Tag: Meth
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EDITORIAL: Oblivious to a crisis of their own making
While Gov. Jared Polis was being warmly applauded by his fellow ruling Democrats amid his eighth and final State of the State speech at the Capitol Thursday, the rest of Colorado was apprised of some cold, hard facts. “Rocky Mountain region saw record fentanyl pill, meth seizures in 2025, DEA says,” read one headline in…
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Colorado man sentenced to 40 years in prison for distributing meth
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for distributing meth, according to Boulder County authorities. Michael Kaiser entered guilty pleas and was sentenced Wednesday, authorities said. Authorities said in one case, Kaiser sold hundreds of grams of 458 grams of meth to an…
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Appeals court clarifies defendants’ ability to claim they unknowingly ingested drugs
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Colorado’s second-highest court clarified on Thursday that not every criminal defendant’s claim that they mistakenly ingested a different drug than the drug they thought they were taking will enable them to argue they were “involuntarily intoxicated.” An El Paso County jury convicted Karl Jeran Friday Williams in 2022 after he walked through a Colorado Springs neighborhood…
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Colorado woman whose 4-year-old died of fentanyl ingestion sentenced to prison
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A Fountain woman who allowed her 4-year-old child to die of investing fentanyl was sentenced to 27 years in prison on Monday after pleading guilty to child abuse causing death, court records show. Emma Staton’s daughter Acelynn Staton-Contreras fatally overdosed on fentanyl kept in Staton’s bathroom in July 2022, prosecutors alleged throughout Staton’s case. According…
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As meth residue closes Arvada library, officials say they won’t hesitate to test other buildings
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Methamphetamine residue shuttered yet another Denver-area library — this time at the Arvada Library in Jefferson County — and library officials indicated they won’t hesitate to test other buildings to ensure the public’s safety. The Jefferson County Public Library has been closely monitoring reports of methamphetamine…
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Englewood library closes after meth residue found in exhaust pipes
The City of Englewood Public Library is closed temporarily after testing showed methamphetamine contamination in exhaust vents, according to a news release. On Jan. 6, the City of Englewood tested its restrooms and other surfaces in the Public Library and the restrooms on the second floor of its Civic Center, according to a City statement.…
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Sheriff: Domestic violence suspect arrested with fentanyl, meth, heroin in Weld County
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A domestic violence suspect was arrested in Weld County on Wednesday while possessing large amounts of fentanyl, meth and heroin, according to the Weld County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said Jose Antonio Leos, 40, was wanted on charges of first-degree assault after he allegedly beat and strangled a woman Friday. The Weld County SWAT team identified…
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Man arrested on vehicle theft, drug charges in Loveland
A 29-year-old man was arrested early Friday morning after police said he stole a vehicle, eluded authorities and possessed over two ounces of meth, according to the Loveland Police Department. Ryan D. Yearwood is being held the Larimer County Jail on the suspicion of committing first-degree aggravated motor vehicle theft, vehicular eluding, resisting arrest, possession…
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Commerce City officers won’t face charges in fatal shooting
No charges will be filed against two Commerce City police officers who fatally shot a man earlier this year, the 17th Judicial District Attorney announced Thursday. In a decision letter issued on Thursday, the district attorney’s office declined to bring charges against Officers Michael Pasko and Joshua Moody in relation to a June 28 incident.…
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Four arrested following large-scale drug bust in Adams County
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More than 20 pounds of cocaine, other illicit drugs, guns and wads of cash were seized in Adams County earlier this week and resulted in four people being arrested, officials said. Authorities said they received a tip on Wednesday about a shipment containing illegal narcotics being sent to a location that was already under investigation…