All Entries in the "Police Reports" Category
Walsh Townspeople Evacuated Due to Toxic Spill
Thirty-five to 40 homes in Walsh were evacuated between 8 and 9am this morning, February 8, due to a leaking 1,000 gallon tank carrying anhydrous ammonia. Riley Frazee, Colorado Department of Emergency Management Public Information Officer, said the leak occurred when an axle on a trailer towing the irrigation tank broke, tipping the tank at […]
CSP Reports Otero County Highway Fatality
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a single vehicle accident in Otero County on westbound Colorado 50, milepost 385. A 2004 S\Toyota Camry was eastbound on Colorado 50 and rolled one and one-half times, causing the driver to be ejected from the vehicle. The Toyota came to final rest on its top in the right […]
CDOT Says Celebrate Super Bowl Sober!
Make the Right Call Super Bowl Sunday – Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk February 1, 2012 – Traffic Safety – Increased DUI Enforcement this Super Bowl Weekend. Denver –Whether you’re rooting for the Giants or the Patriots, there’s one thing a prudent Super Bowl fan does — and that’s plan ahead with a sober […]
Prowers County Sheriff’s Report, December 2011
The Prowers County Sheriff’s office responded to 298 calls for service in December with 143 posted from Lamar, 108 from the county and 32 from Holly. Of the Lamar calls, 30 were jail related and 22 were for warrant arrests, two were for drugs and 49 were for serving papers. The county calls included 38 […]
Deb Choat New Granada Town Trustee
Deb Choat was sworn in as a new Granada Town Board Trustee during the monthly meeting, Wednesday, January 11. Mayor Lesli Baca said there will be four board positions open this spring, as well as for mayor. Those members whose terms are expiring are Tom Grasmick, Martin Jensen, Shannon Venturi and Deb Choat who is […]
Two Nabbed in Lamar Drug Bust
Lamar Police Department Press Release Officers contacted a vehicle in the 600 block of North Main Street after receiving a REDDI report on the vehicle. After investigation of the matter officers arrested Brian Gurule (19) of Lamar for DUID. Gurule is being held at the Prowers County Jail on a $1,000.00 bond. Officers also […]
Granada–Holly Highway Chase Results in Lamar Fatality
Pursuit / Fatal Crash The Colorado State Patrol is currently investigating a three vehicle fatal crash that occurred on January 9, 2012, at approximately 9:40 P.M., on Highway 50 in the town of Holly. At approximately 9:34 PM, a Granada Police Officer attempted to contact a 1995 Camaro that was traveling eastbound, for reckless […]
Lingle Faces Charges of Stalking/Violating Restraining Order
Lamar Police Department Press Release Darrell Lingle faces additional charges of stalking and restraining order violation. On 12/24/2011 the Lamar Police Department responded to the 600 Blk of W. Washington St regarding a suspicious vehicle in the area. After what officers believed to be an initial attempt to elude them, Darrell L. Lingle, W/M, […]
Arrests Made in Mentally Disabled Mans Assault
Lamar Police Dept Press Release- Investigation concluded that Jeremy Hendricks of Granada was the victim of an Assault in Lamar on Nov. 15, 2011. The victim is a mentally disabled adult male with the mental culpability of a 4 year old according to family. On the above date he was provided intoxicants that impaired […]
Las Animas Man Charged in Prowers/Otero Counties
Press Release Prowers County Sheriff’s Office Detective John Parker received information that an Otero County Inmate being held in the Prowers County Jail for the charge of 1st Degree Murder made an attempt to have a witness in his crime murdered. Det. Parker obtained a statement from witnesses and obtained a warrant for Inmate David […]
New DUI Website for Holiday Heat is On Campaign
Denver, CO (December 15, 2011) – With holiday parties in full swing, the state has launched a new tool to help Coloradans make safer choices before getting behind the wheel after consuming alcohol. A new statewide DUI resource website, No DUI Colorado (www.NoDUIColorado.org), was developed by state agencies on the Persistent Drunk Driver (PDD) Committee […]
Applications Still Open for LPD Citizen Academy
The Lamar Police Department is accepting applications to attend the 2012 Citizen Academy, which will be instructed by the employees of the Lamar Police Department and members of the judicial system. The Academy will begin on Thursday, January 12, 2012. The training will give the citizens of Lamar a general understanding of the daily duty […]
Snow Removal Efforts Continue
The familiar center lane of snow in many of Lamar’s roadways is being shoveled up and hauled off. With snow removal, first comes first. Get it scraped off the main roads and snow emergency routes and then deal with the secondary streets. Once that’s underway, the removal process begins. Crews were out on west Oak […]
Blizzard Recovery
It didn’t take very long for blizzard-like conditions to affect highway travel in southeast Colorado and Lamar. The weather service made the call late Saturday, early enough to give some folk time to make preparations. Springfield, Colorado reported that by 9:30am Monday, they had a half hour’s head start on the snowfall on Lamar, […]
Friday 5pm Whistle, Plus 10 Seconds
Not the best way to start the weekend this past Friday, as two vehicles smacked into each other at the Main Street intersection in downtown Lamar. There were no injuries, but the vehicles sustained approximately $2,200 damages. Because of the location, Main Street between Olive and Elm Street was blocked off to allow access […]
Prowers County Sheriff’s Report, November 2011
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Department made 300 service calls for November, 2011. Of those, 146 calls were in Lamar, 27 in Holly, Wiley had 14 and there were 109 calls made in the County. Forty-three calls in Lamar were jail related and 19 warrant arrests were issues. There were two calls for fraud or forgery […]
And the Scams Keep Coming
The Lamar Police Department was recently given information regarding a credit card scam involving a local business. Doctor Sean Oquest recently received an e-mail requesting an estimate for Chiropractic services for several individuals. The e-mail requested the services for workers of an off-shore oil refinery who were to be in Lamar on vacation. The e-mail […]
Holly Town Board Approves 2012 Budget, Discusses Landfill Compliance Costs
The Holly Town Board dealt with a variety of financial matters during their monthly meeting, Wednesday, December 7. Issues ranged from approving the 2012 budget, to developing additional income from use of the landfill to meet costs of compliance regulations there, levied earlier this year by the state. Holly Town Administrator, Marsha Willhite, led the […]
435 Arrests during Thanksgiving DUI Crackdown
December 2, 2011 – / – Heat is on Holiday Crackdown Continues through Jan. 2nd. Denver, CO – Heavy DUI enforcement in Colorado over Thanksgiving week netted 435 drivers suspected of drinking and driving. The arrest numbers are up this holiday season, compared with the same time period last year when 363 drivers were arrested for […]
Prowers County Sheriff’s October 2011 Report
The Prowers County Sheriff’s office responded to 319 calls for service in October with 122 from Lamar, 41 from Holly, 19 from Wiley and 129 from the County. Lamar had 22 jail related calls, four for drugs and two for thefts. Holly calls included two for burglary and disturbances, Wiley had three calls for domestic […]