, replacements for equipment that has broken over the years, but still relies on older technology and infrastructure.
“We’re still using the original equipment,” Sturlaugson told the Green River City Council Tuesday night.
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Green River Star -
April 1, 2021
An agreement signed by Mayor Pete Rust March 17 will bring more than $100,000 to the city’s police department.
The agreement continues a long-standing partnership between the Green River Police Department and the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation. The agreement brings $100,610 to the department’s efforts in combatting narcotics trafficking in the community.
The funds are part of a larger grant awarded to DCI through the Department of Justice’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area initiative.
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