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Douglas County deputies reunite with family they saved from crash with stolen vehicle
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Douglas County deputies reunite with family they saved from crash with stolen vehicle

By Alliyah Sims | KDVR-TV Fox 31 News Quick work and thinking by Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies protected a family of pedestrians from getting hit by a driver in a stolen vehicle at a grocery store. FOX31 spoke exclusively with them about their heroic actions after reuniting with the family they saved. Deputies Trent Hoffman and Connor Lacey face new challenges every day at work. “I don’t know what I’m going to run into,” said Lacey. “Who I’m going to find.” READ THE FULL STORY AT KDVR-TV FOX 31 NEWS
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For murdering his mother, Greeley man gets life in prison without parole
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For murdering his mother, Greeley man gets life in prison without parole

By Brooke Williams | KDVR-TV Fox 31 News A man from Greeley was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for shooting and killing his mother over two years ago. Andrew Sweatt, 28, was convicted of first-degree murder by a Weld County jury on Wednesday after an eight-day trial. According to a press release from the 19th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, Sweatt shot his mother 10 times on Dec. 8, 2022. The mother, Angela Eyestone, was found unresponsive when police arrived and was pronounced dead at a hospital. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Denver police investigate string of shootings into vehicles along I-225 and I-25
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Denver police investigate string of shootings into vehicles along I-225 and I-25

By Gabby Easterwood | KDVR-TV Fox 31 News Denver police are investigating a string of shootings along Interstate 225 and Interstate 25 early Wednesday morning. Denver police said on Feb. 5, between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m., they received approximately five reports of felony menacing with shots fired by a driver of a vehicle along I-225 in Aurora and I-25 in Denver. Detectives believe they have located and secured the suspect vehicle connected to these incidents. One of the victim’s vehicles was Terrell Padilla’s Honda. READ THE FULL STORY AT KDVR-TV FOX 31 NEWS
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Idaho Springs police revisit cold case of teenager Beth Miller 42 years after disappearance
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Idaho Springs police revisit cold case of teenager Beth Miller 42 years after disappearance

By Spencer Wilson | CBS Colorado A Colorado mountain missing persons case for a teenage girl has been cold for 42 years, but there is renewed effort to learn what happened since her disappearance happened decades ago.  Beth Miller was 14 years old when she went missing from Idaho Springs. Investigators believe she went for a jog and never returned home to her family in the small mountain town. Now, Idaho Spring Police Department is revisiting one of the cases that's haunted its community for decades.  Sgt. Ryan Frost took the case after the chief of police said it was going to be a priority for them to get some answers. The issue is there's still not a lot to go on without help from the community on a case that hasn't been touched for a long time.  READ THE FULL STORY AT C...
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Two found deceased in storm drainage tunnel in Fort Collins
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Two found deceased in storm drainage tunnel in Fort Collins

By Jennifer McRae | CBS Colorado Fort Collins police told CBS News Colorado that two people were found deceased in a storm drainage tunnel early Monday morning. Officers were called to the location under College Avenue about 3:30 a.m. The person told police that there were two people unresponsive in a tent that was set up inside the tunnel. Law enforcement and emergency personnel believe they likely got into the tunnel by crawling under safety gates at the opening. Police said the two found deceased were previously contacted on several occasions by members of the Homeless Outreach and Proactive Engagement team "in an effort to direct them to various city resources." READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Moms for Liberty leader targeted after El Paso Democratic Party vice chair’s call to ‘choose violence’
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Moms for Liberty leader targeted after El Paso Democratic Party vice chair’s call to ‘choose violence’

By Jen Schumann | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice Kristy Davis woke up to an email that made her stomach drop. "Where you live, worthless c$#!? I have a sharp blade to stick in your worthless neck." Less than 24 hours earlier, El Paso County Democratic Party First Vice Chair Rob Rogers had posted online: "Being nice is overrated. Just find a good lawyer and choose violence." Davis, the El Paso County chapter president for Moms for Liberty (M4L), doesn’t believe it was a coincidence. "While I cannot definitely tie the death threat to the vice chair, the timing is just really suspect," Davis said. The Colorado Springs Police Department provided Davis with a case number. But beyond that, no action has been taken. "Law enforcement provided me with a case ...
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Top Aurora police crime analyst faces nine counts of official misconduct: ‘I shouldn’t have done it’
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Top Aurora police crime analyst faces nine counts of official misconduct: ‘I shouldn’t have done it’

By Brian Maass | CBS Colorado The Aurora Police Department's top crime analyst, Frank Fredericks, 60, was charged this week with nine counts of official misconduct. In a phone call Wednesday evening, Fredericks admitted he used department computers for non-law enforcement purposes. "I ran a query on my husband to obtain a VIN on a vehicle that is in his name. Is it wrong, yes," said Fredericks. "I shouldn't have done it." Court records show the nine charges were filed Monday and stem from incidents between March 22, 2023, and April 29, 2024. Fredericks resigned from the Aurora Police Department June 17, 2024, after about 18 months on the job. He said he resigned due to a difference of opinion with APD command staff over an internal reorganization. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS ...
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Colorado Springs church vandalized for the fourth time in six months
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Colorado Springs church vandalized for the fourth time in six months

By Debbie Kelley | The Gazette Emily Bond’s first thought when she got to work on Tuesday morning was, “Oh, no! We have to get another banner. Again.” Shortly before 8 p.m. Monday night, as members of the Out Loud Men’s Chorus were rehearsing inside First Congregational Church in downtown Colorado Springs, a neighbor’s video cam captured two cars pulling up, and six individuals jumping out and ripping down a large, rainbow-colored banner that for years has hung in the church portico. Oversized lettering on the banner reads: “A Just World for All.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE
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Rep. Soper joining sex-assault victims to urge reform in addressing 400-day rape kit processing delays
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Rocky Mountain Voice, State

Rep. Soper joining sex-assault victims to urge reform in addressing 400-day rape kit processing delays

By Jen Schumann | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice In Colorado, when someone is raped, it may take more than a year before a district attorney can assess the evidence and open an investigation. The problem is because of long delays in processing rape kits, which takes more than 400 days now, exceeding the state’s 90-day goal.  To put the rape kit backlog issue into perspective, investigations cannot begin without the results of the forensic analysis, making the overall delay even more damaging. "The longer we're delaying the ability for the criminal justice system to even begin — not just to complete a trial, but for law enforcement and prosecutors to start an investigation — justice is completely stalled," said Republican Rep. Matt Soper, who represents District 54 in th...
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Denver appeals $14M jury award in 2020 George Floyd protest case
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Denver appeals $14M jury award in 2020 George Floyd protest case

By Michael Karlik | Colorado Politics Denver has moved to appeal a nearly $14 million judgment against the city, after jurors found police officers violated a group of plaintiffs' constitutional rights in their response to 2020 protests. The case is one of several filed in Colorado's federal trial court over the use of projectiles and chemical weapons against demonstrations in downtown Denver. Protesters assembled in Denver and other cities after bystander video captured a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on George Floyd’s neck, causing his death. A 2022 jury trial before U.S. District Court Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson resulted in a favorable verdict for the injured plaintiffs. The parties continued to address other issues after trial and Jackson entered a final judgment in ...
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