RACHEL ALEXANDER 1/31/2012 Charges were filed in a third case against a Cañon City man who claims ties to the Sureños gang. Francisco Salazar, 29, was charged Monday with one count each of possession of two grams or less of methamphetamines, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of two ounces or less of marijuana.

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Rachel Alexander 1/19/2012 Charges were filed today against a Cañon City man who claims ties to the Sureños gang. Francisco Salazar, 29, was charged in two separate felony cases.

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Jaryd Wilson 1/10/2012 CANON CITY - SWAT team members from the Fremont County Sheriff's Office arrested a man Thursday who appeared to be connected with a gang member arrested the night before.

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RACHEL ALEXANDER 1/6/2012 A man with admitted gang affiliations was arrested late Wednesday after a Cañon City Police Sergeant stopped to assist with a broken down vehicle. Francisco Salazar, 29, of Cañon City, was arrested on suspicion of misuse of license plates, possession of a schedule II controlled substance and possession of an illegal weapon.

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Chad Abraham 4/25/2011 The Aspen district attorney’s office on Thursday dropped cocaine distribution and possession charges against a former Aspen man after the Colorado Supreme Court upheld the suppression of evidence in the case.

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Rick Carroll 3/29/2011 DENVER - The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday upheld a district judge's order that Aspen police illegally collected incriminating evidence from a suspected drug dealer's cell phone more than two years ago.

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Rachel Alexander 1/2/2011 Editor’s Note: The Daily Record’s No. 1 story of 2010 is Medical Marijuana. It’s the issue that has divided communities around the state, sparked an industry and forced the government to take notice and develop new regulations.

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9/30/2010 ASPEN — A Pitkin County prosecutor is challenging a judge's recent dismissal of key evidence in the alleged drug dealing case of Devin Schutter. Chief District Attorney Arnold Mordkin on Tuesday filed a notice of appeal of District Judge James Boyd's Sept. 20 ruling in which he dismissed allegedly incriminating text messages police read on Schutter's cell phone — which he left at The Aspen Store — that led to his arrest.

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Rachel Alexander 8/30/2010 Martial arts students from four Cañon City schools Saturday performed in a Masters of Martial Arts to support local drug education. “The DARE program is very important to all of us,” said Mike Brecht, head instructor of USA Tang Soo Do.

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Fountain Councilman Loses Case Mireya Garcia 7/26/2010 FOUNTAIN - A judge denies a restraining order against a man who confronted Fountain City Council members in early June. Al Lender said City Councilman Harold Thompson punched him in the face during a verbal confrontation. After an investigation, the Cañon City district attorney decided not to file charges against Thompson.

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