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Megan Terlecky
Information & Communication Manager
(970) 244-3929 Office
(970) 986-0950 Cell
Megan.Terlecky@mesacounty.us
Latest News Releases
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Arizona man faces drug charges after stop on I-70
Fernando Jimenez-Arellanes, 44MCSO Photo 1-17-2020MESA COUNTY, Colo - On Friday, January 17, 2020 at approximately 2:30 am, a Mesa County Sheriff’s deputy assigned to the Western Colorado Drug Task Force stopped a car traveling eastbound on I-70 at mile post 16 after the car was observed weaving on ...
Posted 7 days ago
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County Sheriffs of Colorado Scholarship Program
MESA COUNTY, Colo - Sheriff Matt Lewis announced today that County Sheriffs of Colorado, Inc. (CSOC), the state Sheriffs Association, will award a $500 scholarship to a deserving Mesa County student next spring. CSOC established the scholarship program in 1978. Since then, this effort has continued ...
Posted 11 days ago
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Help find the family who lost their belongings!
Photo of the Car before luggagefalls into the roadUPDATE: We Found Them!!! The family was traveling home to Phoenix after vacationing in Denver when they lost their luggage in Clifton. They didn't realize it was missing until they were almost home. The Mesa County Sheriff's Office is now working on ...
Posted 11 days ago
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Update: Juveniles behind vandalism spree
UPDATE: Mesa County Sheriff’s Office deputies have identified suspects in a string of vandalism incidents that occurred in Fruitvale. Currently, the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating 12 incidents of vandalism that occurred between December 29, 2019 and January 4, 2020 in the area of 29 ½...
Posted 14 days ago
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Grand Junction man arrested after hours-long standoff
MESA COUNTY, Colo - Mesa County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Kelsten Chessani, 28, after an hours-long standoff this afternoon inside an apartment at the Racquet Club Apartments (2915 Orchard Ave). Chessani had several active warrants for his arrest including a felony warrant out of the Grand Junctio...
Posted 16 days ago