Tag: Domestic Violence
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Boulder police officer arrested on suspicion of domestic violence
A Boulder police officer was arrested Monday on suspicion of domestic violence, harassment and official misconduct, the department said. Matthew Herkalo, who has been with the department since July 2024, was arrested by Erie Police in connection with incidents that are alleged to have taken place when he was off duty, the Boulder Police Department…
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Lone Tree woman arrested on murder charge in domestic dispute
A Colorado Springs man died after an alleged domestic violence incident in Lone Tree. The Lone Tree Police Department responded Friday morning to a domestic disturbance on Trainstation Circle. When they arrived at an apartment, officers found a man suffering from injuries and bleeding, authorities said. Police said officers immediately rendered aid before the victim…
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Colorado legislators pass bill that sponsors say would strengthen sex crime victim protections
A Colorado bill that supporters say would strengthen victim protections and mandate law enforcement training on how trauma can affect survivors of sex crimes and domestic violence is on its way to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk for signing. Senate Bill 26-095 recently passed unanimously in the Senate and was mostly unopposed in the House, where…
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Appeals court upholds discipline for Denver officers’ inadequate domestic violence investigation
Colorado’s second-highest court last week upheld Denver’s discipline of two officers whose investigation of a domestic violence report was brief, failed to separate the victim from her abuser, and overlooked the victim’s severe injuries. Officers Cory Stuper and Brian Finneran argued that pervasive procedural violations in the adjudicative process and their own desire to respect…
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Highlands Ranch man sentenced after assaulting woman holding his infant
A Highlands Ranch man was sentenced to 60 days in jail and five years of probation after assaulting the mother of his child while she held the infant. Kayahn Golgoon, 25, was convicted of second- and third-degree assault as well as child abuse by a Douglas County jury in late February after he choked the…
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Colorado lawmakers want officers to conduct ‘lethality assessments’ when responding to domestic violence calls
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is hoping to reduce to Colorado’s rising domestic violence fatalities through a bill that would require law enforcement agencies around the state to conduct “lethality assessments” on domestic violence victims. In early December of last year, police found the body of 37-year-old Annette Valdez in a trash can near a…
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Brighton officer faces no charges for giving man brain bleed in park bathroom
A Brighton Police Department officer will face no charges related to a 2024 incident where he injured a suspect so severely that the man suffered a brain bleed. Brian Mason, district attorney for the 17th Judicial District, found Ofc. Christopher Barfield did not use excessive force when beating up Adam Huerta in a bathroom while…
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Man dead after officer-involved shooting in southeast Denver Friday morning
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver police shot and killed a man while responding to a domestic violence call in southeast Denver early Friday morning. Officers initially responded to an shots fired call placed just after 4 a.m. Friday originating from an apartment complex in the 4900 block of East…
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Colorado state trooper arrested in Alamosa County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A state trooper was arrested at his home in Alamosa on Saturday, according to a news release from the Colorado State Patrol. Brandon Stevens, a member of the State Patrol since April 2023, faces charges of domestic violence and second-degree assault, officials said. He has…
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Denver DA establishes domestic violence and child victim units
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver District Attorney’s Office has created a domestic-violence based unit to help take on increased cases throughout the city. The office has officially divided the Family Violence Unit into two separate entities — the Domestic Violence Unit and the Child Victim Unit — according to a…