Former Sheriff Rick Reigenborn, former Undersheriff Tommie McLallen and former Division Chief Mickey Bethel face several felony charges, including forgery
Olivia Prentzel
Olivia Prentzel covers breaking news and a wide range of other important issues impacting Coloradans for The Colorado Sun, where she has been a staff writer since 2021. At The Sun, she has covered wildfires, criminal justice, the environment, child welfare and more.
She has also written for National Geographic, The Gazette in Colorado Springs, The Times-Picayune in New Orleans and The Record in New Jersey, where she grew up. After graduating college, she lived in a tiny, rural town in southern Madagascar for three years as a Peace Corps volunteer. When not writing, Olivia enjoys backpacking and climbing Colorado’s tallest peaks.
Topic expertise: Breaking news, pikas
Location: Colorado Springs
Language(s) in addition to English: Malagasy (conversational)
Education: Rutgers University
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Posted inCrime and Courts
Suzanne Morphew’s remains found during unrelated search in Saguache County
The 49-year-old Chaffee County resident went missing on Mother’s Day in 2020
Posted inCrime and Courts
A Colorado police officers’ use-of-force dashboard will launch this fall. Here’s what to expect.
The report and public dashboard, which were due months ago, are mandated under new laws that allow for more public oversight on officers’ use of force with the public
Posted inEnvironment
Colorado ranchers can kill wolves that are attacking livestock, federal wildlife officials say
Wolf reintroduction on Western Slope is on track for this year, U.S. wildlife officials say; still no word on where wolves will come from
Posted inOutdoors
Sick bear in Telluride euthanized to avert “horrific death” from eating too much human trash
Wipes, paper towers and plastic food wrappers created a blockage preventing the 400-pound black bear from digesting food, officials said
Posted inCrime and Courts
Federal judge finds Colorado Springs man guilty of civil disorder, obstruction in Jan. 6 riot
Tyler Ethridge, who climbed scaffolding outside before going into the Capitol, “acted knowingly and corruptly,” judge says. Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 18.
Posted inCrime and Courts
Denver police officer who shot into crowd, injuring 6 bystanders, pleads not guilty
A grand jury indicted officer Brandon Ramos calling his decision to shoot at an armed man standing on a packed sidewalk July 2022 “reckless”
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Aurora officers involved in fatal shooting of 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson won’t face charges
Arapahoe County prosecutors said Officer James Snapp was legally justified when he stopped Richardson and Officer Roch Gruszeczka was legally justified in using deadly force
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Two men accused in deadly Denver-area rock-throwing spree charged in newly revealed attack
The new charges filed against Joseph Koenig and Nicholas “Mitch” Karol-Chik stem from an April 1 incident when a statue head was thrown at a moving car, authorities said
Posted inCrime and Courts
Denver man arrested for alleged assault on police officer during Jan. 6 riot
Todd Branden Casey, 53, faces several felonies, after authorities say he shoved a Metropolitan Police Department officer in the chest while storming the U.S. Capitol