Thefts, Trainings on Sheriff’s Dept.November Report

_{All individuals are innocent until proven guilty}

October 25: Deputy Pantleo took a report of theft occurring at the ski hill. An employee reported a battery valued at $400, was taken from a piece of machinery. According to the employee the theft occurred sometime between Oct. 4 and Oct. 24. No suspects have been identified.
October 29: Deputy Poet responded to a theft at the Medical Center. Investigation is ongoing and an arrest warrant has been granted.
October 29: November 1: Deputy Pantleo patrolled the Upper Piedra.
October 29: With the assistance of Archuleta County SAR, Deputy Pantleo conducted a search and rescue of an overdue hunter. The hunter found his way back to his camp later that night.
November 1-3: Undersheriff Kaminski attended Desert Snow drug investigation/ interdiction training. Tuition and lodging were covered by a regional POST grant.
November 1-4: Deputy Zeckser patrolled the Upper Piedra.
November 2: Sheriff Kambish responded to single vehicle accident on CR 30. No injuries were reported.
November 3: Deputy Starnes and Sheriff Kambish responded to a verbal confrontation; the involved parties were separated for the remainder of the night with no further incident.
November 6-9: Sheriff Kambish and Deputy Pantleo attended a low-light firearms instructor training in Highlands Ranch. The cost of the training and lodging was covered by a regional POST training grant.
November 8: Deputies Zeckser and Poet responded to an altercation in the Cathedral area. After arrival deputies spoke to the victim who displayed injuries covered with bandages. The suspect was located and arrested for violating a protection order and 3rd degree assault.
November 12: Deputy Pantleo and reserve deputy Hernandez transported Waldo Huggins from Rio Grande County Jail after Huggins was arrested on a failure to appear warrant. Huggins is one of the two parties arrested in January for multiple burglaries. He has been wanted for several months.
November 12-15: Deputy Zeckser patrolled the Upper Piedra.
November 15: Deputy Zeckser completed his seasonal employment for 2023. We look forward to his return in May of 2024.
November 20: Deputy Pantleo responded to a stranded motorist near Slumgullion pass. The driver was transported back to town where they were able to find help fixing their vehicle.
November 29: Sheriff Kambish and Deputy Poet responded to a dispute in the 300 block of Bluff St. After speaking to the involved parties, it was determined no crime had been committed. All parties separated without further incident.

Traffic Citations:

Operated OHV where prohibited: 2