Police Report
The following items were selected from reports made to the Fruita Police Department: OCT. 7 Arson is suspected in a fire in the Little Salt Wash Park bathroom structure. Someone set trash cans on fire at the ball fields. OCT. 8 A rollover car accident occurred on I-70 at mile marker 21.5 westbound. Both occupants [...]
Police Report
The following items were selected from reports made to the Fruita Police Department: SEPT. 28 Juvenile petitions were requested on five juveniles. The charges were for distribution of a controlled substance for one 15-year-old male and possession of a controlled substance for four 14-year-old males. This occurred at school in the 1100 block of Wildcat [...]
Police Report
The following items were selected from reports made to the Fruita Police Department: SEPT. 20 A car was stopped at Virgo Way and K Road which displayed two different license plates. A summons was issued to a 25-year-old male for driving while suspended and having no insurance. SEPT. 23 A burglary was reported in the [...]
Police Report
The following items were selected from reports made to the Fruita Police Department: SEPT. 4 An 18-year-old male was issued a summons into Mesa County Court on suspicion of disorderly conduct. A juvenile male, 16, was also involved in this incident and will also be similarly charged pending the filing of a juvenile petition. The [...]
Police Report
The following items were selected from reports made to the Fruita Police Department: SEPT. 11 Two juveniles were reported smoking marijuana in a car in the 1800 block of Catalina Avenue. One 16-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of DUID and possession of marijuana. A 15-year-old boy was given a warning on suspicion of shoplifting [...]
Police Report
The following items were selected from reports made to the Fruita Police Department: AUG. 21 Officers investigated possible criminal mischief when a vehicle was damaged in the 200 block of Red Cliffs Drive. AUG. 24 A 10-year-old boy was out of control at school, 353 N. Mesa Street, and struck a teacher, an adult female, [...]
Remembering Anno
By Kathleen Goddeyne - In 2001, Mitch Caldwell, an active Fruita Police officer, adopted an 18-month-old German Shepherd named Anno. Cheryl Yaws, an officer for the Fruita Police Department who is certified in K9 training, and Caldwell, since retired, worked together to train Anno. In a short three months, Anno was completely trained for K9 unit work such as [...]
Police Report
The following items were selected from reports made to the Fruita Police Department: AUG. 10 A credit card was reported stolen and the case is under investigation. AUG. 12 An unknown man pushed his way into a residence on Drumlin Circle and exposed his genitals to two women and then fled. The investigation is continuing. [...]
Police Report
The following items were selected from reports made to the Fruita Police Department: AUG. 3 Two juveniles, a male age 15 and female, age 14, while at Reed Park were issued summonses into Fruita Municipal Court on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol while under 21 years of age. Both were released to [...]
Police Report
The following items were selected from reports made to the Fruita Police Department: JULY 26 A theft from an auto was reported in the 200 block of Park Street. Unknown person(s) entered a vehicle without permission and took a DVD valued at $100. Someone cut the fuel line to a vehicle causing approximately $125 in [...]