Daily Summaries

2025-06-09 06:00:36

  • Multiple Assaults Reported

    • Type of Incident: Assault
    • Locations: Laurel House (3197 North 12th Street), 545 Sunrise Drive, 254 ½ 27 ½ Road, Balanced Rock Way (second floor apartment)
    • Time: Throughout the day
    • Details: Several assaults occurred involving disputes and physical altercations. One involved a 31-year-old male named Nico and his ex-boyfriend Samuel Jackson. Another assault involved a male throwing a female to the ground and wrestling her phone away. One report at 254 ½ 27 ½ Road described a female shooting a gun in the air and a male trying to disarm her; police took the male into custody and are handling the standoff. At Balanced Rock Way, a female was thrown to the ground, bed flipped, and phone wrestled away; the victim requested to meet officers at McAllister's.

  • Trespassing Incidents

    • Type of Incident: Trespassing
    • Locations: True Hotel, Community Hospital, Riverbend Park, McDonald's (1212 North Avenue)
    • Time: Early morning through day
    • Details: A female trespasser at True Hotel refused to leave after a prior assault; she was described as a 40-year-old white female, possibly intoxicated. At Community Hospital, a male patient was aggressive, intoxicated, and refused to leave; requested to be trespassed. At Riverbend Park, security escorted a male off the property. At McDonald's, an employee previously trespassed was found loitering again and removed.

  • Vehicle Crashes

    • Type of Incident: Vehicle Accidents
    • Locations: Intersection of 5th and Pitkin, East Port of Entry on I-70, 2963 D. David and a half road, 482 Tracy Drive
    • Time: Evening and night
    • Details: A crash involving a small child occurred at 5th and Pitkin; a vehicle crashed through the police department fence. Another vehicle rolled over near the East Port of Entry on I-70 with one occupant walking around; no injuries reported. A hit-and-run was reported at 2963 D. David and a half road involving a black truck; the driver fled on foot. Another crash was reported at 482 Tracy Drive with a male driver conscious and breathing with a possible head injury.

  • River Rescue Operation

    • Type of Incident: Water Rescue
    • Location: Las Colonias Water Park and Blue Heron Boat Ramp
    • Time: Afternoon
    • Details: A 66-year-old female and a 9-year-old child were reported missing while on inner tubes in the river. Rescue boats and deputies searched the river and found the subjects near Blue Heron. Both were safely brought out of the water and transported for evaluation.

  • Shots Fired and Gun Incident

    • Type of Incident: Shots Fired / Gun Incident
    • Location: 254 ½ 27 ½ Road, Gothic Court area, Bentwood and E and Edward and a half road
    • Time: Evening
    • Details: Reports of gunshots fired at 254 ½ 27 ½ Road, with a female firing a gun in the air and a male trying to take it away. Police established a perimeter and handled a barricade situation. Additional reports of about 15 gunshots heard near Gothic Court and Bentwood areas; investigation ongoing.

  • Intoxicated and Distressed Individuals

    • Type of Incident: Welfare Check / Intoxication
    • Locations: Walmart Warrior Way, 5th Street Bridge, Lucky Me Liquor, Grand Junction Liquor Store parking lot
    • Time: Throughout the day
    • Details: Several welfare checks for intoxicated persons, including a male on the railing of 5th Street Bridge yelling and talking to himself, males and females heavily intoxicated and unable to stand at liquor store parking lots, and a male with altered mental status at Lucky Me Liquor. Some refused medical assistance; others were transported.

  • Animal Welfare and Complaints

    • Type of Incident: Animal Complaints
    • Locations: Red Robin, Bass Street and Mesa Avenue, Walmart Rimrock, Blue Heron boat ramp
    • Time: Various times
    • Details: Multiple calls about dogs tied up and possibly in distress; some animals were found loose or injured. A goat was reported loose near Blue Heron boat ramp.

  • Fire and Alarm Responses

    • Type of Incident: Fire / Alarms
    • Locations: Frontier Motor Lodge (1940 North Avenue Unit 22), 321 Hearthstone Court, 2897 Orchard Avenue, 32 ½ Cardenas Drive, Montana Road and Galvin Road
    • Time: Evening and late afternoon
    • Details: A possible AC unit fire at Frontier Motor Lodge with smoke but no flames; no evacuation needed. Multiple false alarms and alarm activations at businesses and apartments. A brush/weed fire near Montana and Galvin Road was reported with flames and smoke; crews arrived and determined it was a large bonfire, not a wildfire.

  • Miscellaneous Notables

    • A female was found standing on the edge of the 29 Road overpass above I-70, possibly intoxicated and at risk; police responded code 3 to prevent a potential jump.
    • Multiple juvenile runaways reported from the Daisy Center; some were located and others remain missing.
    • A male at Lucky Me Liquor was deemed possibly intoxicated, sitting in a vehicle unresponsive to his surroundings.
    • A male was reported threatening people with a handgun and driving a black GMC Yukon; police are tracking and attempting contact.
    • A male on the railroad tracks near the 5th Street overpass was reported firing a pellet gun and walking toward Orchard Mesa; police responded to the scene.

This summary highlights the major incidents including assaults, crashes, river rescue, shots fired, and notable welfare checks from the Grand Junction area radio traffic.