Dewey County, SD Sheriff's Office

05/28/2026

Phone Lines are down at the Dewey County Courthouse.

There have been sporadic issues with phones in Timber Lake area past couple days.

05/22/2026

The Dewey County Sheriffs appreciate our Ambulance Services in our area!!

EMS Week, May 17th through the 23'd 2026...

05/04/2026

Phone lines are acting up in Timber Lake at Sheriffs Office.
CRST Tribal Police 605-964-2155
Mobridge Police Dispatch 605-845-5000
Or call 9-1-1

05/04/2026

I was contacted by a Perkins County Sheriffs Deputy who informed me that they had a person come in who told them she had been called from their (Perkins County Sheriffs) office number and told she owed a lot of money, and if she didn't send money to a certain account they were going to come after her.

Phone Scams are becoming more sophisticated.

Law Enforcement are not going to call you or text you demanding money.

Use your head and be careful.

05/04/2026

Be safe out there!

04/21/2026

Sirens are being Tested in Timber Lake (Tornado Sirens)

04/18/2026

04/13/2026

Regarding recent events... I just wanted to share this information.

There are already Foreign Nationals in our area, we have people working for local ranchers who are from other countries, there are truck companies who hire people who are not US Citizens who travel into or through our area. There are others who drift through using other means. Most are just trying to make a living and cause no trouble. Some commit crimes and have interaction with Law Enforcement.

The Sheriffs have jurisdiction over these parties. We are responsible for providing Public Safety on these matters.
Knowing what resources are available and how they work are crucial to responding and handling calls involving these people.
I want to emphasize that there are no plans nor were there ever any discussions about I.C.E. Conducting any operations in our area.
I have spoken with CRST Law Enforcement (Acting Chief D, Farlee) and CRST Attorney General (Kimberly Craven) concerning these matters. I was asked by AG Kim Craven to remove the post I had on the Dewey County Sheriffs page.

The reason for putting the information out at all was for transparency. I and Sheriff Cudmore discussed this prior to releasing any information. Not to hide anything. If this caused any trouble that was not our intention.

Sheriff Ash Arpan

02/03/2026

January 2026 calls for service

911 open line - 1
Administrative Call – 1
Ambulance Assist Calls – 4
Animal Calls – 2
Assist other Agency – 4
Bond/Presentence Compliance Check – 1
Controlled Burn – 2
Citizen Assistance – 1
Community Oriented Policing – 3
Death Investigation – 4
Disturbance Calls – 2
Domestic (non-violent) – 1
Domestic (violent) – 1
Extra Patrol Request – 1
Fight – 1
Fingerprints – 5
Fire – 1
Follow-Up Investigations – 2
Fraud – 1
Harassment – 1
Information Calls (phone) – 4
Intoxicated Person(s) – 2
Vehicle Unlock – 1
Motorist Assistance – 7
Pistol Permit Checks – 3
Court Order Violation – 1
Civil Paper Service – 5
PBT/UA – 56
Suspicious Person(s) – 1
Administrative Calls – 24
Public Works / Utilities – 1
Pursuit – 1
Reckless Driver – 3
Courtesy Ride – 3
School Traffic Patrol – 6
Security Checks – 5
S*x Offender Registration – 1
Injury Accident – 1
Non-Injury Accident (wild animal) – 2
Non-Injury Accident (vehicle damage only) – 2
Su***de (attempted/completed) – 1
Terroristic Threats – 1
Training – 1
Traffic Stops – 69
Abandoned Vehicle – 5
Suspicious Vehicle – 2
Welfare Checks – 6

Sheriff Ash Arpan

01/08/2026