All Entries in the "Police Report" Category
Lamar Police Make Arrest, Take Drugs Off the Streets
MEDIA RELEASE On Tuesday, November 1, 2016, officers received information about illegal drug activity in the 100 block of North 5th Street. After investigation, officers obtained a search warrant for the residence, located at 101 North 5th Street. Officers conducted the search warrant and located approximately 61 grams of methamphetamine, 22 grams of cocaine, 5 grams […]
Two Arrested in Local Drug Bust
On Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 1:30 pm officers from the Lamar Police Department along with a Colorado Department of Corrections Parole Officer completed a home visit in the 1800 block of South 10th Street in Lamar. Officers located numerous items of drug paraphernalia in the residence during the visit. Officers secured the residence and […]
Two Injured in Baca County Highway Accident
On Saturday, October 22, 2016 at approximately 6:30 am, Colorado State Patrol responded to a single vehicle rollover crash on Baca CR j, 0.7 miles west of Baca CR 15. The crash location was approximately 10 miles west of Campo on CR J. The 2006 Dodge pickup, driven by 20 year old Braelen Fisher of […]
LPD Takes Burglary Arrest to Heroin Bust
October 13, 2016- Media Release Officers and detectives from the Lamar Police Department responded to the 400 block of North 2nd Street and the 100 block of Bishop Street on reported burglaries. Information was obtained about the location of some of the stolen property. A search warrant was executed in the 400 block of Chadwick […]
Lamar Police Make Multiple Charge Arrest
October 11, 2016 – Media Release On October 8, 2016 officers from the Lamar Police Department responded to the 600 block of West Washington Street on report of a burglary. After investigation officers served a search warrant in the 600 block of North 10th Street and recovered several of the items stolen. A male subject […]
Local Police Data Paints a Law and Enforcement Picture
Lamar Police Chief, Kyle Miller, provided a statistical review of crime rates for the city based on statistics kept by the department since 1999. There has been a fluctuation in the number of crimes, broken down by type, over the last few years. Miller said there has been a general trend downward until last year, […]
Granada Trustees Discuss Closing XY Ditch
Granada resident Connie Vega received permission from the board of trustees to post patriotic or sports-themed flags around the community once she’s secured enough funds for the project. “I think 24 flags would work at a cost of $20 per flag and a pole,” she explained. Vega felt the poles could be secured by drilling […]
Busy Labor Day for Local Law Enforcement
MEDIA RELEASE September 6, 2016 On September 5, 2016 at approximately 7:00 PM officers of the Lamar Police Department responded to the 400 block of Chadwick Way for a disturbance involving a possible weapon. Officers searched the area and the residence where the incident was reportedly to have occurred. No gun or subject with a […]
Labor Day DUI Enforcement Begins Today
STATEWIDE — The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and local law agencies are joining forces under The Heat Is On campaign to crack down on impaired drivers for the annual Labor Day DUI crackdown. 82 law enforcement agencies from across the state are participating in the effort. The enforcement period begins […]
CSP: Hazardous Tanker Spill Closes Highway 50 Near Hasty
The Colorado State Patrol is currently investigating a one vehicle non-injury traffic crash that occurred on August 6, 2016 at approximately 5:00 PM. The crash occurred on Highway 50 (7 miles east of the town of Hasty). A 2008 Peterbilt truck and tanker trailer, driven by Dekota Renner, a 25 year old Colorado male, […]
CSP Seeks Info on Otero Fatal Crash
The Colorado State Patrol investigating a single vehicle crash involving one fatal injury, which occurred on Otero County Road 21, approximately 1 miles south of Otero County Road Y, in Otero County. A 1990 Nissan Pickup was traveling southbound on Otero County Road 21, when it went off the rightside of the road and collided […]
Lamar Police Connect Three Individuals to 12 Burglaries
Media Release -/- July 27, 2016 On Tuesday, July 19, 2016, arrest warrants were issued for three subjects involved in a string of 12 burglaries of storage units and business in Lamar. Officers of the Lamar Police Department have worked diligently on this case since early June when the burglaries started. A break in […]
Colorado Motorcyclist Fatalities Surge this Summer
STATEWIDE—To date, there have been 58 motorcyclist deaths in Colorado this year, nearly a 14 percent increase over this time last year when 51 deaths had been recorded, according to preliminary data from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). Of those 58 motorcyclists killed, 34 were not wearing helmets. In 2015, motorcyclist fatalities hit […]
Lamar Police Explorer Post Taking Shape
“We have all our committee members listed, and now we’re starting to accept applications to the post,” explained Lamar Police Chief, Kyle Miller on Friday, July 1st. Earlier this spring, Chief Miller and Office Steve Sanger, explained to the Lamar City Council, an idea to re-start the Police Explorer Post which was discontinued in 2000. […]
Two Suspects Arrested in Drug Possession and Theft Case
Media Release On June 26, 2016, officers of the Lamar Police Department received a call in the 400 block of East College Road concerning a residential burglary. Officer performed a thorough investigation at the scene and identified two suspects in the case. Officers and Detectives served a search warrant at a residence in the […]
