Blotter

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Blotter: July 26, 2009

Mailbox explodes • A homeowner in the 1200 block of O Road will probably have to get a new mailbox after someone put an explosive device inside it on Friday night, according to the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department. The Grand ...

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Blotter: July 25, 2009

Counterfeit check alleged • A Mesa woman was arrested Thursday after she allegedly cashed a check she knew to be counterfeit, authorities said. Brandy Jud Ann Mendenhall, 33, 10959 Mesa St., was jailed on suspicion of theft of $1,000 ...

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Blotter: July 24, 2009

Dead man in desert ID’d • Scott Wayne Carlson, 60, of Clifton has been identified as the man found dead Saturday evening in the desert north of Grand Junction. Carlson had two brothers in other states who were notified before a ...

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Blotter: July 23, 2009

Multiple violations alleged • Roger Allen Stewart, 47, 3190 Interstate 70 Frontage Road, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, driving with a restrained license, possession of a financial transaction ...

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Blotter: July 22, 2009

Bar assault reported • Grand Junction police are investigating a report that someone was assaulted with a knife at Whiskey River, 490 28 1/4 Road, over the weekend. Police spokeswoman Kate Porras said officers were dispatched to ...

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Blotter: July 21, 2009

Coroner reports on body • The Mesa County Coroner’s Office said foul play is not suspected in the death of a man whose body was found Saturday near 29 Road in the desert north of Grand Junction. The coroner’s office ...

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Blotter: July 20, 2009

Four rafters rescued • Four people thrown from a raft into the Colorado River near 31 Road were rescued around 3 p.m. Saturday. Mesa County Sheriff’s deputies and search and rescue team volunteers pulled each of the four people ...

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Blotter: July 19, 2009

Robbery suspect at large • The Grand Junction Police Department is still searching for a man believed to have stolen more than $1,000 Friday night from the Wells Fargo Bank, 2251 Broadway. There are no leads about a possible suspect, ...

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Blotter: July 18, 2009

Meth suspect arrested • Officers arrested Rosendo Garcia-Contreras, 41, on Thursday night on suspicion of methamphetamine possession, according to the Grand Junction Police Department. Officers pulled over Garcia-Contreras after he ...

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Blotter: July 17, 2009

Alarm sounds at vandalized OM church • Grand Junction police were called around 2 a.m. Thursday on a report of burglar alarm at Trinity Baptist Church, 2748 B 1/2 Road. It wasn’t immediately clear whether anything was taken. ...

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