The Basalt Police Department was stretched thin over the past 10 days filling all patrol shifts after 75 percent of its officers were in quarantine for possible exposure to COVID-19.
Only one officer has tested positive for the virus but others had to take precautions because of possible exposure, Police Chief Greg Knot said Monday.
“We had one officer test positive for COVID,” he said. “Four other officers were deemed to be in close contact with him at work.”
The problem arose Friday, Jan. 8, when there was crossover time between officers finishing the weekday shift and those reporting for weekend shifts. The officers were in the police station in Basalt at the same time for about one hour. An officer became ill the next day and tested positive for COVID-19.
Authorities offering $10K reward for information leading to conviction in Aspen gas vandalism
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DENVER â Officials in Aspen and Pitkin County are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a person or persons who vandalized Aspenâs natural gas system, causing outages for several days late last month.
The investigation into who vandalized three Black Hills Energy natural gas sites on the night of Dec. 26 within both the city and county is ongoing and includes the local police and sheriffâs departments as well as the FBI and Department of Homeland Security.
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Vandals leave approximately 3,500 homes without gas in Pitkin County and Aspen
Black Hills Energy said vandals caused damage to its system Sunday night, causing thousands of customers to have the gas shut off. Author: Dacia Johnson (9NEWS), Caitlin Hendee Published: 1:06 AM EST December 28, 2020 Updated: 7:13 PM EST December 29, 2020
PITKIN COUNTY, Colo. Technicians worked throughout the night Monday into Tuesday after an outage left about 3,500 Pitkin County homes without gas Sunday night, something Black Hills Energy said was caused by vandals.
The technicians began the relighting process at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning after purging and repressurizing Aspen s natural gas system.
The process will continue for residential properties throughout Tuesday until 11 p.m., and it will begin again Wednesday morning until all homes have been serviced. Residents are asked to clear snow from gas meters and be available at home to help