Drug sting

The Eagle County Drug Task Force of the Eagle County Sheriff's Office arrested two alleged drug dealers for reportedly selling cocaine in separate incidents in Eagle County last week.

On Jan. 23, Cesar Galaviz-Orozco (age 33 from Dotsero) sold cocaine to an undercover operator in Gypsum.

On Jan. 26, Jesus Castaneda-Cuevas (age 20 from Carbondale) sold cocaine to an undercover operator in El Jebel.

Both men were arrested and charged with felony possession and distribution of a schedule II controlled substance. They are being held in the Eagle County Detention Facility on $50,000 bonds. Both men are illegally in the United States and an Immigration Hold from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been placed on them.

Tips on illegal drug activity from concerned citizens are vital to Eagle County Drug Task Force operations. The ECSO will continue to investigate this incident.

If you think you may have any information about the suspects or this crime, please call the Eagle County Sheriff's Office at (970) 328-8500 or Eagle County Crime Stoppers at 970-328-7007, 1-800-972-TIPS, submit your tip online at www.tipsubmit.com, or text a tip from your cell phone by texting STOPCRIME plus your message to CRIMES (274637). If your tip leads to the arrest and indictment of any suspect involved, you could earn up to a $1,000 reward from the Crime Stoppers.

Stolen snowblowers

The Eagle County Sheriff's Office would like to remind everyone to keep their personal belongings in a secure area where they are not subject to theft.

The sheriff's office is currently looking for any information regarding the thefts of three snowblower's in the Eagle-Vail and Edwards areas, all of which occurred within the last nine days. All three of these incidents were reported to have taken place during daylight hours where the snowblowers were left outside of the residences.

If you think you may have any information about the suspects or this crime, please call the Eagle County Sheriff's Office at (970) 328-8500 or Eagle County Crime Stoppers at 970-328-7007, 1-800-972-TIPS, submit your tip online at www.tipsubmit.com, or text a tip from your cell phone by texting STOPCRIME plus your message to CRIMES (274637). If your tip leads to the arrest and indictment of any suspect involved, you could earn up to a $1,000 reward from the Crime Stoppers.

Family suspect

A resident of an Edwards trailer park reported a theft of jewelry and cash from a bedroom in his home on Jan. 20.

The resident said the theft occurred on Jan. 18 when he and his wife were away. It looked like a screwdriver had been used to gain access through the locked front door. The next day, they noticed that $200 in cash and about $3,290 worth of jewelry was missing.

The resident suspected his brother was responsible. His brother called him on Jan. 18 and asked if he was home. His brother lived in the same trailer park, had stolen from family members in the past and recently needed money.

A deputy interviewed the victim's sibling, who denied knowing anything about the incident. He said he had no idea until his sister-in-law asked him what he did with her jewelry. The deputy told him no one was accusing anybody and advised him to calm down for a day before contacting his brother.

Stolen from the kitchen

An Edwards resident reported that his laptop computer was stolen from his apartment between Jan. 15 and 16.

He left the computer on a kitchen table on Jan. 15 and spent the night at his girlfriend's house. When he came home, only the cord and wireless mouse were on the table. The man said he and his roommate are in the habit of locking the door.

The computer was a black Compaq that the man bought last year for approximately $400.