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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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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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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Reality of Venezuelan migrant crisis settles in Carbondale
It’s widely known by now that migrants from Venezuela are arriving by the day to the Valley, and more specifically Carbondale. The Sopris Sun delivers this report to fill in some of the cracks of an already heavily publicized issue. Some background For about 10 years there has been an ongoing migration from Venezuela. Many […]
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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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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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C’dale PD investigation report withheld since September 2021
On May 26, 2021, the Town of Carbondale released a statement that the Town had “retained Powers Police Consulting and Investigations of Grand Junction to perform an independent administrative investigation of the Town of Carbondale Police Department’s handling of the arrest incident that occurred at City Market in Carbondale on the evening of December 24, […]
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Orbeez, cómo un juguete puede convertirse en un arma
Traducción por Dolores Duarte El 26 de mayo, el desafío Orbeez de TikTok llegó al Valle de Roaring Fork. El desafío reta a los jóvenes a utilizar pistolas de aire o “blasters” para disparar a transeúntes inocentes con balines de gel. En un caso local, estudiantes de high school pasaron por el parque Miners, […]
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Academia de ciudadanos inicia en Carbondale
Traducción por Dolores Duarte El Departamento de Policía de Carbondale (CPD) quiere que hagas preguntas. Sí, has leído bien. Aquellos que estén interesados pueden aprender cómo es servir y proteger en esta comunidad. Por lo tanto, este verano el CPD está llevando a cabo su primera Academia de Ciudadanos (CA). “Los departamentos de policía de […]