Law enforcement

The Record for June 16, 2013

1:39 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of a fight in the 700 block of Lincoln Avenue. Officers escorted people off the premises.

The Record for Saturday, June 15, 2013

4:08 p.m. Officers were called to a report of a suspicious incident at a hotel in the 2300 block of Mount Werner Circle. The caller reported a man was walking in the hotel with a handgun in his pocket. Police determined the man was lawfully carrying the gun.

Jail Report for June 8 to 14, 2013

The following is a list of people booked into Routt County Jail on suspicion of the listed charges. The arresting agency is listed in parentheses.

The Record for Friday, June 14, 2013

1:06 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of people harassing each other in the 2700 block of Village Drive. People were having an argument about property. They were both given warnings.

Teen injured in explosion expected to be released from Front Range hospital Saturday

The final teen who remains hospitalized after an explosion Thursday at a Steamboat Springs condo is expected to be released Saturday, according to the teen's father, who wrote in an email Saturday that his son is doing well.

West Routt Fire Protection District to go back to voters for tax increase

The West Routt Fire Protection District wants voters to reconsider chipping in more money each year to help fund emergency services, and the issue appears destined to be placed on November’s ballot.

3 Steamboat Springs teens injured in explosion released from hospital

The Steamboat Springs Police Department on Friday was continuing its investigation into what caused the explosion. Police think a marijuana concentrate called ear wax was being made inside the condo with butane, and the butane ignited.

3 fires continue to burn in Northwest Colorado

Three fires continued to burn in western Moffat County Friday, but no structures or people are expected to be threatened after a busy 24 hours of battling fires in Northwest Colorado that began Thursday afternoon. The Wild fire and Hacking fire ignited Thursday on Wild Mountain in the western part of the Dinosaur National Monument and have burned an estimated 362 and 10 acres, respectively, as of late Friday, according to a news release from monument officials.

The Record for Thursday, June 13, 2013

1:27 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of an assault at a bar in the 700 block of Yampa Street. A drunken man reported getting punched in the face, but he did not know who punched him. He had minor injuries.

4 transported to hospital after explosion at The Pines condominiums

Assistant Police Chief Bob DelValle said it is suspected the explosion happened while the teens were making a marijuana concentrate called ear wax.

Felony charges dismissed against Steamboat Springs 20-year-old

A July trial has been canceled for a 20-year-old Steamboat Springs man accused of being involved in an incident where police said a man was threatened with a knife, kidnapped and taken to a bank to withdraw money in November.

The Record for June 12, 2013

9:37 a.m. Officers were called to a report of a restaurant in the 400 block of Anglers Drive that put alcohol in a child’s daiquiri drink that was supposed to be nonalcoholic. The mother reported the incident after her boy said his drink tasted funny. The incident is under investigation and will be forward to the local liquor licensing authority.

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