The Southern Colorado Safe Streets Task Force is attempting to locate two wanted street criminals.
Pablo Ortiz, 44,who has been featured twice before on Safe Streets, is described as a Hispanic male, 5 foot 6 inches tall and150 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Ortiz has a no-bond warrant for a parole violation, which includes dangerous drugs.
Mariah Montano, 29,is described as a Hispanic female, 5 foot 7 inches tall and 240 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Montano has a no-bond warrant for a parole violation, which includes vehicle theft.
If anyone has any information on the whereabouts of these individuals, you are encouraged to contact the Pueblo Police Department at 553-2502. If you would like to remain anonymous, contact Pueblo Crime Stoppers at 542-7867 or pueblocrimestoppers.com.
If your information leads to a felony arrest, you could be eligible for a cash reward.
In related Safe Streets news, fugitives Matthew Muniz andTadd Clinkingbeard have been arrested, bringing the program's success rate to nearly 95%.
ALIVE BUT JAILED
Fortunately, he wasn't dead, but a Pueblo man is in jail after he was contacted, unresponsive, at a convenience store Thursday.
At 12:50 a.m., Officers Mike Cira and Scott Aubuchon responded to a Northern Avenue convenience store on report of a man down, and possibly deceased. There, they found a man laying between a concrete parking bumper and the sidewalk in front of the store.
"The male was so unresponsive that the officers weren’t certain of his status, but paramedics arrived and were able to wake him up," noted Capt. Tom Rummel.
The man, whom Rummel said was "on something," was identified as Nathan P. Granados, 28. As it turned out, Granados was a suspect in a case Officer Cira had earlier investigated.
After being medically cleared, Granados was arrested on suspicion of second degree assault-bodily injury and felony menacing, with a third charge of criminal mischief.
POTENTIAL SHOT FIRED
A 20-year-old male is listed as a suspect in the investigation of a shots fired call Wednesday in the 1900 block of Constitution Road.
The reporting party told police a male party in a green car was speeding up and down the streets inside of a trailer park. When the reporting person told him to "slow down," the driver began to curse and yell at the woman. He then drove back and forth multiple times.
As he exited the trailer park, the woman said she heard a gunshot.
Another witness said the driver of the green vehicle was the boyfriend of a female resident of the park. She told police the driver, who was the only one in the car, pointed a gun in the air, shooting one time.
The identity of the driver was confirmed by a woman who recently broke up with the suspect, evidently leading to the outburst in the park.
Security footage revealed a green car, with no license plates, traveling inside the park. It was unclear from the footage whether or not the driver had a gun.
A search of the area produced no shell casing.
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF
The front and back windows of a Volkswagen parked in the 2000 block of East Orman Avenue were reported broken out Thursday, resulting in a $900 loss for the owner.
A landlord in the process of evicting tenants from a home in the 1300 block of Cypress Street noticed nearly $1,000 in damage to the home's garage door and a window Friday.
FRAUD
On Wednesday, a resident of Bruce Lane received a letter from the Small Business Administration advising her to start a payment plan for a loan she had received.
The woman, however, never applied for a loan.
After contacting the SBA, the victim was told someone using her Social Security number had taken out a loan of $9,600 for a business in her name. The address for the fictitious business was located in Pueblo, the victim told anofficer this week.
AUTO THEFT
A white 1995 GMC pickup ($1,000) was reported stolen from the 1900 block of West 29th Street Wednesday. Also, a brown 2004 Hyundai Accent ($5,000) went missing from the 1900 block of West 12th Street.
A gray 2002 Dodge Durango ($600) was reported stolen from the 2700 block of Thatcher Avenue Thursday.
BURGLARY
An air vending machine belonging to CSC Services, in the 900 block of West U.S. Highway 50, was broken into, and $800 in currency removed. Damage to the unit is $200, according to a report from Thursday.
ARRESTS
Robert D. Reed, 30, no specified address, was arrested Wednesday on ano-bond felony warrant for vehicular eluding.
Daricia M. Long, 27, of the 1500 block of Horseshoe Drive, was placed on a no-bond parole hold Wednesday.
William R. Dante, 30, of Reynosa Drive in Pueblo West, was arrested Wednesday on a no-bond felony warrant for stalking-threat and follow/contact/surveillance and a warrant for phone harassment-threat/obscene.
Lisa M. Padilla-Quirino, 41, of the 1000 block of Berkley Avenue, was placed on a no-bond parole hold Wednesday following her arrest on a no-bond felony warrant for leaving the scene of an accident involving serious bodily injury.
Carmel L. Hall, 23, of 15th Street, was arrested Thursday on a warrant for felony menacing. He posted $5,000 bail and was released from jail.
Bobby A. Hendrickson, 22, of Florence, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of first degree criminal trespass and criminal possession of a financial device (bail was not set, pending a court appearance.)
Angel Castro, 25, of the 1800 block of Maplewood Drive, was placed on a no-bond hold for the Department of Justice Thursday.
Krystin M. Schletter, 34, no specified address, was arrested Thursday on a no-bond felony warrant for second degree burglary-dwelling and on contempt of court and failure to appear warrants.
Ronnie A. Martinez, 37, of the 1400 block of Cypress Street, was placed on a no-bond parole hold Thursday.
Jose L. Barron, 27, of Acero Avenue, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of attempted first degree murder, possession of a weapon by a previous offender, first degree kidnapping, felony menacing and criminal attempt (bail was not set, pending a court appearance.)
Chieftain reporter Jon Pompia can be reached by email at jpompia@chieftain.com or at twitter.com/jpompia.
