All Entries in the "Law Enforcement" Category
Buckle Up Rural Colorado — Law Enforcement Conducts Click It or Ticket Enforcement March 31-April 6th
In an effort to increase seat belt use and save lives on rural Colorado roadways, the Colorado State Patrol and 36 rural law enforcement agencies in 50 counties are mobilizing for a Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement period, March 31 through April 6th. The enforcement is combined with a seat belt education campaign, […]
Lamar Police Make Arrest in School Bomb Scare
Media Release from Lamar Police Department Monday, March 28, officers of the Lamar Police Department made an arrest in response to the bomb threat and evacuation of the Lamar High School last week. Officer arrested a 16 year old student at the Lamar High School as a result of the investigation into the incident of […]
Trailer House Fire Under Investigation
A house trailer at 109 North 12th in Lamar caught fire early Saturday morning. The Lamar fire department responded from 1:16am until 3:33am to the occupied home. The department report said half of the house was on fire when they arrived. There were no injuries reported and the cause of the fire, contained only to […]
Celebrating a 50 year Career
Prowers County Sheriff Jim Faull with Ben Franco Ben Franco has retired from law enforcement in Lamar and Prowers County, signaling the end of his half century spent in law enforcement. Friends, co-workers and associates from the county, city and Colorado State Patrol gathered at the Prowers County Sheriff’s office Monday, February 28, for […]
Drug Bust in Bristol
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Colorado Department of Corrections Parole Officers with a home visit on Parolee Noe Camacho, age 43 of Bristol, Colorado. During the home visit, a large amount of cocaine and currency were located. Sheriff Deputies arrested Camacho on the charge of Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance with […]
Several Nabbed in Local Drug Bust
On February 15, 2011 officers from the Lamar Police observed Rory Alba, 43, of Lamar in a vehicle in the area of the 400 block of North 8th Street. Officers were advised by Alba’s Parole Officer to contact him and take him into custody for a parole violation. Alba was contacted in the 200 block […]