City councilors unanimously agreed to the deal Monday without any debate
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Former Rocky Ford police officer arrested, accused of stealing guns seized as evidence
George Ibarra, 42, told investigators he left the department fearing “possible liability issues” with the department’s evidence protocols
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Man accused of killing 10 at Boulder supermarket is competent for trial, prosecutors say
Judge’s decision is pending, but district attorney says experts at a Colorado mental hospital feel suspect no longer has a mental disability that prevents him from aiding in his defense.
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Dentist convicted of killing wife on African safari given life sentence and over $15M penalty
Larry Rudolph was sentenced Monday in a Denver federal court for murder in the 2016 death of Bianca Rudolph
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Colorado geophysicist found guilty in Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol
Concerned he would be arrested, Jeffrey Sabol, 53, microwaved his laptop and dropped his phone in a body of water days after the insurrection, according to court documents
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Opioid settlements from Big Pharma are helping Colorado communities fight fentanyl
The state plans to use more than $700 million from opioid settlements to build treatment centers, prevention programs
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Police who fatally shot a pregnant woman are sued by her family in Colorado
Destinee Thompson was mistaken for a robbery suspect in August 2021 when Arvada police shot and killer her while she was driving away.
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Boulder County to pay $2.5M to man who gouged his own eyes out in solitary confinement
Ryan Partridge, now 37, was left permanently blind after a psychotic episode while incarcerated at the Boulder County jail in 2016
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Chaffee County to put second day care worker on trial in case of 5-year-old pulling down classmates’ pants
Prosecutors were denied an attempt to add new evidence of previous incidents at The Schoolhouse in the case against the former director
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Colorado fugitive who was captured in Florida was leading a posh lifestyle and flaunting his wealth
Alan Todd May escaped from the federal prison in Englewood in 2018 where he was serving 20 years for a Ponzi scheme.