Tag: Crime
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Colorado Springs sees crime decline as it rises in Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While crime has been rising across the state, Colorado Springs has seen a decline in crime since 2010, a recent analysis by the Common Sense Institute shows. Former Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen presented crime data Tuesday comparing Colorado Springs crime trends and investments to…
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Denver shuts down motel for the first time in city history
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver suspended the license of a lodging facility for the first time in the city’s history due to ongoing crime. Regis Motel, located at 8282 E. Colfax Ave., was issued an order to shut down by the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses on Thursday, according to a…
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Remains of 2 missing Kansas women found in Kiowa County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Human remains recovered in Kiowa County on Wednesday have been confirmed to be the bodies of two women reported missing from Emporia, Kan., on Sept. 11, according to the Emporia Police Department. Following a 10-day…
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U.S. Marshals search for escaped Colorado inmate
U.S. marshals are asking the public to be on the lookout for an inmate who escaped from the Bent County jail last month. Mark Desmond Fox, 46, escaped, along with three other men in late July, according to a news release by the U.S. Marshals Service. The U.S. marshals in the District of Colorado and…
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Adams County arrests suspect in homicide investigation
The Adams County Sheriff’s Office arrested a suspect in a homicide that occurred early on Thursday morning. They provided few details of the suspect. Police said they found the body of a woman inside a residence on the 15000 block of Iola Street. Officers said the suspect left the scene in a vehicle and gave…
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Manitou Incline restraining order dismissed, but worries remain
An El Paso County judge has dismissed a restraining order filed by one Manitou Incline hiker against another. Early this spring, Noelia Sanchez had been granted a temporary restraining order over claims of verbal and physical abuse and stalking by Chasidey Geissler. Sanchez has been among a surge of regulars pushing the limits on the…
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Affidavit: Victim gave suspect a ride before being stabbed near Manitou Incline
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 24-year-old man is accused of stabbing a Cripple Creek man possibly more than 20 times in a truck at the Barr Trail parking lot near the Manitou Incline Monday night after the victim offered his attacker a ride, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by…
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Colorado moves to make all auto theft a felony, regardless of vehicle value
Colorado is the No. 1 state in the nation for auto thefts. On Saturday, state lawmakers passed a bill they hope would help change that. Currently, the severity of criminal offenses for auto thefts in Colorado depends on the value of the stolen vehicle — ranging from a class 1 misdemeanor for a car worth $2,000 or…
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Felony status for indecent exposure in front of children passes Colorado legislature
Indecent exposure is the only child sex crime in Colorado classified as a misdemeanor, instead of a felony. But that will soon change if Gov. Jared Polis signs a new bill into law. House Bill 1135 would make it a felony crime if a person over the age of 18 exposes or touches their genitals for…