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Fort Morgan Police Department, 901 E Beaver Avenue, Fort Morgan, CO (2025)

06/10/2025

Last night was a great night to be a Fort Morgan Police Officer. Four new officers were part of a ceremonial badge pinning a swearing-in ceremony. It was a proud moment for these new officers, their families, and the entire law enforcement community.

Mayor Lindell was on hand to welcome these officers to the Fort Morgan community and said a few words before they were sworn in and had badges pinned on their chests. Three of the officers who were sworn in during this ceremony have previously been introduced as they recently graduated from the police academy. They include: Officer Robert Martinez, Officer Valery Agosto, and Officer Joseph Mueggenberg (left to right). Officer Mike Zordani was also sworn in as the newest member of the department. He began working for FMPD last week, and we will introduce you to him soon.

Please help us in congratulating and welcoming our newest officers to the City of Fort Morgan!

06/09/2025

Case Number/Violation of Protection Order, Resisting Arrest, Obstructing Police Location/300 Sherman St Date/052725 Time/1109 hours Victim-1/Female Age/36 Address/Log Lane Victim-2/Female Age/31 Address/Fort Morgan Victim-3/State of Colorado Arrestee/Gutierrez, Heriberto Age/33 Address/Fort Morgan Disposition/Held on Bond 258CG/mh

Case Number/Discharged a Dangerous Weapon Location/807 Vickie St Date/052725 Time/1614 hours Victim/Juvenile Arrestee/Juvenile Disposition/Released on Summons 258CG/mh

Case Number/202500000735 Offense/Possession of Controlled Substance, Intent to Distribute, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Illegal Weapon. Location/530 West Platte. Date/053025. Time/0807 hours. Victim/State of Colorado. Arrestee/Ertle, Dennis. Age/40. Address/Sterling. Disposition/Held on No Bond. 229AT/sh

Case Number/202500000709 Offense/Warrant Arrest x3. Location/9th and Meeker. Date/052625. Time/1427 hours. Victim/State of Colorado. Arrestee/Jaje, Justin. Age/40. Address/Fort Morgan. Disposition/Held on Bond. 229AT/sh

Case Number/202500000708 Offense/Failed to Display Valid Registration. Location/700 blk Main. Date/052625. Time/0834 hours. Victim/State of Colorado. Arrestee/Carroll, Dylan. Age/18. Address/Fort Morgan. Disposition/Released on Summons. 229AT/sh

Case Number/202500000722 Offense/Dog at Large, Vicious Dog Location/211 West St Date/052825 Time/1536 hours Victim/Female Age/66 Address/Fort Morgan Arrestee/Rodriguez-Alvarez, Yulisa Age/23 Address/Fort Morgan Disposition/Released on Summons 288LL/mh

Case Number/202500000726 Offense/Fraud, Elder Abuse. Location/Fort Morgan Area. Victim/Male. Age/76. Address/Fort Morgan. Disposition/Open. 254KA/sh

Case Number/202500000720 Offense/Criminal Mischief - Graffiti. Location/120 Cheyenne. Date/052825. Time/0806 hours. Victim/City of Fort Morgan. Property Damaged/City Property. Value/$500. Disposition/Open. 254KA/sh

Case Number/202500000727 Offense/Fraud. Location/230 Dahlia. Date/052925. Time/1421 hours. Victim/Male. Age/74. Case suspended pending new information. 228MM/sh

Case Number/202500000725 Offense/Warrant Arrest Location/101 S Maple Date/052925 Time/0928 hours Victim/City of Fort Morgan Arrestee/Ray, Fargo Age/50 Address/Transient Disposition/Held on Bond 256HA/mh

Case Number/202500000721 Offense/Child Abuse. Location/Fort Morgan Area. Disposition/Open. 228MM/sh

Case Number/202500000733 Offense/Warrant Arrest x5. Location/700 blk Main. Date/053025. Time/0031 hours. Victim/City of Fort Morgan. Arrestee/Cardona, Shiann. Age/30. Address/Transient. Disposition/Held on $3,750 Bond. 221SH/sh

Case Number/202500000706 Offense/Violation of Protection Order. Location/402 Gayle. Date/052625. Time/0241 hours. Victim-1/Female. Age/31. Address/Fort Morgan. Victim-2/Juvenile. Disposition/Open. 221SH/sh

Case Number/2025000000740 Offense/Violation of Protection Order. Location/1600 Main. Date/053025. Time/1716 hours. Victim/State of Colorado. Arrestee/Rex, Gregory. Age/58. Address/Fort Morgan. Disposition/Held on No Bond. 258CG/sh

Case Number/202500000734 Offense/Burglary, Violation of Protection Order. Location/1300 Barlow. Date/053025. Time/0650 hours. Victim-1/Walmart. Property Stolen/Bicycle Value/$400. Arrestee/Cardona, Shiann. Age/30. Address/Transient. Disposition/Held on No Bond. 258CG/sh

Case Number/202500000714 Offense/Violation of Protection Order. Location/1206 Main. Date/052125. Time/1823 hours. Victim/Female. Age/35. Address/Fort Morgan. Disposition/Open. 225FL/sh

Case Number/202500000718 Offense/Criminal Mischief. Location/1024 Carol. Date/052725. Time/1458 hours. Victim/Male. Age/18. Address/Fort Morgan. Property Damaged/Vehicle. Value/$2,400. Disposition/Case suspended pending new information. 225FL/sh

Case Number/202500000739 Offense/Dog at Large Location/1115 Lake St Date/052925 Time/1912 hours Victim/City of Fort Morgan Arrestee/Dubois, Austin Age/27 Address/Fort Morgan Disposition/Released on Summons 286BB/mh

Case Number/202500000737 Offense/Dog at Large Location/311 Prospect St Date/053025 Time/1306 hours Victim/City of Fort Morgan Arrestee/Ariza, Dylan Age/26 Address/Fort Morgan Disposition/Released on Summons 286BB/mh

Case Number/202500000710 Offense/Theft - Shoplifting. Location/1150 Barlow Road. Date/052625. Time/1429 hours. Victim/Hibbett Sports. Address/Fort Morgan. Property Stolen/Miscellaneous Merchandise. Value/$345. Disposition/Case suspended pending new information. 225FL/sh

Case Number/202500000682 Offense/Drove Vehicle Without Valid Driver's License, Failed to Present Evidence of Insurance. Location/300 blk Sherman Street. Date/052125. Time/0755 hours. Victim/State of Colorado. Arrestee/Cedello, Juana. Age/22. Address/Fort Morgan. Disposition/Released on Summons. 225FL/sh

Case Number/202500000676 Offense/ Fraud Location/1207 W Platte Ave Date/052125 time/1041 Victim/ State of Colorado Disposition/ Case Unfounded 250TP/bd

Case Number/ 202500000741 Offense/ Hit and Run Location/ 9th Ave & Ensign Date/053025 Time/1742 Victim/ Female Age/ 52 Address/Fort Morgan Disposition/ Case Open 252LU/bd

Case Number/202500000744 Offense/Harassment, Domestic Violence. Location/Fort Morgan. Date/060225. Time/0855 hours. Victim/Female Age/43. Address/Sterling. Arrestee/Pascale, Jeremy. Age/48. Address/Gordon, NE. Disposition/Held on No Bond. 228MM/sh

Case Number/202500000696 Offense/Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substance, Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Large Capacity Magazine, Possessing Illegal Weapon, Violation of Protection Order, Open Alcoholic Beverage Container, Open Ma*****na Container, Obstructed Windows. Location/200 blk Sherman. Date/052425. Time/1500 hours. Victim/State of Colorado. Arrestee/Lopez, Noah. Age/23. Address/Fort Morgan. Disposition/Held on No Bond. 297NS/sh

Case Number/202500000434 Offense/Fraud Location/Fort Morgan Area Date/060325 Victim/Female Age/69 Address/Fort Morgan Property/Pre-Paid Card Value/$1,042.00 Disposition/Case Suspended 228MM/mh

Case Number/202500000754 Offense/Vandalism Location/1017 Ensign St Date/060325 Time/1604 hours Victim/Male Age/52 Address/Fort Morgan Property/Vehicle Windows Value/$1000 Disposition/Case Open 228MM/mh

Case Number/202500000751 Offense/Curfew Location/West Platte and Meeker Date/060325 Time/0215 hours Victim/City of Fort Morgan Disposition/Case Open 215CC/mh

06/05/2025

This is happening across the state and our citizens are not immune. We have received several reports of this scam. Please go to the state’s website to report, as they are aware of this scam.

Also, remember to NEVER click on any links or send any money to anyone that is reaching out to you unexpectedly. It is always best to call the entity they are claiming to be before sending any money.

https://dmv.colorado.gov/fraud-alertsscams

06/04/2025

The Fort Morgan Police Department received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) regarding Richard Lara (34 Years old) involving child po*******hy. A search warrant and an arrest warrant were executed on June 3, and Lara was arrested on 1 charge of S*xual Exploitation of a Child and was advised by a judge later in the afternoon. He was given a $50k cash/surety bond at advisement. This case is ongoing and may lead to further charges.

Richard Lara is a registered s*x offender with a 2017 conviction for a similar crime.

*All charges are simply an accusation by law enforcement, and all parties must be presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

ICAC cases often require a significant amount of time to fully investigate. This is because that they can take time to get search warrant information returned from internet providers, to determine who is using a specific IP address to downoad or upload illegal content, Once the inforamation is returned, the police narrow down on a suspect and all computers, phones, and other digital evidence that may be capabe of sending or receiving these messages, must be seized and forensically reviewed (often at a lab) for evidence. Only after the illegal content is located and the owner/possessor of the information is identified, is an arrest warrant sought.

The Fort Morgan Police Department has two investigators who are assigned to work all drug investigations and child po*******hy cases that come through our department.

06/03/2025

To be fully transparent with the community, the Fort Morgan Police Department is releasing the Monthly Crime Report. While we continue with the weekly blotter, this report shows some overall numbers of activities that show the proactive police work happening each month.

For context, each of the numbers in this report represents something specific. The numbers mean the following:

• Calls for Service – represents all calls that officers respond to or initiate. This includes all the numbers in this report, plus many more.

• Traffic Contacts – represents all contacts with a motor vehicle for a traffic violation.

• Community Policing – represents meaningful interactions with members of the public that are self-initiated by the officer. This does not include interactions as part of any call or routine activity. It is most often a call generated by the officer for business contacts, interactions with kids playing, talking to members of the public, etc.

• Tickets – represents all tickets written for any violation. This could include traffic contacts, dog at large, theft, or even drugs (when misdemeanor amounts are possessed). Many other things are included, which may result in a person being physically arrested or released on a summons.
• Misdemeanor Arrest– represents physical arrests in which at least one individual on the call was transported to the detention center on misdemeanor charges.

• Felony Arrest – represents a physical arrest in which at least one individual on the call was transported to the detention center on felony charges.

• DUI/DUID – represents the number of people arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (or both).

06/02/2025

Please join us for a blood drive. This isn’t just ANY blood drive; this is a competition between the police and the fire departments to see who can get the most people to show up!

We all know “everyone loves a firefighter”. What we don’t know is why. In competition, everyone wants to be 1st, not 2nd! Yet day in and day out, the police arrive 1st, making it safe so the firefighters can do their thing (in 2nd place). Maybe it is the calendars (they do put out great calendars), or maybe it is because they are great cooks, but let me tell you a secret. They aren’t born great cooks, they learn that while sitting around the fire hall waiting for the next call to come in, while the cops are keeping the fire hall safe so they can get to that call.

I know they get to play a lot of video games at work, so maybe they can interact with the gamers, and that makes them cool! All while the police officers are out there trying to arrest the thieves who are trying to steal the gaming system. I don’t know what the reason is, but this is where we need YOUR help!

Please donate blood on June 4th at the Fort Morgan American Legion between 9:30am and 1:30pm. When you go there, go toward the police (if they aren’t all out taking calls) and give us some love for once. Let those firefighters know that even if everyone loves them, we can be cool too. Unless they are handing out those calendars, then maybe you should go get one of those.

Of course, we love the firefighters too. We have a great deal of respect for what they do and love the interactions we have with them. We are fortunate to have such a great group of people who put so much into the fire department. This is all fun, but for a great cause! Wait…..maybe I should have been a firefighter!

06/02/2025

Case Number/202500000669 Offense/ Damaged Property Location/ 630 State St Date/052025 Time/1611 Victim/ City of Fort Morgan Disposition/ Case Suspended 228MM/bd

Case Number/202500000668 Offense/Hit and Run Location/301 Gateway Date/052025 Time/0730 Victim/Male Age/38 Address/ Fort Morgan Disposition/Case Suspended 228MM/bd

Case Number/202500000664 Offense/ Open Container Date/051925 Time/1532 Victim/ City of Fort Morgan Disposition/ Case Open 254KA/bd

Case Number/202500000670 Offense/Dog at Large. Location/309 Main. Date/052025. Time/0828 hours. Victim/City of Fort Morgan. Arrestee/Perez, Sarah. Age/34. Address/Fort Morgan. Disposition/Released on Summons. 286BB/sh

Case Number/202500012191 Offense/ Damage Property (Graffiti) Location/620 Ash St Date/051925 Time/1446 Victim/ Male Age/ 67 Address/ For Morgan Disposition/ Case Suspended 254KA/bd

Case Number/202500000646 Offense/Third Degree Assault, Disorderly Conduct. Location/605 Education Avenue. Date/051625. Time/1311 hours. Victim/Juvenile. Arrestee/Juvenile. Disposition/Released on Summons. 238JR/sh

Case Number/202500000648 Offense/Underage Possession of To***co. Location/605 Education Avenue. Date/051625. Time/1617 hours. Victim/City of Fort Morgan. Disposition/Open. 238JR/sh

Case Number/202500000666 Offense/Warrant Arrest. Location/1000 East Platte. Date/051925. Time/1834 hours. Victim/State of Colorado. Arrestee/Juvenile. Disposition/Held on Bond. 215CC/sh

Case Number/202500000663 Offense/ S*x Assault Location/ Morgan Area Disposition/ Case Open 254KA/bd

Case Number/202500000662 Offense/ Dog At Large Location/ 700 Lincoln Date/051225 Time/1718 Victim/ City of Fort Morgan Arrestee/ Nunez-Ortega, Jose Age/ 25 Address/ Fort Morgan Disposition/ Released on Summons 288LL/bd

Case Number/202500000698 Offense/Obstructing Police, Theft, Tampering with Physical Evidence, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of a Controlled Substance (Fentanyl), Possession of a Transaction Device, Possession of Identification Documents, Trespass, Driving While under the Influence of Alcohol, Drugs or Both, Eluding, Open Container Location/100 blk Walnut Date/052425 Time/1911 hours Victim-1/State of Colorado Victim-2/Male Address/Englewood Victim-3/Female Address/Commerce City Victim-4/Male Address/Parker Victim-5/Female Address/Sterling Victim-6/Female Address/Commerce City Victim-7/Male Address/Aurora Arrestee-1/Poot-Baca, Christopher Age/25 Address/Aurora Disposition/Held on Bond Arrestee-2/Rincon, Jasmin Age/28 Address/Fort Morgan Disposition/Held on Bond Arrestee-3/Jaramillo, Calvin Age/24 Address/Arvada Disposition/Held on Bond 215CC/mh

Case Number/202500000688 Offense/ Disregarded stop sign, Drove under restraint Location/ 100 Main St Date/052325 Time/1059 Victim/ State of Colorado Arrestee/ Velazquez-Mendiola, Brayan Age/21 Address/ Fort Morgan Disposition/ Held on Bond 217JH/bd

Case Number/202500000683 Offense/Disorderly Conduct, Cruelty to Animals, Resisting Arrest, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Location/Riverview and MCR 17.7. Date/052225. Time/1644 hours. Victim/State of Colorado. Arrestee/Delacruz-Delapena, Raul. Age/47. Address/Log Lane Village. Disposition/Held on No Bond. 229AT/sh

Case Number/202500000675 Offense/Privilege to Drive Restrained for Express Consent or Alcohol/Drug Related Offense, Traffic Offense. Location/800 blk West. Date/052125. Time/0751 hours. Victim/State of Colorado. Arrestee/Pulliam, Paul. Age/33. Address/Fort Morgan. Disposition/Held on No Bond. 229AT/sh

Case Number/202500000527 Offense/Menacing. Location/1505 East Burlington. Date/042225. Time/1922 hours. Victim/Male. Age/35. Address/Fort Morgan. Disposition/Case suspended pending new information. 229AT/sh

Case Number/202500000640 Offense/Third Degree Assault, Theft, Domestic Violence. Location/Fort Morgan. Date/051525. Time/0059 hours. Victim/Female. Age/18. Address/Fort Morgan. Property Stolen/Keys. Value/$100. Arrestee/Castro-Lopez, Melvin. Age/18. Address/Fort Morgan. Disposition/Held on No Bond. 229AT/sh

Case Number/202500000672 Offense/ Warrant Arrest Location/ Deuel & Kiowa Date/052025 Time/052025 Victim/ State of Colorado Arrestee/ Perez-Castro, Emerson Age/ 20 Address/ Fort Morgan Disposition/ Held on Bond 212KC/bd

Case Number/202500000679 Offense/Assault. Location/300 Lake. Date/052125. Time/1740 hours. Victim/Juvenile. Arrestee/Juvenile. Disposition/Released on Summons. 252LU/sh

Case Number/202500000667 Offense/Assault, Child Abuse Location/121 Deuel St Date/051925 Time/1920 hours Victim/Juvenile Arrestee/Whitmer, Jonathan Age/38 Address/Transient Disposition/Held on Bond 221SH/mh

Case Number/202500000684 Offense/S*xual Assault Location/Fort Morgan Area Disposition/Case Open 240DQ/mh

Case Number/202500000691 Offense/Vandalism Location/1200 Barlow Rd Date/052425 Time/0930 hours Victim/Burger King Property/Order Board Value/$40 Disposition/Case Open 228MM/mh

Case Number/202500000686 Offense/Assault, Disorderly Conduct. Location/1239 East Kiowa. Date/052225. Time/2016 hours. Victim/Juvenile. Disposition/Open. 241AC/sh

Case Number/202500000685 Offense/Drove Vehicle When License Revoked as Habitual Traffic Offender. Location/700 blk East 6th Avenue. Date/052225. Time/1952 hours. Victim/State of Colorado. Arrestee/Michel, Joel. Age/35. Address/Wiggins. Disposition/Released on Summons. 241AC/sh

Case Number/202500000671 Offense/ Drove Vehicle when License Under Restraint Location/ E Riverview & Grant Date/052025 Time/1823 Victim/State of Colorado Arrestee/ Sarinana, Jesus Age/ 26 Address/ Fort Morgan Disposition/ Released on Summons 212KC/bd

Case Number/202500000702 Offense/Theft. Location/1121 Lake. Date/052525. Time/1513 hours. Victim/Male. Age/53. Address/Fort Morgan. Property Stolen/Lawnmower, Misc. Items. Value/$515. Disposition/Case suspended pending new information. 256HA/sh

Case Number/202500000690 Offense/Warrant Arrest x2. Location/601 Main. Date/052425. Time/0836 hours. Victim/State of Colorado. Arrestee/Eckert, Jasmine. Age/30. Address/Transient. Disposition/Held on Bond. 256HA/sh

Case Number/202500000677 Offense/Fraud - False Statement. Location/1207 West Platte. Date/052125. Time/1042 hours. Victim/State of Colorado. Disposition/Open. 256HA/sh

Case Number/202500000626 Offense/Fraud - False Statement. Location/1207 West Platte. Date/051325. Time/1020 hours. Victim/State of Colorado. Disposition/Open. 254KA/sh

Case Number/202500000732 Offense/Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Drove Defective Vehicle, Speeding, Possessed Open Ma*****na Container in Motor Vehicle Location/1505 E Burlington Ave Date/052925 Time/2207 hours Victim/State of Colorado Arrestee/Arnold, Ryan Age/37 Address/Brush Disposition/Held on Bond 223ACA/mh

Case Number/202500000639 Offense/Third Degree Assault. Location/801 South West. Date/051425. Time/2121 hours. Victim/Juvenile. Disposition/Unfounded. 221SH/sh

Case Number/202500000629 Offense/Fraud - False Statement. Location/1207 West Platte. Date/051325. Time/1020 hours. Victim/State of Colorado. Disposition/Unfounded. 244BH/sh

Case Number/202500000700 Offense/ Minor in Possession of Alcohol Location/ 1000 Lincoln Date/052525 Time/0404 Victim/ City of Fort Morgan Arrestee/ Lopez, Arely Age/18 Address/Brush Disposition/ Released on Summons 231TB/bd

Case Number/202500000712 Offense/Criminal Mischief. Location/1600 Main. Date/052625. Time/2144 hours. Victim-1/Male. Age/19. Address/Brush. Victim-2/Juvenile. Property Damaged/Vehicles. Value/$200. Arrestee/Cyiza, Fabrice. Age/19. Address/Fort Morgan. Disposition/Released on Summons. 252LU/sh

Case Number/202500000705 Offense/DUI, DUI per se, Drove Vehicle Without Valid Driver's License Location/800 W Platte Ave Date/052525 Time/2300 hours Victim/State of Colorado Arrestee/Sierra-Barrera, Ariel Age/34 Address/Fort Morgan Disposition/Held on Bond 223ACA/mh

Case Number/202500000689 Offense/ Curfew Violation Location/ Sherman & Beaver Date/052425 victim/ city of Fort Morgan Arrestee/ Juvenile Arrestee2/ Juvenile Arrestee 3/ Juvenile Arrestee 4/ Juvenile Disposition/ Released on Summons 231TB/bd

06/01/2025

From the desk of Chief Sharp:

On Friday, the Fort Morgan Police Department issued a press release about an incident that occurred at the carwash in the 500 block of West Platte Avenue. The post was put out after several rumors that involved this department being involved in immigration arrests. The fact is that the photos of our officers and other officers in the area were involved in the arrest of an individual who was wanted by the U.S. Marshall’s Office and the Logan County Sheriff’s Office. Due to the circumstances of that incident, our office was unaware of the incident until after the arrest was made. During the arrest, there was a lot of loud noise and commotion that would likely cause concern for people in the area and we would have normally notified the community of such incidents as they occurred. Since we were unaware of the incident, a release was made to keep the community informed.

As a result of that post, many people made assumptions, accusations, and attacked others for their political beliefs. I want to be clear: nowhere in that post did it say we would not, do not, or have never assisted ICE or any other law enforcement agency. In my 31 years with the Fort Morgan Police Department, it has always been the policy of this agency to assist each and every law enforcement agency whether local, state, or federal, when requested. I am not aware of one single incident in which we have not aided when asked. In fact, Friday was a good example of us assisting both the federal and local authorities after they made an arrest, but utilizing our K9, where drugs were found and an arrest for those charges was made.

We often work with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and have made several cases with their assistance, one within the past few months. These cases always involve individuals who are involved in the distribution of illegal drugs or child po*******hy. We have never been requested by HSI to assist in any immigration policy violations, unless other criminal laws of the state have also been violated.

A few months ago, I made a statement about our officers not arresting individuals based on immigration status alone. This is not a political statement but based on the fact that we have no authority to arrest anyone for federal law violations alone. If ICE wants an individual, they have the right and ability to pick up anyone that they deem to be violating laws. As Sheriff Martin stated in his statement regarding the county being called a sanctuary county, if they don’t pick them up, they are “released per Colorado law”. This is because the law does not allow a county jail to hold any prisoner for immigration policies alone. If we even tried to take a person to the jail on an immigration hold only, we would be turned away as the law doesn’t allow the county to hold that person without other criminal charges. Furthermore, there is no facility that we, as a police agency, can take an individual for such violations.

Let me be clear: the Fort Morgan Police Department will always cooperate with any and all law enforcement agencies to enforce all laws. We have sworn an oath to enforce all local and state laws while following the Constitution of the United States of America and the State of Colorado. We do not believe in doing anything to prohibit or interfere with any law enforcement partner from meeting their legal requirements. At the same time, we will enforce all laws of which we have legal authority and have not been deemed unconstitutional by the courts of the United States, whether we agree or disagree with the law, just as intended by our founding fathers.

Police agencies should not be political. Our job is to enforce the laws as written by the legislative branch of government and upheld by the judicial branch. That is what we strive to do as part of our oath. I strongly urge all the people of Fort Morgan to be heard at the ballot box, not bashing each other on social media. If you don’t agree with the law as written, you have the power to change them! It is important that we all follow the rule of law; this includes the police and the citizens. We are fortunate to live in the greatest country on earth and must work together, through all branches of government to make it the best it can be!

05/30/2025

The Fort Morgan Police Department has been made aware of a rumor that we are assisting ICE in arrests if Fort Morgan. The rumor is due to police presence in the 500 block of West Platte Avenue, this morning. This has nothing to do with ICE, but was an arrest of a suspect by the Logan County Sheriff’s Office and US Marshall’s Office that started in Logan County this morning. The suspect was observed leaving the Logan County area and was followed. An arrest was made when the suspect drove into the carwash, as this was a good tactical position for the officers involved.

FMPD was not involved in the incident and was not made aware of this until after the arrest occurred, as it was not planned to be done here. Once the arrest was made, our K9 was brought in to assist as well as our officers. The investigation into the vehicle is ongoing, but it has nothing to do with an ICE arrest.

05/29/2025

Every once in a while, (ok. often) we run across a case that makes us go hmmmm, 🤔🤔🤔WTF (Why The Foolishness?). Today, I am going to teach you what NOT 🚫 to do if you don't want to get arrested, so listen up.

Tinting your windows may be legal if it allows enough light in the car, but tinting the windshield is not a good idea. The law does allow you to tint it on the top 4" of the windshields, but officers often find people who can't measure and tint the whole thing. I don't know why they do this; the sun doesn't shine all the time, and the tint makes it harder to see when it is dark🌚🌒🌓. The bet around the office is that people who do this think they are ugly and don't want others to see them (we don't judge, but it is apparent they are trying to hide something). Anyway, when you tint the entire windshield, you provide job security for an officer who has been granted, by your decision, the right to activate the red and blue lights to contact you.🚓🚓🚓

When an officer is behind you and those pretty flashing lights come on, you should pull over and stop🛑 immediately. Even if you don’t think you did anything wrong, you know your rights, or they just always “pick” on you. Your best bet is to pull over and see what the officer has to say.

Last weekend, an FMPD officer contacted a guy with illegally tinted windows and an inability to measure 4” on the windshield.🤦‍♂️ He did exactly what I just said you should do. What he apparently didn’t know, however, is that when you do stop, you should not have open alcohol containers in the back seat, ma*****na and joints in the front seat, and a restraining order preventing you from those things. Once the officer sees this stuff in plain view, you just gave them the right to put you in handcuffs, and these actions will likely lead to a search of your vehicle.

If you forgot about the restraining order, alcohol, and w**d, you are already in trouble, but unless you are like this guy, there is still a chance to get away with a ticket.📋 Here is where you want to make sure you aren’t doing what this guy did! Don’t 🚫 carry your f***y pack on the passenger seat with a winter mask, “brass knuckles”, and baggies of co***ne. On top of that, don’t bring a loaded handgun with a high-capacity magazine and large sums of cash. When you do these things, you are more than likely to be taken to county jail🚔 on some charges that may impact your job, family, and freedom for a while⏳.

I know what you are thinking: why doesn’t the FMPD command staff have tinted windshields? If anybody should be ashamed, it should be them! Well, let me tell you something, our command staff has self-confidence, and so should you!🤝🤝

05/28/2025

On the afternoon of May 8, 2025, the Fort Morgan Police Department received information that a male party. Chad Sindelar, 37 of Greeley, was heading to the Fort Morgan area, and he had a $500,000 cash-only bond out of Jefferson County. The pending warrant from Jefferson County was for: distribution of controlled substances (DF1, DF1, DF2, DF3) and possession of a weapon by a previous offender (F5). He also had a $1000 PR bond out of Weld County for drug paraphernalia and driving under restraint.

Sindelar was observed driving in the 600 Block of Lincoln and saw officers converging on him. He quickly jumped from his car and began running. A detective was able to catch up to him and get him to the ground, but Sindelar was able to get up and continue running.

Based on the location and the time of day, officers surrounded the area to keep Sindelar in the area, rather than chasing him toward a school that was in session. After setting up a perimeter, officers began canvassing the neighborhood and discovered that Sindelar had made his way into a nearby residence of an innocent bystander who was present with her two children. Sindelar threatened and attempted to bribe the individuals in the home before leaving.

Fort Morgan Police Detectives applied for an arrest warrant for Sindelar on numerous charges, including:
• Second degree burglary (F4)
• Criminal Extortion (F4)
• Menacing (M1)
• Obstructing a peace officer (M2)
• Driving after revocation prohibited (MT2)
• Expired registration (TIB)

On May 23, 2025, Chad Sindelar was located at his home in Greeley and barricaded himself inside. He was taken into custody by the local police agency on warrants from Jefferson County, Weld County, and Morgan County.

*All charges are simply an accusation by law enforcement, and all parties must be presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

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