Tag: Fentanyl Overdose
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Fatal fentanyl overdoses in Denver up nearly 25% in 2025, health department says
Fatal fentanyl overdoses in Denver rose by nearly 25% in 2025 to the second-highest total in the past half decade, according to preliminary data from the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment. Within the city, 346 people died last year from fatal fentanyl doses, up from 277 the year before, which is second to…
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Douglas County woman convicted in 2022 fentanyl death of toddler
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story incorrectly listed Birkbeck as Gilmour’s current boyfriend. The two were not in a relationship at the time of Layton’s death. The Denver Gazette regrets the error. A jury found a Douglas County woman guilty Friday in the 2022 death of her son from a fentanyl overdose. Hanna…
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Man faces up to 190 years in prison for fentanyl distribution in Boulder County
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man faces up to 190 years in prison for fentanyl distribution leading to the death of at least one other person in Boulder County. Carlos Centeno-Izaguirre pleaded guilty to several counts, including distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death as well as distributing…
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Jefferson County man sentenced to 26 years for selling fatal dose of fentanyl
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Jefferson County man charged with the sale of fentanyl to a woman who later died will serve up to 26 years — the first person in the county to face the aggravated penalties established by a law passed two years ago. First Judicial District Court…
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5 fentanyl overdoses reported in Boulder within 36-hour period: Is a new pill to blame?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save __tnt.youtube.players.register(‘youtube-player-96f4cf88-da57-11ed-8bc8-4fdb5d8017f4’); Boulder police want to know who is distributing unusually strong or tainted fentanyl, which they believe may have led to a concentrated string of overdoses this week. Starting Tuesday, five people overdosed on fentanyl in a 36-hour period. Police wonder if the pills originated…
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Longmont man convicted in Boulder fentanyl death case
A Boulder County jury Friday convicted a Longmont man of manslaughter, distribution of a controlled substance and various other charges related to the March 2020 death of a Lafayette woman. Prosecutors outlined their case against Sammy Lee Valdez in a week-long jury trial. They said that Valetta Kroeger was found unresponsive by her boyfriend after taking…
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Brighton couple face murder charges in death of 1-year-old child who ingested fentanyl
The parents of a 1-year-old girl who died after ingesting fentanyl at a Brighton home on just the second day of 2022 face first degree murder charges in a case that illustrates the drug’s pernicious hold in Colorado, which has seen a dramatic spike in overdose cases over the years, particularly from opioid abuse. “Fentanyl…
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After another large bust, drug enforcement officials warn the public not to get weary of fentanyl news
The fentanyl flooding Colorado this summer is cheaper, now comes in pink and white, and is sometimes laced with the taste of monk fruit. Law enforcement officials said cartels have designed the latest batches to be attractive to young people, with one official comparing their creativity to Baskin-Robbins’ ice cream flavors. “The drug market morphs…
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Fentanyl inferno: Monument dad talks about drug epidemic that took 2 sons
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Matt Riviere can hear his sons’ voices in his head saying, “That was really stupid, Dad.” But Andrew and Stephen Riviere aren’t around anymore to talk to their father about the worst decision they ever made, let alone watch a movie, toss a football or…
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Commerce City fentanyl deaths believed to be the most lethal single such event in U.S.
The shocking fentanyl overdose deaths of five young people in a Commerce City apartment last weekend marked an ugly milestone for Colorado: It was the country’s largest single fentanyl overdose event the Drug Enforcement Administration believes it has seen in one place at one time. “This event shook the conscience of all of us,” said…