Recently promoted Patrol Sergeant Paul Lazo has been on the Carbondale police force since 2019, and serves with an innate dedication to protect his community, and that means everyone. He and his family moved from Peru when Lazo was 7 years old. They lived in California for two years, where his dad filled vending machines […]
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CPD on immigrationFollowing Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario’s statement regarding his agency’s commitment to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the parameters of Colorado law, Carbondale Police (CPD) Chief Kirk Wilson outlined his department’s commitment to uphold the Town’s 2017 Resolution 10. “CPD is here to serve and protect all members of our […]
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Michael Francisco lawsuit against the Town of Carbondale and three police officers has stalled
It’s been three years almost to the day that Michael Francisco was arrested at the Carbondale City Market and charged with obstruction of government operations, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. All because he pointed at someone who worked in the gas station kiosk. Even though the resisting arrest case was dismissed in May 2021, a […]
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Local arrest stirs controversy
Michael Francisco has lived in Carbondale for 10 years. He grew up in Belize, where his father was a police officer, before moving to Los Angeles (LA) when he was 15. He is currently 54 years old. In Belize, Francisco was not familiar with racial profiling as a law enforcement issue. It was not until […]
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Carbondale Report: February 24, 2021
Carbondale Trustees met on Feb. 23 for their regular meeting. All trustees except Erica Sparhawk were in attendance. The meeting began with a “community hero” award presented by Marty Silverstein to the pharmacy workers at City Market. Trustees then approved a consent agenda including “accounts payable” that amounted to $400,830. Items of considerable expense included […]
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Police Report, January 28, 2021
From Dec. 14 through Jan. 21, Carbondale Police handled 894 calls for service, including the following cases of note: Thursday Dec. 24 at 5:38 p.m. Officers responded to a trespass at City Market. The male in question was released with a summons. Saturday Dec. 26 at 4:19 a.m. Police responded to a report of a […]