The following press release was submitted by Rebecca Rice, Chaffee County Build A Generation. In four hours, Chaffee County turned in 75.7lbs of unused or expired medications at collection sites in Salida and Buena Vista as part of the Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on April 28th. A big thank you to the community members who [...]

At our community forums on drugs and alcohol in Chaffee County, several people suggested we create a tip line to receive anonymous information about illegal drugs, underage alcohol sales and use, and related issues.  After a good deal of effort, the sheriff’s office has finally implemented the suggestion. A telephone line directly connected to a [...]

Chaffee County Coroner Randy Amettis informed the sheriff’s office today that the death of David Butler, 46, who died in a barn fire near Buena Vista on March 8, has been declared by the coroner to be a suicide.  The determination is based on autopsy results, evidence collected by arson investigators at the fire scene, [...]

Sheriff Pete Palmer today announced that Buena Vista resident Catelyn Wagner, 17, is this year’s recipient of the County Sheriffs of Colorado scholarship award for Chaffee County. The state’s county sheriffs association offered a total of 32 awards of $500 each this year to deserving high school and college students in Colorado to fund higher [...]

The sheriff and undersheriff… …attended a variety of meetings including local law enforcement officials in Cañon City, Over the River participating agencies, West Central Mental Health, Salida Rotary Club, US ProChallenge Race planning, and school emergency operations planning. Operations An extensive operation to apprehend a fugitive wanted for violating parole on a manslaughter charge ended [...]