Tag: Fort Collins Crime
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Woman hit by truck, seriously injured in Fort Collins
A woman suffered life-threatening injuries after she was hit by a pickup truck while crossing the street Monday night, according to the Fort Collins Police Department. The crash happened shortly before 9 p.m. just east of the intersection of Meadowlark Avenue and Horsetooth Road. Police said the woman was jaywalking when she was struck by…
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Loveland man accused of sexually assaulting teen girl; police seek other victims
The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office is asking for additional victims to come forward after a Loveland man was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in 2019. Deputies said the initial assault happened in September 2019 in the 400 block of North Highway 287 near Fort Collins. The victim told police she met…
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Fort Collins police: Man fired gun in hotel, attacked jail guard
A man is accused of firing a gun inside of a Fort Collins hotel and later attacking a jail guard, according to the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the incident began around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday when a hotel guest called 911 to report hearing gunshots inside the America’s Best Value Inn at 4333 E. Mulberry…
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Fort Collins police seek information about teen missing since June
The Fort Collins Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a 16-year-old girl who has been missing for six months. Police said Madison Murphy was last seen on June 15 at the Heritage Park Apartments in Fort Collins and has not been heard from since. Detectives believe she ran away voluntarily, and…
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Fort Collins man accused of threatening people with knife, trying to stab police dog
A Fort Collins man was arrested Monday evening after allegedly threatening people with a knife and trying to stab a police dog, the Fort Collins Police Department said. Matthew Bishop, 29, was booked into the Larimer County Jail on three counts of felony menacing and one count of aggravated cruelty to animals, possession of a…
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Fort Collins police investigate sex offender found with children’s underwear
The Fort Collins Police Department is investigating after a man failing to register as a sex offender was found in possession of children’s underwear. Sidney Hines, 53, is legally required to register as a sex offender after he was convicted in 2007 of aggravated incest and sexual assault on a child while in a position…
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Police: Man caught peeping through window in Fort Collins, fired gun when confronted
The Fort Collins Police Department is investigating after a man was caught peeping through a window and fired a gun at a group of people who confronted him. Police said the incident happened about 8:30 p.m. Monday at the Heritage Park apartment complex at West Prospect Road and South Shields Street, blocks from the Colorado…
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Fort Collins man arrested on suspicion of attempting to initiate sex with 13-year-old
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A Fort Collins man has been arrested for attempting to initiate sex with who he thought was a 13-year-old girl, the Fort Collins Police Department said Thursday. Christopher Patterson, 47, was charged with internet sexual exploitation of a child, internet luring of a child and enticement of a child. In April, Patterson messaged an undercover…
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Teen will be tried as an adult in killing of homeless man in Fort Collins: Police
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested and charged as an adult in connection to the killing of a Fort Collins man in July, the Fort Collins Police Department announced. Benjamin Zwahlen, 16, was arrested on Aug. 17 in the killing of 58-year-old Todd Stout. Zwahlen was charged as an adult in Larimer County and is…
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Police: Killings of 2 homeless men in Fort Collins not related
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Police have determined there is no connection between the killings of two homeless men in Fort Collins within two weeks of each other, according to the Fort Collins Police Department. This announcement comes days after police said they were investigating a potential link between the fatal shooting of a man outside of a McDonald’s in…