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(Editor’s note: The following information comes from official police department incident reports. Arrests merely indicate an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven or otherwise pleading guilty in court.)-On May 20, the Two Rivers Drug Enforcement Team, or TRIDENT, conducted an investigation after receiving information about a man allegedly selling cocaine in Rifle. TRIDENT, with the assistance of the Rifle Police Department, stopped a vehicle and during a consent search found over 29 grams of cocaine. Pedro Quezada, 22, of Rifle, was arrested on suspicion of possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, possession of cocaine, compulsory insurance, and license for drivers required.-On May 19, Carbondale police cited a 16-year-old male on suspicion of criminal mischief after reportedly vandalizing a fence at Roaring Fork High School.-On May 20, a 2001 Lincoln was reported stolen from a business on Merrill Avenue in Carbondale. The case is under investigation.-On May 23, Carbondale police contacted the driver of a vehicle for no headlights in the 100 block of 8th Street. Mario Hernandez-Guerra, 34, of Carbondale, was arrested on suspicion of DUI and driving with a revoked license.-On May 23, a broken taillight and weaving prompted Carbondale officers to stop Martin Hernandez, 26, of Glenwood Springs, in the 800 block of Highway 133. He was arrested on suspicion of DUI and DUI per se.-On May 23 at 7:41 a.m., Carbondale police received a report of a RFTA bus that blew by a school bus with flashing lights on Highway 133. The RFTA driver was contacted and given a verbal warning.-On May 24, Jairo Cardona, 39, of Denver, was ticketed for petty theft following an alleged shoplifting incident at City Market.-On May 24 at 10:53 p.m., a report of a hit-and-run accident on Barber Drive in Carbondale led to the arrest of Aquileo Gomez-Morales, 58, of Carbondale, on suspicion of careless driving, DUI and DUI per se.-On May 24 at 10:56 p.m., a citizen report of a motorist spinning his wheels and driving recklessly down Carbondale’s Main Street led to the arrest of Adrian Gonzalez-Aguayo, 23, of Carbondale on suspicion of DUI, DUI per se and careless driving.-On May 25 at 12:33 a.m., a speeding stop at Highway 133 and Snowmass Drive in Carbondale resulted in a citation for driving under revocation for Alisha Baker, 18, of Delta.-On May 25 at 7:15 p.m., Carbondale police responded to a family disturbance at a residence on Highway 133. Both parties, Laura Morales, 30, and Ladislado Bustamonte-Corral, 32, were arrested on suspicion of harassment and domestic violence.-On May 25 at 1:59 a.m., Ernesto Loaeza-Hernandez, 36, of Carbondale, was arrested on suspicion of DUI and DUI per se after he was pulled over for weaving in the 300 block of Main Street.-On May 17 during an investigation of a burglary and theft of cash at Funland, located at Highway 82 and Cattle Creek Road, Garfield County deputies contacted an employee who was discovered to be wanted on an active warrant. Julie L. Jundt, 45, of Cattle Creek, was arrested and taken to the Garfield County Jail.

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