Tag: juvenile
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Colorado Supreme Court intervenes in 4 ongoing cases
The Colorado Supreme Court recently moved to intervene in four ongoing cases, including two criminal prosecutions, a civil lawsuit, and a child welfare proceeding. At least four of the court’s seven members must agree to hear a case outside of the normal appellate process. The issues raised before the justices include the ability of prosecutors…
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Police seek help finding missing juvenile in west Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police are asking for the community’s help in finding a missing 13-year-old boy, Robert Tackett. Tackett was last seen early Monday morning around 6 a.m. in Colorado Springs, near Fontmore and Mesa roads. Tackett is about 6 feet tall, 160 pounds with a slim build, and has auburn hair and brown eyes. He…
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Juvenile parolee arrested following 2-vehicle crash in east Colorado Springs
Police arrested a juvenile parolee following a hit-and-run crash in east Colorado Springs on Sunday, according to an online blotter entry. The crash took place just before 5 p.m. near the intersection of South Circle Drive and Monterey Road, police said. En route to the scene, officers learned that one of the involved vehicles had…
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Colorado Supreme Court may address Denver juvenile prosecution, one man’s deluge of cases
The Colorado Supreme Court signaled last month that it may intervene in an ongoing criminal case against a defendant seeking to be tried as a juvenile, and potentially stop a man from continuing to sue the same group of people after a steady stream of judges has disposed of his claims. In the first case…
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Appeals court says requirement that parents be ‘present’ during child interrogations does not mean ‘attentive’
Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday that the requirement for parents to be present when police interrogate their child in custody means only that the parent must be “physically present,” not “mentally present” as well. Under the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona, law enforcement is required to inform a suspect of their rights…
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3 juveniles arrested in Colorado Springs smash-and-grab investigation
The Colorado Springs Police Department arrested three juveniles late last month after an investigation into numerous vape and gun store smash-and-grab burglaries. Investigators identified three juvenile suspects and linked them to several offenses, including the theft of at least four vehicles and burglaries or attempted burglaries at three gun stores and one vape store. Detectives…
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2 children critically injured after auto-pedestrian crash in southeast Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police are investigating an auto-pedestrian crash that seriously injured two children Monday, according to a blotter entry. The collision took place at about 5:15 p.m. near the intersection of East Fountain Boulevard and South Chelton Road, police said. When emergency personnel arrived, they found two injured pedestrians, who hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The…
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2 separate deadly crashes cause delays on I-25 near Colorado Springs, U.S. 50 near Pueblo
Two fatal vehicle crashes – one involving a juvenile pedestrian – caused traffic delays on Colorado roadways early Monday, according to the State Patrol. At 4:36 a.m., the State Patrol received a call about a collision on Interstate 25 between a motorcycle and a Ford F-350 pickup truck with an attached trailer. The collision, which…
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Pax Moultrie, longtime juvenile lawyer and judge, ceremonially sworn in to Court of Appeals
When she was a child, Pax L. Moultrie spent hours deconstructing the “fairness of playground rules,” her father recalled. “Your journey has been a testament to your unique blend of precocity and pragmatism. You devoured legal texts with the same fervor most youngsters reserve for comic books,” said Ben Moultrie, speaking last week to an…
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Shooting leaves 2 injured in southeast Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police are investigating how two people ended up with gunshot wounds Tuesday night. Colorado Springs police said that at 7:35 p.m. officers received reports of a shooting near the 3700 block of El Morro Road in southeast Colorado Springs. Officers found one male who was suffering from a nonfatal gunshot wound. He was…