Body-worn cameras now standard equipment for Garfield County Sheriff’s Office
Members of the Garfield County Sheriff's Office display the new body-worn cameras in front of the sheriff's office in Glenwood Springs.
The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office has been researching body worn cameras for our deputies for over a year. This research included not only carefully examining several of the more popular systems on the market that are actively being used by other agencies but also tracking and monitoring the improvements in body-worn camera technology that has developed over the last few years. Sheriff Lou Vallario decided early on that we would not wait to implement this program in Garfield County until July of 2023, when body cameras are mandated to be worn by law enforcement officers in the State of Colorado.
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GCSAR team rescues six stranded rafters from the Roaring Fork River
Deputy Vargas of the Garfield County Sheriff's Office assists Garfield County Search and Rescue with a rescue operation on the Roaring Fork River near Glenwood Springs, CO.
On Tuesday evening at 6:54 p.m., the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) was notified of four children and two adults whose raft had been pinned on a rock in the Roaring Fork River, about one mile below Ironbridge, near Glenwood Springs, CO. The raft was being held against the rock by the strong current associated with the high water run-off of the Roaring Fork River. Garfield County Search and Rescue (GCSAR) was called out by the GCSO, arrived on scene, and began operations to rescue the two adults and four children, ages 7, 9, 13, and 14 from the river,
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Garfield County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Earl Gay retires
On Thursday April 28, 2022, Deputy Earl Gay officially retired from his duties at the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO). Gay began his career with the GCSO in 1997. Although he was Peace Officer Standards and Training-certified (P.O.S.T.), he spent his initial time as a deputy in the Garfield County Jail until a position opened up in the patrol division. He enjoyed his work and spent the next 25 years of law enforcement working primarily for the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office. Gay achieved the rank of corporal during that time. He was well known for his infectious smile and quiet
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