Fremont County breaks up crime racket

Posted: Oct 14, 2010 2:26 PM by Bea Karnes
Updated: Oct 14, 2010 2:30 PM

Several people believed to be involved in a crime spree in August have been arrested by members of the Fremont County Combined Investigative Response Team (CIRT) , the Cañon City Police Department and Deputies from the Fremont County Sheriff's Office.

The suspects are accused of several car thefts, burglaries of motor vehicles, burglaries and attempted burglaries. More arrests are expected. CIRT investigators hope to close more than thirteen cases with the arrests:

Carlos Sanchez Cruze

Theft by receiving; class 1 misdemeanor
Violation of the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act; class 2 felony
Cruze is being held at the Fremont County Detention Center on $15,000 bond

Ralph Lee Sanders

Second Degree Burglary; a class 3 felony
Violation of the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act; class 2 felony
Aggravated Motor Vehicle Theft; class 4 felonies
First Degree Criminal Trespass; class 5 felony
Sanders is being held at the Fremont County Detention Center on $50,000 bond

Dalton Lee Buckholtz

Second Degree Burglary; a class 3 felony
First Degree Criminal Trespass; class 5 felony
Violation of the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act; class 2 felony
Buckholtz is being held at the Fremont County Detention Center on $35,000 bond

Cory Ray Cockerham

Second Degree Burglary; a class 3 felony
First Degree Criminal Trespass; class 5 felony
Violation of the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act; class 2 felony
Cockerham is being held at the Fremont County Detention Facility on $35,000 bond

Chase Aaron Schamp