By Jacob Richards On Friday, June 19, Grand Junction Police Department shot and killed Patti Wilson, a 31-year-old trans woman. What we know, paints the picture of a person having a mental health crisis. It was a violent situation that ended violently. Long before a conflict over a Cherry-Coke escalated into violence in the North … Continue reading Closures Set Stage for Crisis Resulting in the Police Killing of Patti Wilson
GJPD Hospitalizes At-Risk Adult and Revolutionist Contributor
by Jacob Richards On Sunday afternoon, Glenn Greuling, age 66 and legally disabled, was riding his bicycle from Wal-Mart back to his house on Texas Ave. when he was pulled over by GJPD just twenty feet from his driveway. The officers claim he was riding his bike on the wrong side of the street, but … Continue reading GJPD Hospitalizes At-Risk Adult and Revolutionist Contributor
Decembers News Briefs
Cartoon by Dalton Trombone GJPD Settles Civil Rights Claim The city of Grand Junction agreed to pay Abraham Ybarra $250,000 to settle a civil-rights lawsuit filed in response to a 2023 incident and arrest. After Ybarra was tased and on the ground, GJPD officer Cody Lopez can be heard telling Ybarra’s wife “He’s gonna get … Continue reading Decembers News Briefs
March News Briefs
GJPD Goes Viral The Grand Junction Police Department has been featured in a viral video on the Youtube channel, Audit the Audit, titled “This Female Cop Messed up BIG TIME! Massive Lawsuit Incoming!” After getting over the sexist title, it breaks down an illegal police stop endemic of the city’s war on the unhoused. Most … Continue reading March News Briefs
AG Weiser Speaks, while Parents Left in Dark Amid Threat and Scores of Students Searched
But hours earlier the cell-phone policy was not working for student and families as R-5 High School as the school went into lockdown over a gun threat, and scores of students were searched including pat downs and requests to pull up shirts and pants as GJPD and D51 security searched for a weapon.
Toner, Truth, and Tribulation: A Brief History of The Red Pill
It was 2004, our phones were dumb and invasion of Iraq had morphed into an occupation and insurgency, the local anti-war movement active in the run up to war was largely disempowered after the bombs started falling. The lack of dissent was deafening on the campus of then Mesa State College.
Tent Ban Goes into Effect; Laws of Physics Remain in Place
A week-ago today the Grand Junction City Council voted 6-1 to ban enclosed tents in city parks. This was a reversal of a February decision by council to not enact a ban on tents, the reason being given at the time was that there was nowhere for people to reasonably go. There is still no … Continue reading Tent Ban Goes into Effect; Laws of Physics Remain in Place
Use of Deadly Force Skyrockets in Mesa County. Local Media Silent.
Whenever local law enforcement agency is involved in a lethal force incident, whether someone dies or not, it triggers an investigation by the 21st Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team. The team is comprised of Mesa County Sheriff's Office, Municipal Police Departments, Colorado State Patrol, and other smaller agencies. Since its inception the team has … Continue reading Use of Deadly Force Skyrockets in Mesa County. Local Media Silent.
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