ARRESTS A 45 year-old male was arrested on 1/18/24 for violation of protection order and transported to Jail. CALL SUMMARIES 1/14/2024 @ 1:27 am. A disruptive neighbor was called in on 11th St. in Meeker. The neighbor was intentionally setting off his car alarm, throwing items at the reporting party’s[Read More…]
Tag: Rio Blanco County Sheriff
Rio Happenings: December 17-23, 2023
ARRESTS A 32 year old male was arrested on 12/21/2023 for a warrant out of Clear Creek County. He was transported to jail. A 37 year old male was arrested on 12/22/2023 for a warrant out of Craig Municipal. He was transported to jail where he was released on a[Read More…]
Rio Happenings: Aug. 13-19. 2023
ARRESTS There were no arrests for the week of August 13, 2023 CALL SUMMARIES 8/13/2023 @ 2:55 PM. An intoxicated female caused a disturbance at a residence in the town limits of Meeker. Meeker PD and Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office responded. The female was detained and later released. 8/14/2023[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: July 30-Aug. 5, 2023
ARRESTS On August 2, 2023 Meeker PD arrested a male party that walked into the Sheriff’s Office with a warrant. The male was transported to Moffat County Jail. He bonded out on August 3, 2023. CALL SUMMARIES 7/30/2023 @ 1:52 pm. A non injury accident occured at the 41 mile-marker[Read More…]
Rio Happenings: July 16-22, 2023
ARRESTS A 45 year-old female was arrested on 7/16/2023 on 5 warrants out of Montrose. She was released on 7/17/2023 on PR bonds. A 44 year-old male was arrested on 7/18/2023 on a Rio Blanco warrant he bonded out on 7/18/2023 CALL SUMMARIES 7/16/2023 @ 4:55 pm. Meeker Volunteer Fire[Read More…]
Rio Happenings: June 4-10, 2023
ARRESTS There were no arrests this week. CALL SUMMARIES 6/4/2023 @ 6:02 pm. A group of people were camping in a no camping area near the 26 mile-marker on Highway 64. A deputy responded and the area was for day use only and the campers were urged to pack up[Read More…]
Rio Happenings: May 13-21, 1023
ARRESTS A male party was arrested on a warrant on 5/14/2023. Call summaries 5/14/2023 @ 1:40 am. A mother and father walked into the Sheriff’s Office to report they didn’t want their adult son in the residence anymore due to verbal abuse. The adult son had not done anything criminal[Read More…]
Dinner for LEOS
Members of Emmanuel Baptist Church provided dinner for local law enforcement officers during training on April 7 and April 9, 2023. In the spirit of National Police Week, May 12-16, 2023, Emmanuel Baptist Church would like to take the time to recognize those serving on the Meeker Police department. Rio[Read More…]
Rio Happenings: Jan. 29 – Feb. 4, 2023
ARRESTS There was one arrest this week. Male party was arrested 1/31/2023 on an out of state Failing to Register as a Sex Offender warrant. He bonded 2/2/2023 on a $10,000 cash/surety bond CALL SUMMARIES 1/29/2023 @ 8:06 am. A suspicious vehicle was reported and subsequently contacted by a sheriff[Read More…]
Garner announces bid for Rio Blanco County Sheriff
RANGELYI Rangely Patrol Lieutenant Richard Garner officially announced his candidacy for the office of Rio Blanco County Sheriff for the 2022 general election in November with a press release which follows: “Family, friends and fellow residents of Rio Blanco County, after thoughtful consideration and overwhelming encouragement from citizens, law enforcement[Read More…]
Pre-evacuation notice issued for Strawberry Creek residents
RBC | Rio Blanco County has issued a pre-evacuation notice for residents on County Road 7, known as Strawberry Creek Road, from mile marker 4 to 8 due to a wildland fire in the area. Residents should be prepared for a mandatory evacuation. Prepare now for immediate evacuation. See below[Read More…]
Couple walks away from plane crash
MEEKER | The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office Communication Center received a call from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Saturday morning that a plane had crashed approximately 32 miles east of Meeker. The information stated that the FAA was getting a good emergency locator transmission from the plane and the[Read More…]