Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials euthanized a bear late Tuesday morning in Glenwood Springs after determining that the animal had broken into several vehicles.
“That bear was unfortunately the first one in this year that had to be euthanized from our office in Glenwood Springs,” said wildlife manager Matt Yamashita, who supervises the Glenwood Springs, Aspen and Vail area for Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Yamashita said the bear had been breaking out windows, a behavior that poses a threat to public safety even if the bear were to be relocated.
“When we’re responding to bear injuries, I would much rather take the flack from trying to euthanize a bear rather than having to sit and talk with the family of someone who is in the hospital after being injured by a bear,” Yamashita said.
The Glenwood Springs Fire Department quickly contained a brush fire with high potential to spread near the Three Mile footbridge Friday afternoon.
Firefighters responded to a report of a brush fire near Three Mile Bridge at 2:21 p.m. Friday which had burned a quarter-acre on a moderate slope with the potential to spread quickly, a news release from Mina Bolton, public information officer for the Glenwood Springs Fire Department.
Firefighters were able to completely contain the fire within 10 minutes and continued to extinguish residual fire within the containment area and prevent a reignition during high winds, the release states.
“Witnesses reported seeing juveniles in the area prior to seeing smoke,” the release states.
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(Glenwood) A Glenwood woman was arrested earlier this week on a warrant.
The Glenwood Police Department says officers arrested 39-year-old Crystal Rowland Monday. Rowland was arrested on a Mills County warrant for failure to appear. She was additionally charged with driving while revoked.
Rowland was taken to the Mills County Jail on $2,000 total bond.
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