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Olivia Prentzel is a general assignment writer for The Colorado Sun. Email: oliviaprentzel@coloradosun.com

Posted inCrime and Courts

Preliminary hearing for accused Club Q shooter set to begin Wednesday, may shed more light on attack

by Olivia Prentzel 4:04 AM MST on Feb 22, 20234:19 PM MST on Feb 21, 2023

Surveillance footage showing Anderson Lee Aldrich pulling up to the Colorado Springs nightclub in an SUV and opening fire inside will be shown in court, 4th Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen has previously said.

Posted inOutdoors

Loveland Ski Area patrollers, paramedics seek to unionize in push for better wages 

by Olivia Prentzel 4:02 AM MST on Feb 16, 20237:45 PM MST on Feb 15, 2023

If successful, Loveland would join a growing list of ski areas with unionized patrollers in Colorado’s consolidating resort industry

Posted inCrime and Courts

Club Q to reopen in fall with enhanced security, tribute to shooting victims

by Olivia Prentzel 5:31 PM MST on Feb 13, 20236:17 PM MST on Feb 13, 2023

The redesigned LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs will have enhanced security features that its owners hope can become “a model for countless queer spaces across the country”

Posted inSun Investigation

Colorado libraries keep closing for meth contamination. Is it their problem to solve? 

by Olivia Prentzel and Jennifer Brown 3:39 AM MST on Feb 9, 20232:42 PM MST on Feb 9, 2023

Denver metro libraries are spending tens of thousands of dollars to clean up meth residue in their bathrooms.

Posted inCrime and Courts

Charges filed against pilot who flew plane recklessly low over boat on Horsetooth Reservoir

by Olivia Prentzel 3:13 PM MST on Jan 30, 20233:20 PM MST on Jan 30, 2023

Ahmed El-Kaddah was charged with menacing and reckless endangerment in the Sept. 11 crash.

Posted inCrime and Courts

Attorneys for former Clear Creek County deputy ask judge to drop charges in fatal shooting of Christian Glass

by Olivia Prentzel 1:58 PM MST on Jan 30, 20232:03 PM MST on Jan 30, 2023

Kyle Gould “gave the best advice he could based on what he knew,” his attorneys wrote in a motion and argued Monday in court.

Posted inCrime and Courts

Judge to rule on Teller County sheriff’s partnership with ICE by end of February

by Olivia Prentzel 2:33 PM MST on Jan 26, 20232:42 PM MST on Jan 26, 2023

In closing arguments, ACLU of Colorado says agreement breaks state law, while sheriff’s attorneys counter that after training they are de facto federal agents

Posted inCrime and Courts

Judge dismisses charges against eastern Colorado school principal in teen sexting case

by Olivia Prentzel 3:08 PM MST on Jan 25, 20237:58 AM MST on Jan 26, 2023

Bradley Bass was “misguided” but acted in good faith after he preserved Snapchat images while investigating an incident among students, a district court judge rules

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Teller County sheriff testifies his agreement with ICE doesn’t break Colorado law

by Olivia Prentzel 3:49 AM MST on Jan 25, 20236:55 AM MST on Jan 25, 2023

During opening day of trial in Cripple Creek, the ACLU says sheriff’s 2019 agreement illegally keeps people in jail after posting bond

A judge's gavel.
Posted inCrime and Courts

Trial set to begin on ACLU’s allegations Teller County sheriff violated state law with ICE agreement

by Olivia Prentzel 3:43 AM MST on Jan 24, 202312:15 PM MST on Jan 24, 2023

Five people suing Sheriff Jason Mikesell argue that the sheriff’s office should not be using tax dollars for “unconstitutional activities and an unconstitutional program,” according to the lawsuit.

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