Tag: Deputy
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Lawsuit dropped against Mesa County deputy accused of helping ICE make immigration arrests
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Mesa County judge agreed to dismiss a lawsuit from the Colorado’s Attorney General against a Mesa County deputy, Alexander Zwinck, who was accused of breaking state laws to help U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detain a person. “Any pending motions are deemed moot,…
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Deputies: Man admitted to murdering in-laws to police dispatch, asked to be shot
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man who was fatally shot by police at the scene of a double homicide in Adams County Friday morning allegedly called 911 dispatch, confessed to the killing and asked police to shoot him, Adams County Sheriff’s Deputies say. The 51-year-old man, identified as the son-in-law…
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Adams County Sheriff’s deputy not charged in February 2024 shooting
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced that Adams County Sheriff’s Deputy Lane Paintin was not charged in the shooting of a man in Denver last year. Paintin, who fired his handgun four times at Francisco Cruz, shooting him in the chest, was found to…
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Colorado sheriff skunk whisperer soothes without triggering spray
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When a skunk becomes threatened, it will produce and spray a liquid from the animal’s anal glands. The liquid contains a plethora of unpleasant compounds, like thiols and thioacetates, that contain a high amount of sulfur. These compounds are both gag-inducing and stable, allowing them to…
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Judge green-lights lawsuit for trial against Adams County deputy who killed man
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge has green-lit an excessive force lawsuit for a jury trial, stemming from an Adams County deputy’s fatal shooting of a 19-year-old in 2017. U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martínez determined it was…