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GJPD Investigating a Stabbing

On 03/16/23, at approximately 6:25pm, an adult male entered St. Mary’s Hospital with apparent stab wounds. The male reported he was involved in an incident with an unknown male, which began in the area of 28 ¼ Rd and Patterson Rd. The...

Arrest Made in January Bank Robbery

On 03/13/23, Jason Elledge (age 42) was arrested in Montrose, Colorado. Elledge is suspected of robbing the Bank of the San Juans at 685 Horizon Drive on 01/23/23. Read about the original incident here. After several weeks of ongoing investigation and col...

GJPD Responds to Fatal Car Crash

On 02/28/23, at approximately 12:40am, officers with the Grand Junction Police Department responded to the area of 30 Rd and E Rd for a fatal car crash. A car with one driver and two occupants, traveling westbound on E Rd and approaching 30 Rd, ran off th...

GJPD Makes Arrests in Robbery

After thorough investigation, officers with the Grand Junction Police Department arrested two men suspected of robbing Oasis Gaming at 756 North Ave on Friday, 07/24/23. Read more about the original incident here. On the morning of 02/27/23, officers with...

GJPD Responds to Robbery. Suspects Still at Large

On 02/24/23, at approximately 4:15pm, officers with the Grand Junction Police Department responded to 756 North Avenue for a reported robbery. Two unknown males assaulted a female in the business and fled prior to law enforcement arriving at the scene. An...

GJPD Makes Arrest in Assault

On 02/17/23, at approximately 6:00pm, officers with the Grand Junction Police Department received reports of an assault which occurred in the 700 block of Noland Avenue in Grand Junction, Colorado. It was reported an adult male assaulted a woman living in...

Former Caprock Academy Teacher Arrested for Sex Assault

On 01/29/23, a former teacher of Caprock Academy in Grand Junction, Adam Burke, 39, now of Lakewood, CO was arrested and remanded to the Mesa County Detention Facility on an arrest warrant for the following charges:  

• Sexual Assault on a child by ...

CIRT: Arrest Made in the North Avenue Officer-Involved Shooting

The Grand Junction Police Department is releasing the following information on behalf of the 21^st Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT).

The investigation of the officer-involved shooting which occurred on 01/24/23 remains ongoing. As wi...

Truck Crashes into Grand Junction Police Department

 On 01/25/23, at approximately 12:30 pm, a male later identified as Nathan David Chacon (DOB 03-19-1977) intentionally drove a silver 2007 Chevrolet Silverado into the lobby of the Grand Junction Police Department. Multiple employees were in the ...

CIRT Activated to Investigate Officer-involved Shooting

The 21^st Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) has released preliminary information about an officer-involved shooting that occurred on 01/24/23 involving the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office.

On 01/24/23, at approximately 7:50 pm,...

GJPD and FBI Investigating Bank Robbery

On 01/23/23, at approximately 5:00 pm, the Grand Junction Police Department and FBI responded to a report of a robbery at the Bank of the San Juans located at 685 Horizon Drive. The suspect handed a note to the bank teller insisting on money. The teller g...

GJPD Makes Arrest in Saturday Night Shooting Incident

On 01/21/23, at approximately 7:45 pm, officers with the Grand Junction Police Department responded to the 1400 block of Ouray Ave for reports of an intoxicated male who was yelling and had fired a gun in a house. It was also reported that no one had been...

Three Arrested After Fleeing from Traffic Stop

On 01/20/23, officers with the Grand Junction Police Department contacted a vehicle in the area of G Rd and 27 Rd during a traffic stop and the vehicle fled from police. There was no pursuit by law enforcement officers. A short time later, the vehicle sus...

Arrest Made in Tuesday Afternoon Shooting Incident

On 01/17/23, at approximately 12:10 PM, officers with the Grand Junction Police Department and other local law enforcement agencies responded to the area of Northern Way and Patterson Rd for reports of multiple shots fired. Read more here for information ...

GJPD Responds to Shots Fired

On 01/17/23, at approximately 12:10 PM, officers with the Grand Junction Police Department responded to the area of Northern Way and Patterson Rd to reports of multiple shots fired. Officers found several vehicles had been struck by gunfire. The GJPD is n...

Early Morning Truck on Fire Results in Arrest

On 01/05/23 at approximately 2:10am, officers with the Grand Junction Police Department received a call that a truck was on fire and was actively driving in the area of North Avenue and 12^th Street. Officers with the GJPD and deputies with the Mesa County...

GJPD Makes Arrest in Robbery

On 12/28/2022, at approximately 7:25 am, officers with the Grand Junction Police Department responded to a robbery at the C and F Food Store located at 2847 North Ave. The reporting party stated a male entered the store dressed in a mask, pushed the repor...

Officers Involved in OIS Identified

Update (01/27/23) The 21st Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) has completed its investigation on the officer involved shooting which occurred on December 6, 2022. The Mesa County Sheriff's Office has released the following i...

Grand Junction Police Department's K9 Vamos Has Received Donation of Body Armor

Grand Junction Police Department’s K9 Vamos has received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Vamos’ vest was embroidered with the sentiment &...

GJPD Responds to Vehicle vs Pedestrian Crash

On 12/7/22, at approximately 5:40pm, officers with the Grand Junction Police Department responded to a vehicle vs pedestrian crash in the area of North Avenue and 28 ¾ Rd. An adult male was struck by the vehicle and died on scene. The Mesa Coun...

Arrest Made in August Vehicular Homicide

On 12/07/22, officers with the Grand Junction Police Department made an arrest in a fatal crash which occurred August 20, 2022. Brandon James Ibarra, 30, was arrested and booked into the Mesa County Detention Facility on the following charges:

• Vehicular Ho...

St. Mary's Hospital Nurse Arrested for Sex Assault

On 07/09/2022, officers with the Grand Junction Police Department were dispatched to a report of potential sexual misconduct that occurred at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado. After initial investigation, on 10/25/2022, at approximately 9:1...

911 Dispatch Supervisor Awarded NICE 2022 PSAPs' Finest Line Supervisor of the Year

Cindy Casteel, Registered Public Safety Leader and Dispatch Administrative Supervisor for the Grand Junction Regional Communications Center (GJRCC) was awarded the Nice 2022 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Finest Line Supervisor of the Year. NICE&...

GJPD Makes Arrest in North Avenue Shooting

The Grand Junction Police Department has made an arrest in the shooting incident which occurred on the morning of October 9, 2022. Read more about the incident here.

Aaron Frost, age 18, of Grand Junction, CO has been arrested and remanded to the Mesa Coun...

GJPD Officers Respond to Early Morning Shooting

Officers with the Grand Junction Police Department responded to reports of an adult female being transported to St. Mary's Hospital with gunshot wounds on 10/09/22, at approximately 3:30 A.M. Officers determined the shooting occurred at the busin...

GJPD Recognizes National Forensic Science Week

Forensic Science Week, September 18-24, is acknowledged throughout the United States and recognizes the contribution that forensic science makes to the criminal justice system. This week is an opportunity for the Grand Junction Police Department to honor ...

GJPD Investigating Vehicle vs. Motorcycle Collision, Death

The investigation into a motorcycle vs. vehicle collision that happened earlier today, continues, as officers look at speed as a factor.

Shortly before 11:30 this morning, a 9-1-1 call came into our communications center from a reporting party stating ther...

GJPD Responds to Report of Attempted Kidnapping

Officers with the Grand Junction Police Department responded to a report of an attempted kidnapping at Eagle Rim Park in Orchard Mesa on Wednesday, September 7, at approximately 2:10pm. A 12-year-old female reported an adult male told her to come with him...

GJPD Makes Arrest in Felony Menacing Incident

Officers with the Grand Junction Police Department responded to a report of a robbery in progress at 755 North Avenue at approximately 4:20pm on September 1, 2022. The reporting party stated they were being robbed and that a male kept grabbing his hip lik...

GJPD and WCDTF Warn of "Rainbow Fentanyl" distribution on Western Slope

The Grand Junction Police Department (GJPD) and Western Colorado Drug Task Force (WCDTF) are advising the community of the existence of colorful “rainbow fentanyl” pills being distributed in Mesa County. “Rainbow fentanyl&...

City Focuses Renewed Effort on Cleaning Up Public Lands

The Grand Junction Police Department (GJPD) Community Resource Unit is working to clean up waste and debris in public areas and lands throughout the city. The City of Grand Junction has been working with Square U Away, a local cleanup and hauling company,...

Grand Junction Police Department’s K9 Vamos to Get Donation of Body Armor

Grand Junction Police Department’s K9 Vamos will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Vamos’ vest will be embroidered with the sentiment ...

GJPD Responds to Fatal Single Vehicle Crash

Officers with the Grand Junction Police Department responded to a fatal single vehicle crash on Saturday, August 20, at approximately 11:40 pm in the area of E Rd and Duffy Dr. The two adult males involved in the crash were traveling eastbound on E Rd whe...

GJPD Responds to Verbal Disturbance, Barricaded Subject

Officers with the Grand Junction Police Department were dispatched to a verbal disturbance in the 1300 block of Grand Avenue at approximately 7:00am on Wednesday, August 17. An adult female stated her adult son had assaulted her and would not let her leav...

GJPD Responds to Multiple Shots Fired Calls

 Officers are investigating the events that unfolded in the early morning hours of August 8, that led to multiple calls of shots fired in local neighborhoods.

Shortly before 3 A.M., the Grand Junction Regional Communications Center received severa...

GJPD Makes Arrest in Colorado Avenue Homicide

The Grand Junction Police Department has made an arrest in the homicide that took place in the 1000 block of Colorado Avenue on the morning of July 25, 2022, in Grand Junction, CO. You can read additional details regarding the homicide investigation here....

GJPD Investigating Homicide

Officers with the Grand Junction Police Department are investigating a death that happened in the 1000 block of Colorado Avenue on July 25, 2022.

At approximately 6:00 AM officers with the Grand Junction Police Department responded to the 1000 block of Col...

GJPD Gears Up for Another National Night Out

The Grand Junction Police Department is gearing up for our Annual National Night Out events on Tuesday, August 2.

Citizens, law enforcement agencies, and communities will join forces next Tuesday, to mark another annual National Night Out (NNO). And while ...

GJPD Makes Arrest in Stabbing Incident, Victim Dies

The Grand Junction Police Department has made an arrest in connection with the stabbing incident, that happened earlier today at Hawthorne Park.

Officers with the Grand Junction Police Department responded to the 400 block of Chipeta Avenue shortly before ...

GJPD Finds No Credibility to Mesa Mall Shooting Threat

Earlier today, the Grand Junction Police Department received a call from a reporting party stating they had information that someone had threatened to carry out a shooting, specifically targeting women, at Mesa Mall.

Grand Junction Police Department office...

GJPD Makes Arrest in Kidnapping, Domestic Violence Incident

Officers with the Grand Junction Police Department have made an arrest in the kidnapping and domestic violence incident that took place on the evening of July 8, 2022, in Grand Junction, CO. Read more about the incident here.

Justin Leech, age 33, of Grand...

GJPD Seeking Kidnap Suspect, Victim #GVCopBeat

#UPDATE (Saturday, July 9, 12:35pm): Ryah has been located and is safe. We are still seeking information regarding the whereabouts of Justin Leech. If you have any information that could assist police with this investigation, please call non-emergency dis...

GJPD Detectives Make Arrest in 2018 Missing Persons Case

The Grand Junction Police Department has made an arrest in relation to a missing person’s case from 2018. Richard Vandervelde, 54 of Grand Junction, CO, has been arrested and charged in the murder of his mother, Sylvia Frens. 

On May 29, 2018, Syl...

GJPD Awarded Grant for Improvements to Shooting Range #GVCopBeat

Officers with the Grand Junction Police Department are benefitting from improvements made to our shooting range, thanks to a generous grant from the Mesa County Federal Mineral Lease District.

In the spring of 2020, the Grand Junction Police Department app...

Arrests Made in Homicide Investigation #GVCopBeat

Late Saturday night, April 23, 2022, officers were dispatched to a reported suspicious death at a hotel in the 700 Block of Horizon Drive.  Upon arrival, officers found an adult male with apparent gun shot wounds.  The male was deceased....

GJPD Investigating Three Shooting Incidents #GVCopBeat

Late Saturday night, officers were dispatched to a reported suspicious death at a hotel in the 700 Block of Horizon Drive.  Upon arrival, officers found an adult male with apparent gun shot wounds.  The male was deceased.  This ...

GJPD Investigating Early Morning Shooting #GVCopBeat

Detectives with the Grand Junction Police Department are investigating a shooting that occurred in the area of Horizon Drive in the early morning hours of April 23, 2022.

At approximately 3:00am, a reporting party called 9-1-1 to report multiple gunshots h...

GJPD Investigating a Shooting #GVCopBeat

Detectives with the Grand Junction Police Department are investigating a shooting that happened in the evening hours of April 20, 2022.

At approximately 9:45 p.m. officers with the Grand Junction Police Department responded to the 300 Block of Fairview Ave...

DA Review of CIRT Investigation Complete #GVCopBeat

The Grand Junction Police Department is releasing the following information on behalf of the 21st Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT).

The 21st Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) has completed its investigation of...

Barricaded Subjects Detained After Hours Long Standoff #GVCopBeat

Around 6:30am on Thursday, March 31st, officers with the Grand Junction Police Department were dispatched to a report of a burglary in progress at a residence in the 1600 Block of N. 16th Street. The reporting party stated that a subject had forc...

GJPD Investigating "Shots Fired" Incident

The Grand Junction Police Department is investigating the circumstances that lead up to a “shots fired” call earlier this morning. 

Shortly before 10am, officers with the Grand Junction Police Department responded to an apartme...

Join GJPD for Coffee with a Cop #GVCopBeat

It's been a while!

The Grand Junction Police Department is inviting community members to join their local police officers for a cup of coffee and conversation at our Coffee with a Cop event.  There will be no speeches, and no agenda is pl...

GJPD Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Crash

The Grand Junction Police Department is continuing their investigation into the cause and manner of a motorcycle vs. vehicle collision that resulted in a fatality.

Shortly before 4:30 p.m. on October 29, multiple calls came into the Grand Junction Regional...

GJPD Traffic Enforcement Operation

The Grand Junction Police Department is taking a proactive approach this weekend on traffic enforcement. 

From the hours of 5 p.m. until 11 p.m. on Friday, October 29 the Grand Junction Police Department Traffic Unit, along with the Special Invest...

September Domestic Violence Incident Results in Murder/Suicide

Last month, the Grand Junction Police Department responded to the 400 block of Chuluota Avenue after a reporting party called 9-1-1 stating they heard gunshots from inside the residence. When officers arrived, they secured the scene, set up a perimeter, a...

GJPD Launches New Drone Program

The Grand Junction Police Department has implemented the use of drone technology to enhance the department’s mission of protecting lives and property; An asset that officers say will be extremely beneficial when other means and resources are not...