Police Blotter, Nov. 5, 2009 Info sought in rash of tire rim theftsLaw enforcement agencies need help in locating the person or people stole who tires and rims from Grand Valley businesses and residences on at least 14 occasions since Aug. 31. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers at 241-7867. Callers can remain anonymous.Police Blotter, Nov. 4, 2009 Reward in rams deathEnergy companies Chevron, EnCana and Williams Energy are offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction of the person who killed a bighorn sheep ram north of De Beque, according to the Colorado Division of Wildlife.Blotter, Nov. 3, 2009 Kids arrested on HalloweenGrand Junction police reported two youth arrests Halloween night.Police Blotter, Nov. 2, 2009 Vehicle fire extinguishedAn Orchard Mesa neighborhood had its heat turned up late Sunday.Police Blotter, Nov. 1, 2009 Tires slashed on 32 RoadSomeone slashed tires on at least five vehicles parked in the 400 block of 32 Road on Friday, according to the Mesa County Sheriffs Department. The tire slashings were reported to police between 11:30 a.m. and 3:20 p.m. Damage to all the tires was estimated at $950.Police Blotter, Oct. 31, 2009 Man accused of choking wifes catA Fruitvale man has been accused of choking and squeezing his wifes cat so hard that it defecated, Grand Junction police said of his arrest Thursday.Blotter, Oct. 30, 2009 DUI checkpoints up todayThe Colorado State Patrol said sobriety checkpoints will be operating today in Mesa County. The locations of the checkpoints are expected to move throughout the day.Police Blotter, Oct. 29, 2009 Tips sought on break-inThe Mesa County Sheriffs Department needs help finding whoever caused $30,000 in damage to Murdochs Ranch & Homes Supply store Oct. 23 or Oct. 24. Clothing and tools also were stolen from Murdochs, 3217 I-70 Business Loop.Blotter, Oct. 28, 2009 3 accused of sex offensesThe Mesa County Sheriffs Department on Tuesday said three people were arrested locally in a nationwide effort organized by the U.S. Marshals Office, focused on sex offenders, which started in late September.Police Blotter, Oct. 27, 2009 Two wanted in robberyTwo men remain at large after robbing a Clifton gas station in the predawn hours Monday.Police blotter: Oct. 26, 2009 Caprock laptops stolenGrand Junction police say someone broke into a local charter school late Friday night or early Saturday morning and stole several laptop computers.Police Blotter, Oct. 25, 2009 Man dies while bikingTodd Johnston, 42, of Ketchum, Idaho, died Friday in Grand County, Utah, while mountain biking with friends.Blotter, Oct. 24, 2009 Drugs alleged in arrestAmber Jones, 31, and Kyle Kubis, 25, 278 Pine St., were arrested Thursday on suspicion of drug-related charges and misdemeanor child abuse after a traffic stop by Mesa County Sheriffs Department deputies near 29 and C 1/2 roads. According to an arrest affidavit, Kubis, Jones and an infant child were in a car that was stopped for allegedly speeding 50 mph in a 35 mph area. The affidavit said a search of the car, and the parents pockets turned up small amounts of suspected methamphetamine, as well as syringes and straws found inside a baby bag. The child was handed over to the custody of a social services worker.Police Blotter, Oct. 23, 2009 Wendys robber soughtThe Mesa County Sheriffs Department is still looking for the man who robbed the Wendys restaurant at 3207 Interstate 70 Business Loop, Clifton, just before 10 p.m. on Oct. 16.Blotter, Oct. 22, 2009 Man missing for a weekEric C. Myers, 44, of Grand Junction, was reported missing Tuesday night by his family, who say Myers failed to show up for work this week, according to the Mesa County Sheriffs Department.Blotter, Oct. 21, 2009 Computers reported stolenNine laptop computers were reported stolen from Caprock Academy, 640 24 1/2 Road, sometime between Oct. 9 and Oct. 19, according to the Grand Junction Police Department. The Hewlett-Packard computers were taken from separate buildings at the school when school was not in session, police said.Police Blotter, Oct. 20, 2009 Delta police get new ridesThe Delta Police Department has introduced three newly designed patrol cars.Police Blotter, Oct. 19, 2009 Hunter found southeast of Battlement MesaA 60-year-old man who spent Saturday night outdoors after failing to return to a hunting camp was found without injuries by searchers Sunday morning, according to the Mesa County Sheriffs Department.Police Blotter, Oct. 18, 2009 Drugs suspected in arrestGrand Junction Police Department officers arrested Jared Lee Fischer, 34, on Saturday on suspicion of narcotics possession.Blotter, Oct. 17, 2009 Man accused of threatsDennis Eugene Stover, 42, transient, was arrested Thursday on allegations he attempted to rob two juveniles who were driving a truck in an alley near First Street and Grand Avenue, Grand Junction police said.
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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.Assault charges filed in stabbing in which victim later died Prosecutors filed first-degree assault charges Thursday against a man suspected of stabbing another man who died five days later.
