Tag: pueblo county sheriff’s office
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Colorado Springs man accused of child sex assault in Pueblo County
A judge set bail at $100,000 for a Colorado Springs man charged with sexual assault on a child in Pueblo County. Deputies arrested Daniel B. Flores, 55, on Tuesday at his home in the Springs and booked him into the Pueblo County jail, according to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office received information…
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UPDATE: U.S. 50 reopens after overturned tanker spills fertilizer
An update from the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office on its social media, as of 2:25 p.m. Tuesday: “The Shelter in Place for this incident has been lifted and Hwy 50 is now open in both directions.” — Officials in Pueblo County are involved in a chemical spill cleanup caused by an overturned tanker truck on…
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Former Pueblo sergeant sentenced for taking union funds
An 18-year veteran of the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office was sentenced to three years of probation on Friday for misusing union funds from his coworkers, according to a news release by the agency. Jason Hanratty, 44, pleaded guilty to felony theft after he diverted $17,000 from the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #7 to his…
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8-acre fire under control along Fountain Creek near Pueblo Mall
Multiple fire agencies began mopping up an 8-acre fire along Fountain Creek on Wednesday, approximately three hours after it began, the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office posted on social media. As of 4:30 p.m., the Target fire was 65% contained, according to a social media post by the Sheriff’s Office. Heavy smoke was visible from the…
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52-year-old female inmate dies in Pueblo County jail
The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 52-year-old female inmate Thursday afternoon, according to a news release by the office. The county coroner identified the woman as Heather M. Ruiz and will release her cause and manner of death at a later date. Ruiz was pronounced dead at a hospital after…
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59-year-old inmate dies in Pueblo County jail
Deputies are investigating the death of a 59-year-old inmate at the Pueblo County jail on Monday afternoon, according to a news release by the Sheriff’s Office. The man was found unresponsive in his “housing area” at the jail. Emergency responders were unable to revive him. There is no indication of foul play, the release states.…
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Marshals arrest Pueblo 16-year-old in alleged homicide attempt
Local and federal law enforcement apprehended a 16-year-old attempted homicide suspect in Pueblo in a shooting that left a victim paralyzed, the U.S. Marshals Service announced in a press release Tuesday. Pueblo police were able to identify the suspect of the Feb. 19 shooting and an arrest warrant was issued on March 2. Numerous law…
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Indiana fugitive captured in Pueblo after 6 years on the run
U.S. Marshals apprehended an out-of-state fugitive in Pueblo on Monday on suspicion of failuring to register as a sex offender and suspected probation violations in 2019, according to a news release from the agency. Robert Hartsock, 49, was sentenced in Indiana on charges of child seduction and sexual battery, but fled the state without permission…
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Former Pueblo deputy accused of assaulting children in public, possessing nearly 1 million illegal materials
A Pueblo County sheriff’s deputy fired for misconduct is accused of sexually assaulting children in a movie theater and at his home, and allegedly possessing around one million child sexual abuse materials, court documents obtained by The Gazette show. The initial report of alleged sexual assault on a child by Andrew Ward led to him…
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Former Pueblo County Sheriff’s deputy facing child sexual assault, exploitation charges
A Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office detention deputy is facing criminal charges of sexual assault on a child and exploitation after being fired on Jan. 14. Andrew Ward, employed by the office since 2014, is accused of possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and faces two counts of sexual assault on a child by one in…