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Copshop, 10/4

Post Independent Writer

Editor’s note: The following information comes from official police and sheriff’s department incident reports. Arrests merely indicate an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless found guilty in court.• On Sept. 24, Garfield County sheriff’s deputies received a report from a woman that she was kidnapped from Colorado and taken to Utah, where she was physically assaulted. The incident is under investigation. • On Sept. 26, Garfield County sheriff’s deputies talked to a man at a convenience store near Rifle who appeared to be having medical problems. After further investigation, the man, Timothy L. Burdigam, 46, of Glenwood Springs was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. • On Sept. 26, Garfield County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a domestic violence incident near Carbondale. When deputies arrived, they were told that the victim’s boyfriend threw her to the ground several times and kicked her out of a moving vehicle. The boyfriend had already left the residence and deputies were attempting to find him. • On Sept. 27, Glenwood Springs police saw a vehicle make a turn into an oncoming traffic lane and pulled it over. Jessica J. Sepmeier, 26, of Gypsum was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, DUI per se, failure to provide proof of insurance and failure to stay in designated lane. • On Sept. 29, Glenwood Springs police were called for a report of a fight in progress at the Springs Sports Bar. David D. Page, 43, address not listed, was arrested on suspicion of assault. • On Oct. 1, Rifle police stopped a car with a driver and an infant in it. The driver, Claudia Pinela, 29, of Rifle was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, child abuse and child restraint systems. • On Oct. 1, Glenwood Springs police pulled over a man driving a vehicle on Grand Avenue. The man, Michael H. Peabody, 38, of Basalt was arrested on suspicion of unsafe backing, drunken driving and no proof of insurance. • On Oct. 1, Glenwood Springs police pulled over a man driving a vehicle on Grand Avenue. The man, Michael H. Peabody, 38, of Basalt was arrested on suspicion of unsafe backing, drunken driving and no proof of insurance.


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