Tag: sheriff
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Appeals court agrees DA can sue Huerfano County sheriff over chronic mishandling of evidence
Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday that an elected district attorney was justified in suing the Huerfano County sheriff over persistent problems in evidence handling that compromised numerous prosecutions. Last year, Third Judicial District Attorney Henry Solano obtained a permanent injunction against longtime Sheriff Bruce Newman, in which a trial judge ordered Newman to hand…
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit of Highlands Ranch man attacked by police dog
A federal judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit against two Douglas County sheriff’s deputies whose dog bit the sleeping resident of a Highlands Ranch home as the result of an alleged misunderstanding about a burglary. Tyler Luethje sued Deputies Travis Kyle and Scott Kelly for excessive force, wrongful arrest and unlawful entry after…
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10th Circuit: Archuleta sheriff’s officials committed constitutional violation by seizing home for 8 hours
An Archuleta County sheriff’s detective who barred a man and his family from entering their home for nearly eight hours without a warrant committed a constitutional violation that required the eventual evidence of a firearm offense to be thrown out, the federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Tuesday. Although Corban Josiah Elmore cooperated…
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Federal judge tosses excessive force case against Adams County deputies
Even though a man re-injured his shoulder after Adams County deputies placed him in handcuffs, a federal judge last month decided no constitutional violation took place during the “lawful, normal arrest.” During a late-night domestic dispute with his wife in June 2021, Gabriel Armijo destroyed his home garden and drove into a fence. Other people…
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Analysis: Pentagon lays out golden rule for satellites, treaty should follow | Tom Roeder
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In a Pentagon memo released in July, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the military to play nice in space. The memo changes nothing for the American military, which has managed satellite constellations for generations. But it does send a clear American message to allies, rivals…
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Peyton, Eli Manning to host alternate ‘Monday Night Football’ broadcast
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Sheriff is returning to “Monday Night Football.” Former Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, who helped Denver win Super Bowl 50, is set to host an alternate “Monday Night Football” broadcast this season, ESPN announced Monday. Peyton will be joined by his brother and former New…
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Armed man arrested after standoff with deputies in Falcon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Residents in a Falcon neighborhood were directed to shelter-in-place Monday night while deputies dealt with a barricade suspect, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office tweeted. Deputies were trying to arrest 37-year-old Charles Dowling on suspicion of felony menacing, child abuse and assault in the third…
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Man suspected of homicide in Saguache County arrested
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Saguache County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man suspected of attempted murder early Tuesday morning, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation said. Sagauche deputies, with the help of Colorado State Patrol troopers, found 45-year-old Donald Garcia in an…
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El Paso County sheriff’s deputy wounded exchanging fire with suspect in marijuana-related killing; 2 left dead
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An El Paso County sheriff’s deputy is recovering after being shot Sunday in a gunbattle in which the suspect in an earlier, marijuana-related killing east of Colorado Springs was slain. Deputy Jeremy Juhl, 36, a member of El Paso County SWAT, suffered a “slight” injury…
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El Paso County coroner seeking to block release of slain deputy’s autopsy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save How did El Paso County Deputy Micah Flick die? Law enforcement has answered the question with the bare minimum — that Flick was fatally wounded in a shootout while the Beat Auto Theft Through Law Enforcement task force was attempting to arrest suspected car thief…