Chris Botkins News Today

Local law enforcement officers mingled over macchiatos and matcha Wednesday in celebration of Coffee with a Cop Day. The Vail Police Department and the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office participated in the worldwide community involvement event,...

Facing increasing thefts of catalytic converters from vehicles locally and nationally, Vail Police Department is hosting a community event Saturday, where free tracking kits will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Vail Mountain School parking lot in East Vail. The police department said it has taken 17 reports of catalytic converter thefts from vehicles in Vail since December 2019. Thieves target the converters — which reduce ve...