Tag: Rick Albers
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There’s a new (Clear Creek County) sheriff in town
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Promising change, Clear Creek County’s new sheriff has rearranged the beleaguered department with fresh leadership and promised transparency, which includes an enhanced social media presence. Sheriff Matt Harris hopes to usher out the Clear Creek County Sheriff Department’s most recent era, which was defined by the case of an officer shooting and killing a young…
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Clear Creek County Sheriff resigns with ‘mixed emotions’
Clear Creek County Sheriff Rick Albers said he is stepping down from his job “with mixed emotions” after 43 years of service, which included the controversy over the shooting death of Christian Glass. In a Facebook post July 12, he thanked the community. “It has meant the world to me to be the recipient of…
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Clear Creek County commissioners condemn sheriff for failure to accept responsibility in Glass death
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In a scathing public statement, the Clear Creek County Board of Commissioners blasted Clear Creek County Sheriff Rick Albers for failing to accept responsibility for his “central role” in the June 2022 shooting death of Christian Glass, allegedly by a sheriff’s deputy. Commissioner Randy Wheelock read the statement at the board’s bi-monthly meeting Tuesday morning…