Tag: colorado crime
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Colorado officials warn taxpayers of text-based scam
If you receive a text message claiming your tax refund has been processed and approved and then asks for your banking information, it’s likely a scam. The Colorado Department of Revenue is warning taxpayers of a new text-based scam that is spreading across the country. The text messages often claim your tax refund has been…
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Suspect in Cañon City officer-involved shooting arrested, ID’d
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The suspect involved in a police shooting with a Fremont County sheriff’s deputy in late August has been arrested and identified after being released from the hospital. Ethan Pollington, 27, was hospitalized on Aug. 29 after a deputy went to a Cañon City home for a welfare…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office seeks help identifying homicide suspect
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County investigators are asking the community for help in finding a homicide suspect who was involved in a three-vehicle crash on U.S. 24 Tuesday. Shortly after 8 a.m., the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a crash on the highway…
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‘Tough’ or ‘soft’ on crime? That framing misses the point, experts say | COVER
Amid the often-polarizing debates over crime at the state Capitol, the officers and experts who actually deal with criminal cases on a daily basis argued that to judge Colorado based on whether it is “soft” or “hard” entirely misses the point. The goal, they said, is to strike just the right balance. Veer too far…
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2 dead in Cañon City shooting
A shooting in Cañon City left two people dead, according to a news release Friday from the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office said that at about 5 a.m. Friday, deputies received reports of shots fired at a residence at 1600 Locust St., on the southeast side of town. Deputies along with officers from…
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Man arrested after girlfriend’s body found in basement in southern Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save TRINIDAD, Colo. (AP) — Police have arrested a man after his girlfriend’s body was found wrapped in blankets in the basement of a home in southern Colorado. Thomas Bailey, 36, was taken into custody in Trinidad on Saturday in connection with the death of Lizzy…
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2 Custer County inmates escape after locking deputy in cell
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WESTCLIFFE — Authorities in Colorado searched Monday for two inmates, including one suspected of attempted murder, who escaped from a jail in a small town after overpowering a guard and locking her in a cell. Jerry Williams, 39, of La Junta, who is suspected of…