Tag: federal bureau of investigation
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Two Colorado Springs residents arrested in connection with fentanyl-related death of 15-year-old girl
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On Monday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Denver announced that two individuals have been arrested in connection with the death of a 15-year-old Colorado Springs girl who was sold fentanyl. Eugene Edwards, 57, and Destiny Benjamin, 30, of Colorado Springs, were arrested on June…
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Ireland secures extradition of notorious youth coach George Gibney who fled to Colorado in the 1990s
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In a story with important ties to Colorado, an infamous youth sports coach who is accused of serial sexual abuse and has lived in the United States for 30 years, was arrested July 1 by federal marshals in Florida on an extradition request from his…
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FBI offering $10,000 reward in Ute Reservation homicide in Colorado
The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of a man suspected of fatally shooting a youth on a Native American reservation in Colorado. Jeremiah Hight, 23, is wanted in connection with the shooting death of a minor in Towaoc on the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation, according…
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Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua used border chaos to infiltrate U.S.
Tren de Aragua, a criminal gang from Venezuela that is said to be as serious a threat as the Salvadoran gang MS-13, is quietly operating in unsuspected neighborhoods and communities across the country. The Gazette has confirmed the presence of Tren de Aragua, or TDA, in Colorado, and reported that the gang has given “the…
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Denver man receives one of the longest human trafficking sentences in state history
A Denver man who abused and victimized women and girls in a human trafficking ring on Thursday received what’s likely the longest Colorado prison sentence for those crimes. Second Judicial District Judge Kandace Gerdes sentenced 44-year-old Robert Hawkins to 448 consecutive years in prison on 18 criminal convictions, including three counts of human trafficking. Prosecutors…
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Asian Americans in Colorado say enough is enough after year of pandemic-related hate
Over the last year, racist assaults on people of Asian descent have often taken the form of epithets hurled related to the COVID-19 pandemic: “Go back to China!” “You brought the flu!” “I’m out of work because of you!” Other times, the attacks have crossed into physical assault. Around the Denver metro area, those incidents…
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How to take care of your COVID-19 vaccination card
Small white coronavirus vaccination cards are the star of countless photos on social media and will likely become even more important as new vaccination passport programs get started. Vaccine passport programs are perhaps the hottest coronavirus topic nationally and could allow those vaccinated to travel more freely. The vaccination passport program recently launched in New…