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The Buena Vista Police Department reported activity for September 2021
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Buena Vista Municipal Court reported the following activity from February to September.
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A Buena Vista Police officer was killed in the line of duty Oct. 26, 1996. Many in this community and outside this community knew and loved Officer Trevor Staszak, aged 28.
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The Buena Vista Police Department observed national Coffee With A Cop Day for the first time Oct. 6 at Brown Dog Coffee.
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Ron Hassell is Chaffee County Fire Protection District’s longest serving member. Hassell has 45 years with the district.
Local law enforcement and emergency services said the Renewal concert at the Meadows on the evenings of Sept. 24 and 25 went smoothly from their perspective, though it added some additional strain to already thinly spread resources.
Shoshona Darke, 51, of Salida, was arrested by Chaffee County sheriff’s deputies Tuesday on a charge of criminal trespass after investigators identified her as a trespasser Monday at the former Barry and Suzanne Morphew property near Maysville, a press release stated.
The home changed hands in March.
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Recent dry conditions prompted Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze to implement Stage 1 fire restrictions effective at 8 a.m., Sept. 24 for unincorporated Chaffee County.
The long-range weather forecast predicts little to no moisture for Chaffee County, a press release stated.
DENVER – A 22-year-old who hijacked a prison officer’s truck in Chaffee County is facing a minimum of seven years in federal prison.
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The Buena Vista Police Department reported the following activity for July 2021.
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Remember to cool down if ever confronted by an aggressive driver. This article is written in order to remind you to keep your cool if you find yourself in a heated situation.
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In what local contractor John Crum has come to call the Great Trailer Debacle, he was charged and fined for 20 of 24 code violations stemming from a single incident in early April.
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Summer will soon come to a close, but driving impaired is never in season. The Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and local law enforcement agencies including Buena Vista, Salida and the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office are coming together for a late summer DUI campaign from Aug. 18 to Sept. 6.
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A wreck on U.S. 285/24 between Trout Creek Pass and Antero Junction, at mile marker 225, resulted in one death and closed the highway for about 3½ hours on Saturday, Colorado State Patrol Trooper Paul Clark reported.
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Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center was placed on lockdown for about one hour starting at 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Salida Police Chief Russ Johnson said police received a call that an individual in the Buena Vista area was at the BV clinic trying to get a letter telling his employer he was fit to return to work.
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center was placed in lockdown at about 9 a.m. when police informed the hospital that a threat was made to First Street Family Health by a Buena Vista man.
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The Buena Vista Police Department reported the following for the months of April and May, 2021.
DENVER – The estate of a man who died during recreational rappelling in Lake County has again lost a court case against a Salida commercial outfitter.
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A Colorado Springs man on a commercial rafting trip in The Numbers section of the Arkansas River north of Buena Vista died when the raft he was in flipped at rapid No. 5 at about 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
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The Buena Vista Police Department reported the following for March 2021...
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Since the 2020 election, Chaffee County has received two requests to review its election video files, but has not yet been able to provide those files. After a broken machine prevented viewing of the files, the county has been unable to release any of the video recordings, which the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office requires every county to have.
Defendants connected to Amy “Mother God” Carlson of the Love Has Won religious group, whose body was discovered in a home near Crestone in May, appeared in Saguache County court Tuesday. Carlson’s mummified body, with the eyes removed, was found in a sleeping bag and wrapped in Christmas lights.
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Colorado’s Move Over Law recently was modified to define what “slow down” means in relation to specific speed limits.
The law requires drivers to move over or slow down when approaching an emergency vehicle (police, fire and ambulance), a tow truck or a highway maintenance vehicle when their red, yellow or blue emergency lights are activated, a press release stated.
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Defendants connected to Amy “Mother God” Carlson of the Love Has Won religious group, whose body was discovered in a home near Crestone in May, appeared in Saguache County court Tuesday. Carlson’s mummified body, with the eyes removed, was found in a sleeping bag and wrapped in Christmas lights.
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Colorado’s Move Over Law recently was modified to define what “slow down” means in relation to specific speed limits.
The law requires drivers to move over or slow down when approaching an emergency vehicle (police, fire and ambulance), a tow truck or a highway maintenance vehicle when their red, yellow or blue emergency lights are activated, a press release stated.
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Holden Harrison was born at 5:55 p.m., July 8, at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center’s Family Birthing Center in Salida.
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Next week will mark one year as chief for Dean Morgan, a 10-year member of the Buena Vista Police Department as part of two decades of law enforcement.
A preliminary hearing in the case against Thomas Labosky, who is charged with attempted murder and several lesser charges related to a June 3 incident in Buena Vista, was postponed from Monday to Thursday, July 22.
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More than 100 impaired driving fatalities reported on Colorado roads this year
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The Chaffee County Fire Protection District coordinated with the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control to host a training event for 30 firefighters from the southern region of Colorado at BVHS.
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Buena Vista police received a report of gunshots and a man threatening to kill another individual near CR 304 in the Midland Hill Trail area Thursday afternoon, resulting in a suspect being charged with attempted first degree murder.
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The Buena Vista board of trustees last Monday, then the Chaffee County Fire Protection District board of directors on the following Wednesday voted to approve an intergovernmental agreement between the two entities that makes CCFPD “the exclusive jurisdiction having authority to interpret and enforce the fire code adopted by the town within the town’s boundaries.”
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The Buena Vista board of trustees approved an intergovernmental agreement between the town and Chaffee County Fire Protection District, which if approved by the CCFPD board at its meeting Wednesday evening, would make Chaffee Fire “the exclusive jurisdiction having authority to interpret and enforce the fire code adopted by the town within the town’s boundaries.”
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Following a nearly year-long investigation, Barry Morphew, 53, was arrested Wednesday morning, charged with the first degree murder in the death of his wife Suzanne Morphew, who went missing May 10, 2020.
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The Buena Vista Police Department reported the following for February:
The weeks-old mummified remains of a woman discovered in a Saguache County home April 28 near Crestone led to the arrests of seven adults recently.
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A bill sponsored by state Sen. Kerry Donovan and Rep. Dylan Roberts of Avon that would allow the state of Colorado to hire back former members of the State Wildland Inmate Fire Team moved through the legislative process of the Colorado General Assembly with broad support.
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The same man who crashed in an alfalfa field near Salida in 2019, is dead after the plane he was flying Saturday crashed in a rugged area northwest of Deckers.
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Salida Police Chief Russ Johnson said Tuesday there have been no new leads in the disappearance of Nathan Schwartz.
The 22-year-old Eaton man was last seen Feb. 22, according to family members. His car, a black 1999 Toyota Rav4, was found in Salida March 2, parked on F street between 13th and 14th streets.
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For the third week in a row, Buena Vista schools reported no cases in superintendent Lisa Yates’s Monday update.
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One, near the Tunnels north of Buena Vista has been vandalized. Fourmile volunteer Alan Robinson discovered the damage to the sign, as well as damage to the newly built Bureau of Land Management restrooms at the CR375 parking area.
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One of the three persons charged with taking a vehicle at gunpoint in April in Chaffee County was sentenced Friday to serve 7 years in federal prison.
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A pair of visitors exploring the St. Elmo town site recently entered the porch of one of the buildings in the ghost town, tried to open both locked doors and seemed disappointed they couldn’t explore the inside of the cabin.
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Chaffee County Fire Protection District broke ground earlier this month for the addition and renovation of Fire Station No. 4 in Poncha Springs.
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Salida Police Chief Russ Johnson said that as of Thursday, there has been no new information in the case of missing man Nathan Schwartz, age 22.
Schwartz, of Eaton, was headed to Colorado Springs Feb. 22. He texted his mother Feb. 24 from a cell tower in the Salida area. The phone has been turned off since that last connection and Schwartz’s debit card has also not been used since last week.
His car was found in town Tuesday.
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The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that occurred about 8:04 a.m., Thursday, March 4 on U.S. Highway 285 near marker 140.
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A Colorado Springs man who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor poaching charges in three counties likely will never legally hunt again in Colorado or 47 other states after a Colorado Parks and Wildlife hearing examiner permanently suspended his hunting privileges.
The Buena Vista Police Department released the following reports for Novemeber and December, 2020:
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Lake County Coroner Shannon Kent and deputy coroner Staci Kent were arrested Feb. 18 after law enforcement agents found improperly stored human remains at what had been the couple’s Silverthorne funeral home.
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Gary Labor, who was charged in connection with the July 14, 2018 death of Matthew Massaro at Buena Vista Correctional Complex, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of contraband in the first degree, a Class 4 felony, Feb. 10 in 11th Judicial District court.
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Dale Robert Enck, the Buena Vista Attorney who was arrested last year on charges including theft from an at-risk victim, pled guilty to that charge in October.
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The Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol along with local and county law enforcement agencies encourage everyone to be safe during the Super Bowl DUI enforcement period from Feb. 5-8 and not drive impaired.
Almost 100 agencies will increase patrols – including the Buena Vista and Salida police departments and the Chaffee County Sheriff's Office – during the Super Bowl enforcement period to remove impaired drivers from the roads and prevent crashes.
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A series of investigations that began in December culminated in the arrest of numerous people involved in the distribution of drugs including heroin and methamphetamine, Buena Vista Police Department Chief Dean Morgan said Wednesday.
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A fatal shooting at Mt. Massive Townhomes left one Leadville resident dead and another in custody after law enforcement responded to a call from the apartment complex Jan. 12.
Yolanda LaCome, 34, of Leadville was found at the scene and later died of injuries sustained in the shooting, according to a release issued by the Leadville Police Department.
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Chaffee County’s new County Judge Diana C. Bull, could say the law is the family business.
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A Pueblo woman faces local charges of first degree assault of a police officer, felony vehicular eluding, driving under restraint and other possible criminal charges following a pursuit that ranged through three counties.
Krystin Schletter, 35, of Pueblo, was taken into custody Thursday in the San Luis Valley after pursuits in Fremont and Chaffee counties were discontinued.
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Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office will add additional resources to its staffing on Jan. 20, Inauguration Day.
Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze stated in a press release the sheriff’s office is currently unaware of any credible threats toward Chaffee County’s critical assets or citizens.
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A search for a missing 11-year-old boy along the banks of the Arkansas River east of Buena Vista yesterday afternoon ended when a hiker spotted the boy walking safely along the river.
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The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that occurred shortly before midnight Wednesday evening on U.S. 24 approximately 2.5 miles east of Johnson Village, according to a press release issued Thursday morning.
Salida Police Chief Russ Johnson said Wednesday the department has been aware of threats against Eric Coomer, security director of Dominion Voting Systems, who has been under attack since before the November General Election.
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One Buena Vista Correctional Complex inmate is dead of COVID-19, Colorado Department of Corrections public information officer Annie Skinner confirmed Monday.
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To help Coloradans transition safely into the new year, the Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and local law enforcement agencies will join forces once again to complete The Heat Is On New Year’s Eve DUI enforcement Dec. 29-Jan. 2.
Salida Police Chief Russ Johnson said Wednesday the department has been aware of threats against Eric Coomer, security director of Dominion Voting Systems, who has been under attack since before the November General Election.
Jury trials for three of the four Buena Vista Correctional Complex inmates charged with first degree murder in the July 14, 2018, death of fellow inmate Matthew Massaro, will be rescheduled due to COVID-19 concerns.
The Buena Vista Police Department reported the following for October, 2020:
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A dozen kids from Salida and Buena Vista got to spend time with a local law enforcement agent on Saturday.
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Charges were filed by deputy district attorney Brian Andris Wednesday in 11th Judicial District Court against Isaiah Garcia, 21, of Moffat and Taylor Mossman, 21 of Homer related to a burglary and subsequent armed stand off with law enforcement Nov. 17 in Poncha Springs.
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The League of Women Voters of Chaffee County will host an additional public safety update during its Dec. 14, noon-1 p.m. Zoom meeting.
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The Buena Vista Police Department reported the following:
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The Buena Vista Municipal Court reported the following activity:
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When Chaffee County Sheriff’s Deputy Roy Williams, 28, committed suicide the night of Nov. 5, 2019, the shockwave traveled far.
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After serving on the Buena Vista Fire Department since 2001, first as a volunteer and eventually as the town’s first full-time paid fire chief, Dixon Villers retired last week.
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