All Entries in the "Law Enforcement" Category
Latest Lamar Fire Department Response Calls
The Lamar Fire and Ambulance Services responded to several calls during the Labor Day weekend and afterwards. Personnel were on hand for a semi- truck that had rolled off the highway at the Wiley Intersection on Sunday morning, September 2. A 2013 Freightliner rolled off the highway onto the driver’s side where the only damage […]
Hickenlooper Reappoints Sheriff Faull to State Board
Gov. Hickenlooper announces Boards and Commissions appointments DENVER — Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012 — Gov. John Hickenlooper announced several Boards and Commissions appointments today, September 5, 2012. The appointments were to the Board of Registered Psychotherapists; the Colorado Banking Board; the Colorado Tourism Office Board of Directors; the Peace Officers Standards and Training Board; the […]
Dog Wounded in Defensive Shooting During Lamar PD Arrest
Press Release On Friday, August 31, 2012 at approximately 10:30 A.M., officers from the Lamar Police Department responded to 109 East Hickory Street to serve an arrest warrant for Ricky Don Harris. The warrant was for four felony counts and four misdemeanor counts. Mr. Harris was taken into custody without incident. Three large dogs were […]
CSP and Local Law Cracking Down on Labor Day DUIs
Denver – As Coloradans prepare to head out on the roads this Labor Day Weekend, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and statewide law enforcement agencies have a warning: Don’t even think about drinking and driving because DUI patrols will be out in force. Sobriety checkpoints and increased DUI patrols are under way across the […]
Two Car Crash Slows Main Street Traffic
Two vehicles collided at the intersection of Main Street and Olive Street in Lamar, between 2pm and 3pm on Tuesday, August 21. Lamar Officers, fire department and ambulance personnel responded to the intersection and traffic was directed while the debris from the fender bender was being cleared and officers conducted an investigation of the incident. Officers found […]
Prowers County Sheriff’s Report, July 2012
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Department responded to 158 service calls in Lamar this past July, 118 for the county and 30 for Holly. The total calls were 321. Fifty-six of the Lamar calls were jail related with 30 for the County and 10 for Holly. Lamar had calls for 18 warrant arrests, 29 for […]
Lamar City Council Begins Annual Budget Discussions
The Lamar City Council held a lengthy, preliminary budget discussion during a work session prior to the regular meeting on Monday, August 13. The workshop gave an opportunity for department heads to discuss any capital equipment or project requests, additional employees or changes in their budget requests for 2013. Fourteen different departments will have their […]
State Vital Records Office Cautions Document Theft Causes BIG Problems
DENVER — The Vital Records Office at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment today cautioned Colorado parents to guard against identity theft when providing their children’s birth certificates for school and sports registration. “It’s fine to show the school or coach the original, but make sure it’s only a copy that you leave […]
Attorney General Suthers Details Scam Prevention for Seniors
The elderly have always been the prime prey for personal or business scams, and with the advent of the internet and identify theft, protecting them from potential harm has become more difficult. Colorado Attorney John Suthers is taking steps to help prevent senior citizens from being easy pickings when it comes to exploitation of our […]
Water Restrictions Set for Granada, Grasmick Back on Board
Granada residents will be under water restrictions from August 13 to the end of the month while repairs are made to one of the town’s water storage tanks. Town Crew Manager, John McMillan said support beams under the roof of the tank need replacing and he anticipates that the water will become dirty during repairs. […]
Lamar SWAT Team Assist in Cheyenne County Arrest
The Lamar Police Department SWAT unit was contacted by Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office in regards to a male party who had barricaded himself inside his residence in Arapahoe, Colorado after being involved in a hit and run accident involving a small child. The Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office was able to secure an arrest warrant for […]
CSP, Local Agencies Involved in High Speed Pursuit on 287
On Monday, July 23, 2012 at approximately 6:29 pm, Colorado State Patrol Communications Center received a BOLO (be on the lookout) for a possible kidnapping suspect believed to be in south east Colorado. The suspect was also an escapee out of the Colorado Department of Corrections. The description given was a blue Ford truck with […]
Letter to Editor Alert to Phone Scams
The week of July 16, customers of Lamar banks and credit unions started receiving calls on both cell and land line phones from a number that displayed as 000 000 0000. These calls tried to identify themselves as your financial institution and tell you that your debit card had been locked. You only had to […]
Lamar Police Stress Abandoned Vehicle Codes
Code Enforcement issues affect the quality of life of the citizens of a community and involve matters such as zoning, overgrown lots or yards, inoperative vehicles, maintenance of structures, illegal signs and public nuisances. Code enforcement is important not only for health and sanitation purposes, such as controlling rats and vermin, but also plays a […]
Fee Structure for City Services Discussed by Council
Cost of services provided by the Lamar Police Department was discussed during the city council work session, Monday, July 23. Lamar Police Chief Gary McCrea described how some services, such as fingerprinting, VIN inspections and funeral escorts have been offered in the past without any reimbursement. McCrea told the council that charging fees for these […]
Prowers County Sheriff’s Report, June 2012
There were 305 service calls made in June 2012 by the Prowers County Sheriff’s Office. Lamar had the most calls at 136, followed by calls in the county at 120 and Holly was next at 26. Twenty-three warrant arrests were issued in Lamar, two for Holly and one in the county. Lamar had 38 jail […]
Prowers County Courthouse Briefly Evacuated
A burning odor of unknown origin caused the Prowers County Courthouse to be briefly evacuated shortly before 4pm, Friday afternoon, July 20. Several employees say they smelled something that was not quite smoke, but had the characteristics of burning plastic or electrical wire, and when it persisted, courthouse officials decided to contact the Lamar […]
Local Police Warn of Credit/Debit Card Scam
Media Release Millions of people every year fall victim to identity theft. The methods that are used by the thieves vary greatly, but most try to use a person’s fear that they are already a victim, or that a loved one is in trouble in a foreign country, and event that the victim has won […]
County Offered Stronger Fire Ban Ordinance
There may be some gaps to fill in the Prowers County ordinance covering fire bans and use of fireworks. The commissioners met with County Sheriff Jim Faull and County Rural Fire Chief Staffon Warn on Thursday, July 12, to discuss recommended changes submitted by Faull. The current county ordinance was last updated in 2006. The […]
Police Warn of Phone Scam for ‘Get Out of Jail’ Payments
Arrest Warrant Scam Lamar/Prowers County residents are being warned of a phone scam that offers to get an arrest warrant dropped by paying a monetary amount by phone. The scam operators rely on intimidation to get people to pay. Other states are reporting some scammers contact would-be victims by text message, claiming to be from […]