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BLOTTER
Police Blotter, May 10, 2008
Teen allegedly kicks, bites officers
David Coghill, 18, was arrested by the Grand Junction Street Crimes Unit after being contacted for suspicious activity at Motel 6. He is suspected of becoming combative with officers, assaulting one officer by kicking him and spitting on him, and assaulting another by biting him.
Police Blotter, May 8, 2008
Suspected illegal immigrants arrested
Eleven suspected illegal immigrants were detained as a result of a traffic stop Wednesday morning along Interstate 70, the Colorado State Patrol said. Officers stopped a vehicle at mile marker 28 after a trooper witnessed it weaving. Suspecting that the one female and 10 males in the vehicle were in the country illegally, the responding trooper contacted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the eleven people were taken to the ICE office in Grand Junction, the CSP said.
Police blotter, May 7, 2008
Boy stops calling residence for girl
A boy heeded instructions to stop repeatedly calling his girlfriend, according to the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department.
Police Blotter, May 6, 2008
Monument road to close Wednesday
A portion of East Rim Rock Drive in Colorado National Monument will be closed Wednesday so work crews can remove a vehicle from the bottom of Red Canyon.
Police Blotter, May 3, 2008
Man arrested on suspicion of threats
A Grand Junction man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of threatening two people with a gun, the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department said.
Police Blotter, May 4, 2008
The Blotter
Police Blotter, May 5, 2008
Crash victim in good condition
A Grand Junction woman was listed in good condition Sunday night at St. Mary’s Hospital after being hurt in a three-vehicle crash.
Police Blotter, May 2, 2008
Sex-assault suspect sought
The Garfield County Sheriff’s Department is seeking information in a reported sexual assault that occurred at 1 a.m. March 18 in the Battlement Mesa area.
Police Blotter, May 1, 2008
Information sought on park damage
Crime Stoppers of Mesa County is looking for information about the person or persons who caused damage valued at more than $2,000 to the men’s and women’s restrooms at Canyon View Park.
Police Blotter, April 30, 2008
Prescription fraud suspect booked
Tyler Moriarty, 24, 2108 Hodesa Way, was arrested Monday evening on suspicion of fraudulently trying to obtain drugs using a false prescription after officers contacted him in the area of Second Street and White Avenue. Moriarty also is suspected of giving police a false name, a felony offense.
Police Blotter, April 29, 2008
Man says he was jumped, robbed
A man reportedly was robbed of items valued at less than $1,000 after he was approached by three unknown men near the underpass of Colorado Highway 340 and Crosby Avenue, according to the Grand Junction Police Department. About 8 p.m. Sunday, a man told authorities he was walking in the area when three men jumped him, causing minor injuries. No weapons were involved, said officer Cory Toms.
Police Blotter, April 28, 2008
GJ park fight involves 20 juveniles
A juvenile was assaulted with a tire iron early Saturday during fight at Sherwood Park between two groups of juveniles, which caused more than $1,000 in damage to two vehicles, according to the Grand Junction Police Department.
Police Blotter, April 26, 2008
Teen girls allegedly take joy ride
The Grand Junction Police Department is investigating a case in which two 15-year-old girls took a vehicle from the 800 block of Teller Avenue. The girls allegedly caused more than $500 in damages to the vehicle, police said.
Police Blotter, April 24, 2008
$20,000 stolen from property
Someone stole more than $20,000 from a property at 2487 Industrial Blvd., according to the Grand Junction Police Department. The case is still under investigation. Officer T.J. Rix said cash, merchandise and office equipment were stolen.
Police Blotter, April 23, 2008
Man charged in wreck that killed wife
A Grand Junction man accused of killing his wife in a drunken-driving accident last month was charged Tuesday with two counts of vehicular homicide.
Police Blotter, April 22, 2008
Man accused of fishing in fee box
A Clifton man had a different take on going fishing when he was arrested Sunday at Corn Lake State Park, at 32 Road and the Colorado River, for allegedly attempting to fish money out of a collection box.
Police Blotter, April 21, 2008
GJ woman cited after worker hit
FRISCO — An 18-year-old Grand Junction woman faces charges in a traffic accident that injured a state highway worker.
Police Blotter, April 19, 2008
Two accused of drug possession
Tammy Kautzsch, 35, 3208 Emerald Court, No. C, and Jason Lunk, 28, 3048 1/2 Wedgewood Ave., were arrested Friday morning on suspicion of drug possession after deputies with the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department contacted them in the 3200 block of Emerald Court. According to Sheriff’s Department reports, deputies were in the area to arrest Kautzsch on an active warrant.
Police Blotter, April 18, 2008
Man leaves shop in a lather
Karl F. Maier, 43, was issued a summons on suspicion that he entered Cost Cutters, 569 32 Road, Wednesday afternoon and demanded shampoo. According to reports from the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department, Maier has “regularly” entered the business “yelling and disrupting business.” Deputies told Maier he will be arrested if he returns.
Police Blotter, April 17, 2008
Investigators call fire an accident
Fire investigators have concluded that the Tuesday fire at Affordable Automotive was accidental. Personnel at the shop were removing a gas tank from a car when vapors from the tank mixed in the air of the shop and drifted to a pilot light on a gas furnace. The vapors ignited and caused a flash fire.
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COPS
GJ man wanted on sex charges caught after 12 years on the lam
A 76-year-old Grand Junction man who eluded authorities for 12 years and was charged with sex assault on a child was arrested Tuesday attempting to cross the border from Canada into the U.S.
Many of 64 suspects looking for cheap thrills seemed like the guy next door
To people who knew him, 32-year-old Charlie Speridakos of Lynn, Mass., was the guy who made pizzas at the local pizza shop.
Coroner asks for more information about infant boy's death in Junction
The Grand Junction Police Department remained silent Thursday about its criminal investigation into the death of an infant boy who died Tuesday at a north Grand Junction home.
DA needed 2 years to build case for couple’s arrest
Child abuse allegations against a Grand Junction man and woman could turn new legal ground, Mesa County District Attorney Pete Hautzinger said.
Children taken out of school to hide abuse, niece says
A man and his girlfriend accused of longtime abuse of two teenagers ducked detection from authorities by taking the boy and girl out of classes in middle school, moving often and being manipulative about their actions, a relative said.
DA: Boy cuffed to stairs, beaten
A 15-year-old Pear Park boy was regularly chained with handcuffs to a banister, beaten with a leather belt, denied food and bathroom privileges and made to exercise as punishment for “stealing food” or not doing his chores well enough, according to the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department.
Cop in training suspected of assault
A Parachute police officer in training was fired from his job Friday after he was accused of sexual assault, according to town administrator Robert Knight.
Man suspected of sexually assaulting 13-year-old girl
A Grand Junction man has been arrested on allegations he had sex with a 13-year-old girl last spring.
Man suspected of enticing girl, 14
A Grand Junction man was arrested on suspicion of child enticement after police allege he gave a 14-year-old girl a ride in his car with the intent of sexually assaulting her.
Bust cases may swamp court system
The dismantling of a large Garfield County drug ring and arrests of 31 people grew out of an investigation that started several months ago and involved 20 officers from six law-enforcement agencies.
COURTS
Mom tells police: Baby delivered in bathtub, left in plastic bag
An Alaska woman, accused of killing her newborn baby boy at her parents’ Grand Junction home, gave birth at a neighbor’s home, wrapped him in a plastic garbage bag and left him in a tote bag in a closet that her parents found more than two months later, according to her arrest affidavit.
Many of 64 suspects looking for cheap thrills seemed like the guy next door
To people who knew him, 32-year-old Charlie Speridakos of Lynn, Mass., was the guy who made pizzas at the local pizza shop.
Suspected meth found in storage; two arrested
Two Mesa County residents have been arrested on suspicion of felony drug possession after police executed a search warrant at a storage unit and found suspected methamphetamine.
Pear Park pair charged with abuse of 2 teens
Prosecutors filed charges Thursday against a Pear Park man and his girlfriend who were arrested last week on suspicion of child abuse on two teenagers who lived in their home.
Man admits to molesting 4 girls
A Grand Junction man could face 16 years to life in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to four felony charges of molesting four girls he was baby-sitting.
Public can watch Supreme Court
In a rare appearance on the Western Slope, the Colorado Supreme Court will hear two cases in Delta on May 1, and the public is invited.
Man given consecutive jail sentences; judge calls him a sexually violent predator
A former Grand Junction resident convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl over six months in 1999 and 2000 probably will spend the rest of his life in prison, a local judge ruled Friday.
Court denies Lincoln's request for new trial
The Colorado Court of Appeals on Thursday rejected Samuel Lincoln’s argument that the judge presiding over his aggravated robbery trial in Mesa County violated his right to a fair trial.
Man gets 30 years for slaying nephew in Glenwood Springs
A man accused of murdering his nephew in retaliation for having an affair with the man’s wife in Glenwood Springs in 2007 was sentenced by a judge Tuesday to 30 years in prison.
Woman sorry for lying about son's fake illness
The woman who lied to her coworkers that she needed time off because her son was dying of leukemia apologized late last month.
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