Yesterday, Oct. 29th, just after noon, the Scottsbluff Police Department was called to the West Pond at Riverside Zoo regarding an unattended death believed to be self-inflicted from a gunshot wound. (It was actually west of the zoo)

The investigation remains ongoing and efforts are underway to identify the deceased. Next of kin will be notified once identification has been confirmed. Additional information will be released as appropriate.

That is the official press release from the Scottsbluff Police Department. We simply ask the community to pray for the situation for all first responders, family, friends, and those involved.

A trailer was stolen from Table of Grace Food Pantry in Sidney on Oct. 25th. That was Sunday around 7 p.m. We have a photo of the vehicle that stole the trailer on our Facebook page and our news page at diggingdeeper.net.

Please contact the Sidney Police Department with any information. That was a car hauler trailer stolen from Table of Grace in Sydney on Sunday night.

Speaking of Sidney, loud bangs on the north side of town heard Thursday were from the Sidney Police Department conducting a scheduled training exercise with the Scottsbluff Bomb Squad.

A bloody dog bite happened this past week in Scottsbluff with a woman hospitalized and emergency personnel describing two dogs still wandering in the alley with blood all over their faces. Catch that story, dog bite in Scottsbluff, in the Sunday Scanner and on our news page at panhandlescanner.com.

And don't forget our very popular public record every Monday through Friday when available, all on panhandlescanner.com.