Police blotter: July 4, 2009 Three detained for theftThree transients were arrested on warrants alleging theft Thursday after they were contacted at Third and Main streets.Blotter, July 3, 2009 Robbery reported in GJGrand Junction police are investigating an incident in which a juvenile reportedly robbed another person.Police blotter: July 2, 2009 Painting thief soughtCrime Stoppers is asking for public help in finding the person or people who stole a painting June 6 on Rapid Creek Road in Palisade.Blotter, July 1, 2009 Man busted by MySpaceTimothy J. Richmond was arrested by Mesa County Sheriffs Department deputies Monday on suspicion of burglary, trespassing and criminal mischief.Police blotter, June 24, 2009 Suspected dealer arrestedBryan Richard Gregg, 28, 671 31 Road, was pulled over Sunday afternoon for a traffic violation and was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and driving under the influence of drugs, according to the Grand Junction Police Department.Police Blotter, June 29, 2009 Festival citations issuedAuthorities have been busy at Country Jam, the annual country music festival this weekend in Mack, issuing nearly 200 citations to minors alleging possession of alcohol and nearly 50 citations alleging drunken driving.Blotter, June 28, 2009 Assault reported at JamDavid Alexander Stogsdill, 24, was assaulted by people he did not identify to Mesa County sheriffs deputies early Saturday morning while camping in the Country Jam Campgrounds in Mack.Police blotter: June 26, 2009 Alleged choker chargedA Fruita man accused of choking his mother faces a minimum mandatory 10 years in prison if convicted of second-degree assault against an at-risk victim.Police blotter, June 25, 2009 DUI crackdown at JamThe Colorado State Patrol will be targeting drunk drivers during the upcoming Country Jam festival, which starts today in Mack. Organizers encourage drinking adults to use the Country Jam shuttle service, which will operate daily between Fruita and the festival grounds in Mack.Police Blotter, June 23, 2009 Crash victim IDdThe driver of a Toyota 4Runner who died early Saturday on Interstate 70 has been identified as Nicki Harding, 21, of Grand Junction, according to the Mesa County Coroners Office.Police Blotter, June 22, 2009 Man arrested after child suffers injuryJacob Wayne Fields, 23, 3211-G E. Hall Court, was arrested Saturday on suspicion of child abuse causing bodily injury and reckless endangerment. He was accused of throwing a glass plate that hit the floor and broke, injuring a child, according to Fields arrest affidavit from the Mesa County Sheriffs Department.Police blotter, June 21, 2009 Alleged burglars arrestedCrystal Robinson, 22, 1240 Palisades Place; Alexis Robinson, 24, 3244 D 1/4 Road unit 3; and Carla Jo Gray 47, 518 Edris Court, unit 67, were arrested early Saturday on suspicion of second-degree burglary of a dwelling, theft and tampering. They were accused of breaking into a home and stealing items valued between $1,000 and $20,000.Police Blotter, June 20, 2009 Conference comes to GJThe Rocky Mountain Women in Law Enforcement Annual Conference will be hosted Sept. 23-25 at Two Rivers Convention Center in Grand Junction.Police Blotter, June 20, 2009 Conference comes to GJThe Rocky Mountain Women in Law Enforcement Annual Conference will be hosted Sept. 23-25 at Two Rivers Convention Center in Grand Junction.Blotter, June 19, 2009 Wrestlers hearing delayedA judge on Thursday delayed a hearing for a Rifle High School wrestler accused of a sex crime against a 15-year-old girl at a Denver hotel in February. James Conrardy, 18, is now scheduled for a preliminary hearing on July 16. Conrardy is charged with unlawful sexual contact with force. He has been accused of entering the girls hotel room early Feb. 22 and unlawfully touching her as she was sleeping. The incident happened hours after Conrardy had won a state championship at the high school wrestling tournament in Denver.Blotter, June 18, 2009 Fight suspect arrestedEric Douglas Crosby, 22, 3092 Canyon Trail Court, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of second-degree assault, aggravated robbery and possession of a dangerous weapon for his suspected role in a fight Tuesday evening at Corn Lake, according to the Mesa County Sheriffs Department.Blotter, June 17, 2009 Pair suspected in burglaryCurtis Ebertowski, 21, of Grand Junction, was arrested Sunday night after he and an accomplice stole electronics equipment from an Office Depot store in Montrose, according to police. The pair fled in a pickup and Montrose officers pursued them to the area of Riverbottom Park, where the truck crashed. Ebertowski was arrested and the second man was believed to have swum across the nearby Uncompahgre River to elude authorities. The truck the pair were in was reported stolen in Mesa County.Police Blotter, June 16, 2009 Boats sink in Lake PowellA fire sank two boats Friday night at Wahweap Marina on Lake Powell.Blotter, June 15, 2009 Accused robbers bond $60KA magistrate Sunday set bond at $60,000 for a Clifton man accused of robbing a bank next to a sheriffs substation on Saturday.Police Blotter, June 14, 2009 Menacing suspectedA 30-year-old Grand Junction man was arrested and booked into Mesa County Jail early Saturday morning on suspicion of menacing and for allegedly threatening to shoot a woman he was with as well as any police who came to the home, according to the Mesa County Sheriffs Department.
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Judge, moms: Boys are a danger to society A pair of 17-year-old boys suspected in an crime spree across Orchard Mesa were ordered held without bond Wednesday after a judge labeled both dangers to society. And the mothers of the boys concurred with that decision.Three accused of bogus 'inside' store robbery Three people, including a store clerk, are accused of faking an armed robbery Sunday at a North Avenue gas station, Grand Junction police said Wednesday.DA won't seek death penalty in 1975 Grand Junction murders A Longmont man accused of fatally slashing a Grand Junction mother and daughter in 1975 will not face the death penalty if hes convicted, Mesa County District Attorney Pete Hautzinger said Tuesday.Purse-snatching suspect may be 0 for 2 A man accused in one failed robbery of a woman and suspected in another was arrested Tuesday afternoon in downtown Grand Junction.Arrest in Benson murders prompts range of emotion in victims' friends For many, the news that police had caught up to the man suspected in the brutal murder of their classmate and her daughter more than 30 years ago was predictably jolting.Suspect in 1975 Grand Junction murders a lifelong criminal The man suspected in the 1975 stabbing deaths of a Grand Junction mother and daughter is a twice-convicted rapist with a history of violating his parole and eluding law enforcement.Man faces charge of murder in baby's death A 20-year-old Delta man who was arrested on suspicion of killing his five-month-old daughter was formally charged Wednesday with first-degree murder.Victim of fatal crash was DUI suspect's son The boy who died in a two-vehicle crash Sunday is the son of the man accused of driving drunk and causing the accident, according Montrose County Coroner Thomas Canfield. Man faces homicide charge in fatal crash A 32-year-old Olathe man with five prior DUI arrests is accused of killing a 7-year-old boy and sending a 2-year-old girl to a local hospital clinging to life from an alleged drunken-driving crash Sunday in Olathe.Officials determine who started Redlands wildfire A man who was burning brush Wednesday morning around the home at 586 Preserve Lane was responsible for touching off a 40-acre wildfire on the Redlands, according to the Grand Junction Fire Department.
