Blurton faces 70-year prison sentence for Crossroads...
16 hrs ago | via Glenwood Springs Post-Independent
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - The man accused of bursting into an assisted living center in Rifle May 17 and brandishing a pistol at residents and staff is a "career felon" with a long list of charges and convictions, according to the district attorney. Comment?
Rifle Police & Garfield County Sheriffs Departme...
Wednesday | via Citizen Telegram
The Rifle Police Department and Garfield County Sheriff's Department reports the following incidents and arrests. Comment?
Chickens, pot bellied pigs and wolf hybrids
Wednesday | via Citizen Telegram
How many chickens should someone in Rifle be allowed to have in their yard? Should a specific breed of dog be banned? Those are some of the issues that went into the development of a new animal control regulation for the city of Rifle. Comment?
Garfield County Sheriff's Report
Friday May 25 | via Glenwood Springs Post-Independent
Editor's note: The Garfield County Sheriff's Department reports the following incidents and arrests. Comment?
Hickenlooper signs bills at South Canyon gun range
Tuesday May 22 | via The Aspen Times
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, center, signs legislation aimed at boosting funding for shooting ranges and fishing habitat around the state. Comment?
Garfield County Sheriff's Report
Saturday May 19 | via Glenwood Springs Post-Independent
Editor's note: The Garfield County Sheriff's Department reports the following incidents and arrests. Comment?
Judge raises bond on Rifle gunman
Friday May 18 | via Glenwood Springs Post-Independent
RIFLE, Colorado - The armed man arrested Thursday after barricading himself in a resident's bathroom at Crossroads Assisted Living is now being held on a $250,000 bond based on his "extensive criminal history." Gregory Roberton Blurton, 54, of Rifle faces felony charges of menacing, burglary and possession of explosive devices, according to a ... (more) Comment?
Friday May 18 | via Citizen Telegram
A Rifle man arrested Thursday after taking a handgun into Crossroads Assisted Living in Rifle was booked into the Garfield County Jail on eight charges related to the incident, authorities said Friday. Comment?
Armed man causes short assisted living center evacua...
Friday May 18 | via Citizen Telegram
An allegedly armed man caused a short evacuation of the Crossroads Assisted Living facility in Rifle Thursday afternoon, but no one was harmed and no shots fired. Comment?
Thursday May 17 | via Glenwood Springs Post-Independent
An armed gunman was apprehended Thursday in Cross Roads Assisted Living in Rifle, according to the Rifle Police Department. Comment?
Rifle & Garfield County Cop Shop Report
Wednesday May 16 | via Citizen Telegram
The Rifle Police Department and Garfield County Sheriff's Department reports the following incidents and arrests. Comment?
Thursday May 10 | via Glenwood Springs Post-Independent
I write in response to the May 7 Post Independent article, "Three towns disagree with county on oil shale." I've listened quietly and carefully to the debate on oil and gas and oil shale exploration and drilling on our public lands. Comment?
Thursday May 10 | via Citizen Telegram
Three housing units in a Rifle duplex and an adjacent home suffered serious damage in a May 4 fire, but no one was injured, according to Rifle Fire Protect District Fire Marshall Kevin Whelan. Comment?
Suspect in fatal Phoenix shooting arrested in Colorado
Wednesday May 9 | via Denver Post
Bail was set at $1 million Wednesday for an Arizona man arrested in Colorado on Tuesday on charges he fatally shot a 20-year-old stranger in Phoenix in an argument over a boxing match. Comment?
Rifle arrestee suspect in 'pure evil' Phoenix shooting
Wednesday May 9 | via The Grand Junction Sentinel
A murder suspect arrested near Rifle Tuesday morning was wanted in connection with what a Phoenix police officer says was an act of "pure evil" in that city two days earlier. Comment?
Bond set at $1 million for alleged Phoenix gunman ar...
Wednesday May 9 | via Denver Post
Bond was set at $1 million today for an Arizona man arrested in Colorado Tuesday on charges he shot a 20-year-old stranger in Phoenix in an argument over boxer Floyd Mayweather. Comment?
Two Arrested Near Rifle, Wanted for Shooting in Phoenix
Wednesday May 9 | via KREX
RIFLE, Colo.- Two people were arrested Tuesday in Western Colorado after being connected to a fatal shooting in Phoenix, Arizona. Comment?
Arizona homicide suspects arrested in western Colorado
Tuesday May 8 | via CW2 Colorado KWGN-TV
RIFLE, Colo. - Colorado State troopers arrested two homicide suspects wanted in Arizona during a traffic stop near Rifle Tuesday morning. Comment?
Suspect in Phoenix shooting arrested in I-70 near Ri...
Tuesday May 8 | via Denver Post
An alert Colorado state trooper in Garfield County today arrested the suspected triggerman in a fatal shooting early Sunday that erupted from an argument over Saturday night's boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto, authorities said. Comment?
Phoenix shooting suspect caught in CO
Tuesday May 8 | via ABC15.com
Phoenix police say Allen Robinson, 30, was arrested after a state trooper near Rifle, Colorado spotted Robinson's car and made a traffic stop around 8 a.m. Phoenix time. Comment?