Sheriff Rock’s death was in the Line of Duty
IMPORTANT: Please direct any media requests to the contact below. Do not contact the Garfield County Emergency Communications Center or Patrol staff for media requests. GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo. – The name of Andrew J. Rock, the first elected Sheriff of Garfield County, will be placed on the Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial at Camp George West in Golden on Friday May 1, 2015. The Memorial acknowledges all “Line of Duty” deaths of Law Enforcement Officers throughout Colorado. In a letter of request submitted to Keith Dameron, Historian for the Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial, Undersheriff Cornelius writes: “Sheriff Andrew J. Rock (aka
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Renovation complete of 111-year old Satank Bridge
Spanning through 111 years of time and weather, Carbondale’s Satank Bridge is the only remaining Pratt-through truss wooden bridge in Colorado. The new timber compression members on the bridge are wooden, its tension members are all steel, and after a thorough renovation, the bridge stands as a refreshed stunning framework over the glistening Roaring Fork River on County Road 106 near the Rio Grande trail. “For all of the ghosts who have crossed this bridge – all of the cattle, all of the people, all of the memories, this bridge has stood strong. Pass along it yourself, and add to
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