Suspected fuel thief arrested after pursuit in Moffat County

Colo. deputies injured as fuel theft suspect rams cruisers

The suspect led Moffat County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a high-speed pursuit, driving into oncoming traffic before being apprehended

Three deputies wounded while chasing fuel theft suspect in Moffat County

A suspected fuel thief crashed into Moffat County Sheriff’s Office deputies during a vehicle chase Thursday morning, leaving three with minor injuries. Geomar Gomez-Hernandez, 35, was arrested on suspicion of two counts of first-degree assault on a peace officer, vehicular eluding causing injury and criminal mischief, all felonies, as well as resisting arrest, reckless endangerment, theft and reckless driving, according to deputies. Craig police…

Suspected fuel thief arrested after pursuit in Moffat County

DENVER (KDVR) — A man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly stole fuel from a gas station before fleeing from police multiple times during a pursuit in Moffat County. The Craig Police Department responded to the call of ongoing fuel theft at the Maverick gas station at 700 E. Victory Way on Thursday around 11 a.m., the Moffat County Sheriff's Office announced in a press release. Officers were dispatched to the scene and while en route to the …

Moffat County deputies injured during fuel theft arrest reported south of Wyoming border on Thursday

Three Moffat County Sheriff’s Office deputies sustained minor injuries while attempting to apprehend a suspect involved in an alleged fuel theft at a gas station in Craig on Thursday. According to a statement from the sheriff’s office, Geomar Gomez-Hernandez, 35, was driving a white Ford pickup truck that was reportedly involved in a fuel theft at the Maverik gas station on Victory Way in Craig on Thursday morning. Craig police officers responde…

Alleged fuel theft arrest reported south of Wyoming border in Moffat County on Thursday

Police in Moffat County responded to a report of a fuel theft at a gas station in Craig on Thursday. According to dispatch communications, an individual driving a box truck allegedly involved in a fuel theft at a Maverick gas station in Craig was arrested just after noon on Thursday after being pulled over on Colorado Highway 13 near mile marker 119. The area is roughly 40 minutes north of Craig and just south of Baggs, Wyoming. A public informa…