Tag: Brighton Police
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Brighton police investigate fatal crash involving pedestrian
Police in Brighton on Tuesday are investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian. The crash occurred at Highway 85 and E. Bromley Lane, according to a post on the Brighton Police Department’s official X account, shared around 5 a.m. Police shut down the northbound lanes of Highway 85 at Bromley Lane for about two hours…
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Brighton police lift shelter-in-place order
Brighton police have lifted a shelter-in-place order that shut down a street in the town Monday morning. Beldock Street was closed between Chavez and Sandoval streets during the incident, the Brighton Police Department said on its official Facebook page. Residents were told to avoid the area during the shutdown. The incident started as a domestic…
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Armed suspect killed by Adams County deputy after deadly assault of family member
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An Adams County deputy shot and killed a homicide and carjacking suspect in an exchange of gunfire Saturday morning. The Brighton Police Department said at around 8:44 a.m. Saturday, officers responded to a report of an assault victim in the 200 block of North 11th Avenue. Officers found a 72-year-old man who had been killed…
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Man who dragged Brighton officer with car sentenced to decades in prison
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A man who injured a Brighton Police Department officer when he attempted to drive away to avoid being arrested was sentenced Wednesday morning to 20 years in prison. Robert Trujillo, 51, pleaded guilty in September to first-degree assault related to the August 2023 incident at Overland Trail Middle School. On Aug. 16, 2023, officers responded…
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Adams County judge dismisses murder charges in toddler’s fentanyl poisoning death
An Adams County judge dismissed first-degree murder charges against Brighton parents accused of causing the fentanyl poisoning death of their 2-year-old girl, according to an order filed this month. Chief Judge Don Quick of the 17th Judicial District ruled the evidence does not support allegations that Alonzo Montoya, 31, and Nicole Casias, 31, “knowingly caused the death” of…
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Brighton Police searching for man accused of robbing a massage therapist at gunpoint
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Brighton Police are searching for a man accused of robbing a massage therapist at gunpoint on Monday. The man arrived to the local Brighton business for a scheduled appointment around 7 p.m. Monday, and displayed…