Pine Bluffs hires new police officer

A new face could soon be patrolling the streets of Pine Bluffs as the town took the next step to fill the vacant patrolman position with the Pine Bluffs Police Department.

At last week’s meeting of the Pine Bluffs Town Council, council member Mark Fornstrom announced that a potential hire was chosen by a committee formed to fill the spot once held by former officer Char Madden. Madden resigned last November to take a deputy position with the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office.

“Through the interview process and and the application process, I think we’re down to, unfortunately, apparently, the way...