The Carbondale Police Department is requesting footage from doorbell and other security cameras in the area of the Rio Grande Trail, 8th Street, Painted Lady Lane and Wheel Circle from Saturday, Nov. 2, 5-8pm, as well as reports of suspicious activity. This follows a breaking and entering and sexual assault which took place in that […]
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Carbondale settles with Francisco for $350,000
Michael Francisco first learned of Carbondale from a feature in Outside Magazine promoting the small mountain town as one of the greatest places to live. Having previously resided in the cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Denver, he looked forward to a move to a quiet and progressive community. Eventually, however, his preconceived notions […]
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From pastures to pavement: The saga of Tina the Llama By Just Jim Tina the Llama got her name from the “Napoleon Dynamite” movie, which cast such a llama. The difference, Carbondale’s Tina likes to roam and even socialize on occasion, even when she’s being interrogated by the town’s finest in blue. She quickly reached […]
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Laws of the leash: What (not) to do with your furry friends
On Tuesday, Feb. 27, Carbondale police were dispatched to respond to several calls regarding two dogs running loose: one black and one tan. While en route to the area, near Village Road and Highway 133, dispatch reported that the tan dog was chasing pedestrians and attempting to bite them.According to a press release from the […]
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With rising fentanyl threat, CPD chief urges community awareness
The fentanyl statistics are alarming — especially for teens.In 2022, an average of 22 adolescents aged 14 to 18 died weekly in the United States due to drug overdoses. Fentanyl in counterfeit pills is identified as a significant contributor to this alarming trend.The rate of adolescent overdoses more than doubled from 2019 to 2020 and […]
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Carbondale Report: ANB Bank receives approval
After approving the consent agenda (accounts payable, a liquor license renewal for the American Legion and a fee to lease the town stage waived for First Friday’s Día de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 3), with no public comments, the Oct. 24 meeting began with trustee updates. All were present minus Luis Yllanes. Among the […]
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Juvenile suspects arrested on vandalism charges
The Carbondale Police Department received reports on Aug. 9 of graffiti at the Dinkel Building, which followed a rash of vandalism in town parks. During the next few weeks, the police were made aware of even more graffitied sites around town. The Town spent around $5,000 cleaning up the graffiti, according to Chief of Police […]
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CPD believes there may be other child victims yet to report
Trigger warning: This article mentions alleged sexual abuse of minors. On June 7, The Carbondale Police Department (CPD) released a statement informing the public about the arrest of a man for alleged sexual abuse of minors. The allegations stem from the suspect’s access to players of The Roaring Fork United Soccer League (RFU). The arrest […]
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Back-to-back arrests indicate fentanyl is in Carbondale
Fentanyl is here and it can find anyone who is recreationally or habitually using drugs. Two recent arrests made by the Carbondale Police Department (CPD) resulted in the discovery of substances that tested presumptive positive for fentanyl-laced cocaine. The substances were sent to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation for confirmatory testing, the results of which […]
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Small town rodeo, big time changes this season
After being closed down in 2020 due to the pandemic, the folks at Carbondale’s rodeo expected the 2021 season to be big, and it didn’t disappoint. Fans, participants, tourists, and volunteers came out in droves to celebrate the western way of life at this local rodeo. What was unexpected was how popular the rodeo would […]