Daily Summaries

2026-03-09 06:00:43

Major incidents

  • Assault with pursuit/containment (11:24–11:45)

    • Report of a male assault on West Indian Creek Drive near Patterson (victim struck in the shoulder, refused ambulance). Suspect described as white male, ~6' tall, long hair, facial hair, wearing black coat/pants/shoes and possibly high on drugs. Units tracked the suspect; officers located the subject and took him into custody/protected custody.

  • Ski crash — Powderhorn Ski Resort (13:58)

    • 9-year-old female transported from Powderhorn first-aid room with 8–10/10 pain and midline spinal tenderness. Reported conscious and breathing; brought to first-aid room for evaluation (code 2).

  • Motorcycle reported speeding >100 mph on Highway 50 (13:14)

    • Single motorcycle northbound toward Grand Junction; possible green color. Units advised.

Fires / smoke checks / burns

  • Backyard debris/camper smoke — 2808 Carter Lane (10:33–10:37)

    • Resident reported sticks in backyard producing white smoke; occupant living in a camper on property. Law enforcement and fire responded; sheriff confirmed a small controlled debris burn that was extinguished on scene — no further resources needed.

  • Brush/controlled agricultural burn — vicinity of 34 Road & 3½ / C Charlton Rd (14:07–14:25)

    • Multiple reports of black/white smoke; brush unit (Brush 53) and fire authority responded. Incident determined to be an attended controlled ag burn on the southeast corner of 3½ and 34 Road and was cleared.

Significant medical responses

  • Possible seizure — 679 Everly Court (06:55–06:56)

    • Engine 2 and ambulance responded for a 35‑year‑old male, conscious and breathing, possibly seizing (code 3).

  • Respiratory distress / AFib — 5143½ Road? (08:11–08:18)

    • Clifton Rescue / Station 8 responded for an 86‑year‑old male with AFib and difficulty breathing; initial access delays due to gate code/entry notes; treated/transported as code 3.

  • Possible stroke — Hilltop Life Adjustment Center, 1405 Willington Ave (09:38–09:39)

    • Response to a 54‑year‑old male possibly having a stroke in the dining room (code 3).

  • Pediatric spine injury (Powderhorn) — included above under Major incidents.

  • Jail medical — Mesa County Jail, 215 Rice Street (12:50–12:52)

    • Ambulance to jail for a 51‑year‑old male with heart issues; transport/assessment code 2.

  • VA → St. Mary’s interfacility transport (11:50–11:51)

    • 86‑year‑old male with suspected heart attack transported from VA Hospital (2121 North Ave, room 114) to St. Mary’s; required cardiac monitor and oxygen.

  • Multiple lift-assist / fall responses

    • Comfort Care Group (445 Sandia Dr, room 10) — 78‑year‑old female lift assist (no injuries).
    • Aspen Ridge / Aston Ridge / Independence Village / Morris Diamond Drive — several lift assists for elderly patients who fell; most conscious and breathing, some with pain but not life‑threatening.

Law enforcement / public-safety items of interest

  • Missing / welfare checks (multiple)

    • Welfare checks for Regional Center employees / residents (Maverick Homes, Boston Lane, other addresses). Most checks resulted in contact (code 4) or were handled by phone.

  • Transient camping / trespass report (approx. 55225 Road)

    • Complaint of a transient camping on property between TNT Collision and One Source Lighting; units responded.

  • Suspected suspicious person(s) / possible rummaging (multiple)

    • Reports of a male rummaging around vehicles in the 2692 Highway 50 area and other suspicious-person checks; units responded and investigated.

  • Red Roof Inn / mental-health incidents (Horizon Drive)

    • Multiple calls for subjects in crisis and possible self‑harm; officers staged and made contact; at least one subject was detained/transported for evaluation.

Other notable activity

  • Controlled/agricultural burns and small debris fires were the main fire-resource activity; no structural fires reported.
  • Numerous routine medical transports, lift assists, and sick-person calls across Grand Junction area assisted living and care facilities.
  • Multiple traffic stops, plate checks, and civil-standby requests across the day; no major multivehicle crashes were logged in the provided transcripts.

(Notes: Transcriptions contained garbled addresses/times in places; locations and unit identifiers were interpreted to the most likely meaning from the radio traffic.)