Tag: Peace Officer
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2 people stabbed at Parker businesses, suspect arrested
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A judge set a $1 million bail for a suspect accused of stabbing two people at Parker businesses on Sunday night, authorities said on Wednesday. Luke Barkhaus, 31, was arrested on Tuesday and was being held in the Douglas County jail on suspicion of first-degree assault, disorderly conduct, child abuse and unlawfully carrying a concealed…
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Beleaguered former Morrison Police Chief finalist for Walsenburg job
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After eight years with no police force, the Colorado town of Walsenburg is in the final stages of hiring embattled former Morrison Police Chief Bill Vinelli as its top law enforcement officer. Vinelli was placed on leave in November from the town of Morrison and was under investigation by its administration over concerns regarding his…
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife building new law enforcement training facility in Denver
Colorado Parks and Wildlife plans to expand its Denver training facility by retrofitting a former shop building. CPW, along with Wold Architects and Engineers, began building a new 16,500 square-foot training facility at its Denver headquarters — located at 6060 Broadway — this summer, according to a news release. The “cutting-edge” law enforcement training center started…
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Man sues Castle Rock officers alleging excessive force
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man who has cerebral palsy is suing three Castle Rock police officers for allegedly using excessive force during a traffic stop in 2022. Hayden Graham said two of the officers were aware of his challenges with speaking and moving because they had interacted with…
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Douglas County judge sentences car thief to 36 years in prison after ‘dangerous crime spree’
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A Fort Collins career criminal will serve a lengthy prison sentence following a vehicle theft in May that lead to a foot chase. The man, charged as a habitual criminal, has 35 previous arrests in the state. A Douglas County judge sentenced 32-year-old Grey Gosselin to 36 years in prison for motor vehicle theft as a…
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Adams County undersheriff pleads guilty to forgery of mandated training
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A former Adams County undersheriff will now serve 24 months of probation for falsifying rosters on state-mandated law enforcement training. Two other former members of the department face similar charges. Former undersheriff Thomas McLallen — who was with the department from 2019 to 2022 — pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree forgery, a class two misdemeanor,…
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Man sentenced to life in prison after shooting and killing Arvada officer
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An audible sigh of relief could be heard from the countless number of police officers stuffed into an overflow Jefferson County courtroom — Sonny Almanza will serve life in prison for shooting and killing their fellow officer. First Judicial District Court Judge Russell Klein sentenced 32-year-old Almanza…
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Man who shot Littleton officer sentenced to more than 100 years in prison
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man convicted of shooting and seriously injuring a Littleton Police officer was sentenced to more than 100 years in prison on Monday. Rigoberto Valles-Dominguez received a 128-year sentence for shooting Officer David Snook in September 2021. Valles-Dominguez was convicted of the following charges in July: Attempted…
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Denver Police arrest man in connection with deadly east Colfax shooting
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Denver Police arrested one of three people suspected of carrying out a Nov. 1 daytime shooting that killed one and injured five near east Colfax Avenue. The shooting happened in the 1400 block of Verbena street and caused lengthy road closures on Colfax. Dexter Martinez, 24, is being held on suspicion of first degree murder…
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Aurora police arrest suspect accused of shooting at off-duty officer in road rage incident
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Aurora Police have arrested a suspect on a felony attempted murder charge after he allegedly drove a car chasing an off-duty, uniformed officer as a passenger fired at her in a road rage incident on Thursday. Ja’Quey Talone Wyrick, 26, faces one count of attempted first-degree murder of a peace officer after he and another…