Tag: Edgewater Police Department
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Man killed in Edgewater police shooting
A 48-year-old man has died after exchanging gunfire with Edgewater police on Saturday. The Edgewater Police Department said Barry Michael Sullivan was shot at least once Saturday and later died at a local hospital, according to a news release posted Monday on the department’s official Facebook page. The incident started near West 24th Avenue and…
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Trial begins after 2023 fatal shooting at Edgewater Tesla charging station
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The trial of Jeremy Smith, the man suspected of shooting and killing another man in an Edgewater road-rage incident, began Tuesday morning in a Jefferson County courtroom. Smith, 40, was arrested on Dec. 12, 2023, in connection to the May 3, 2023, shooting death of Adam Fresquez. He was eventually charged with second-degree murder and…
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Attorney general requested to investigate Edgewater Police Department
First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King announced Thursday that she submitted a formal request to Attorney General Phil Weiser to open a “pattern and practice” investigation into the Edgewater Police Department after alleged misconduct. On Sept. 14, 2021, King launched an investigation after an EPD officer reported several misconduct allegations in the department, according to a…
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Fired Black Hawk police officer indicted on sexual assault charges
A Grand Jury indicted former police officer Nathan Geerdes on charges of unlawful sexual contact and retaliation against a witness, the Office of the First Judicial District Attorney of Colorado said in a release Wednesday. Geerdes is a former Edgewater Police Department sergeant and, more recently, a former Black Hawk Police Department officer. On Dec.…