Baca County Sheriff's Office Report for the month of November 2024
Baca County Sheriff's Office Report for the month of November 2024 Bookings/Arrests: 12 11/01/24 Taven Schiffer Warrant out of Baca County District Court for Vehicular eluding, Driving under restraint, Driving an unregistered vehicle, Speeding 20-...
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La Junta Firefighters Contain Roasting Machine Fire at Coffee Holding Facility
La Junta Firefighters Contain Roasting Machine Fire at Coffee Holding Facility At approx 10am this morning, we responded to Coffee Holding for a reported roasting machine on fire. Upon arrival heavy white/grey smoke was showing from the West side ...
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First Responders Faced -4° Temps in Head-On Semi Collision on Hwy 287 Near Springfield
First Responders Faced -4° Temps in Head-On Semi Collision on Hwy 287 Near Springfield; Both Drivers Walk Away with Minor Injuries 07:27 this morning local Fire, local EMS, Colorado State Patrol, CDOT, and the Undersheriff and Sheriff braved -4 d...
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Lamar Police Department Investigates Fatal Shooting, Arrests Suspect on Manslaughter Charges
Lamar Police Department Investigates Fatal Shooting, Arrests Suspect on Manslaughter Charges Lamar Police Department PRESS RELEASE: On 02/17/2025 at approximately 6:25pm Officers from the Lamar Police Department were dispatched to 906 S 8th Street...
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Rocky Ford Man Arrested on Multiple Charges for Feb 7th Truck VS House Crash
Rocky Ford Man Arrested on Multiple Charges Following February 7th Motor Vehicle Crash February 14th, 2025 - Rocky Ford Police Department - Rocky Ford, CO We would like to provide an update regarding the investigation into the motor vehicle crash ...
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Colorado State Patrol Reports Seven Fatal Crashes Over Valentine's Day Weekend
Troopers Investigate Seven Fatal Crashes this Valentine's Day Weekend Dozens of families are left heartbroken this holiday (COLO) - The Valentine Weekend winter storm impacted hundreds of travelers across Colorado, beginning Friday, February 14 th...
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Four Colorado State Troopers Struck in Three Days: Drivers Urged to Slow Down and Move Over
Driving Too Fast for Conditions Four Colorado State Troopers struck in three days (COLO) - Although no longer "early in the winter driving season," Colorado drivers struggled to adjust their driving behavior and reduce their speed, causing numerou...
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Colorado State Trooper's Vehicle Struck on I-70 While Assisting at Crash Scene
Trooper Struck While Attending to Prior Crash Reminder: reduce speed and drive with focus (New Castle, COLO) - At 9:03 a.m. this morning a Colorado State Patrol vehicle was struck from behind while it was stopped blocking the left lane of eastboun...
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La Junta Man Arrested for DUI After Crashing into Remax Building and Fleeing Scene
La Junta Man Arrested for DUI After Crashing into Remax Building, Fleeing Scene On February 13, 2025 at about 10:45 PM officers with the La Junta Police Department responded to the report of a vehicle that crashed into a building in the 100 block ...
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Springfield Police: Wearing Many Hats to Serve the Community
The Many Hats of Small-Town Police Officers The Springfield Police Department wants to take a moment to clear up a common misconception: when you see our patrol vehicles parked at the office, we’re not inside kicking back with coffee and doughnu...
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