An eye on crime

Recent reports of property damage and theft across the Valley seem to have some residents on edge.

On the Southern end of Carbon County, citizens of Encampment have been faced with property damage in particular. The Carbon County Sheriff’s Department is handling various reports of damage from residents. Encampment Chief of Police Kevin Shue is also on regular patrol and on duty in town.

Property damage is defined as some harm inflicted upon someone’s property as the result of another person’s negligence, willful destruction or by an act of nature. Unlike personal injuries where a per...