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Woodland Park’s former police chief intimidated employees, led “extremely toxic” department, report says

The Woodland Park Police Department is “an extremely toxic environment” filled with gender bias, harassment and intimidation, according to a report by a consulting firm. Firing Chief Miles De Young was the only option to correct the “dire” state of the small mountain town’s police department, JEH Consulting said after several employees recounted intimidation tactics […]

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Two more men arrested in San Luis Valley discovery of three sets of human remains

Two more men have been arrested in connection with the discovery of three sets of human remains in the San Luis Valley last year, authorities announced Tuesday. Alamosa residents Julius Anthony Baroz and CJ Walter Dominguez were arrested Monday for their alleged involvement in killing Myron Robert Martinez, whose remains were found along with those […]

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Authorities identify second set of remains discovered in San Luis Valley as missing Saguache County woman

The second of three sets of human remains found last month in rural Conejos County have been identified, investigators announced Tuesday. A forensic odontologist identified the remains as 34-year-old Shayla Jenna Hammel, who lived in Saguache County, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Hammel was reported missing on Nov. 26 by a family member […]

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Man arrested after discovery of bodies in San Luis Valley was seen killing missing woman, records show

A man arrested in connection with the discovery of three sets of human remains in a rural part of the San Luis Valley last month was seen shooting a missing 19-year-old woman and leaving her body in a hole, according to court records unsealed this week.  A witness, identified as a nameless confidential informant, told […]