Tag: Investigation
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Senator says Polis personally profited from legislation he signed and used his office for financial gain, calls for inquiry
A state senator has called for an investigation into whether Gov. Jared Polis personally profited from legislation he signed, including Colorado’s legalized sports books, and whether state agencies have furthered promoted his real estate interests, The Denver Gazette has learned. In a stinging 6-page letter sent Tuesday to the Legislative Audit Committee of the General…
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2 Adams County sheriff’s administrators resign amid investigation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two administrators with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office recently resigned amid an investigation into their conduct, the agency announced Thursday. Undersheriff Tommie McLallen and Training Division Chief Mickey Bethel both left the agency at the end of February to “pursue other endeavors,” according to a…
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Republican Tina Peters hit with contempt of court citation in Mesa County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters was ordered on Wednesday to appear later this month before a Mesa County District Court judge on a contempt of court citation alleging that she lied to another judge about videotaping a court hearing. Peters, a Republican candidate for Colorado…
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Denver police investigate fatal shooting in North Capitol neighborhood
The Denver Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Wednesday night in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood near East Colfax Avenue and Clarkson Street. A man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name, as well as his cause and manner of death, will be released by the Denver Office of the Medical…
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3 Adams County Sheriff’s Office administrators under investigation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Adam County undersheriff and two of his fellow administrators are under investigation, Adam Sherman, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office, said Tuesday. Undersheriff Tommie McLallen and Training Division Chief Mickey Bethel were placed on administrative leave Jan. 29. An outside company is handling the investigation.…
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Firefighters say cause of blaze that destroyed 81 units in Whittier Apartment complex is ‘undermined’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Authorities have been unable to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed 81 units in the Whittier Apartment complex in October, Boulder Fire Rescue announced on Friday. Despite the official cause being declared as “undetermined,” officials said in a news release that there was…
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House ethics panel to probe allegations Colorado Rep. Doug Lamborn misused official resources
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The House Committee on Ethics will review allegations that U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn misused official resources for personal purposes following findings by a separate congressional ethics office that the eight-term Colorado Springs Republican may have violated federal laws and House rules. A report released Monday…
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Death investigation upgraded to homicide, police said
The Denver Police Department is investigating a homicide after a man was apparently shot near Argo Park. Police announced it was conducting a death investigation near East 48th Avenue and Logan Street at 6:35 a.m. Friday. Several hours later, police said the victim, a man, had been shot and the investigation was upgraded to a…
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Aurora police: Man killed in carjacking, suspect arrested
A suspect is in custody after police found a man dead Tuesday in an apparent carjacking, the Aurora Police Department said. Police said they received a report of the carjacking at 3:30 p.m. at the Florida Station Apartments at 14082 E. Iowa Drive in Aurora. Responding officers found a man lying in the parking lot…
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Woman found in South Platte River identified
Authorities have identified the woman whose body was recovered from the South Platte River on Wednesday. Mary Lydon, 28, was found in the river near the 3500 block of Ringsby Court, near Interstate 70 and North Washington Street. Her cause of death has not been released, but police are investigating the case as a homicide. …