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Weapons

Inmate Files Red Flag Petition Against Deputies at Colorado Jail

Deputies “carry shotguns inside the jail intimidating and excessively abusing inmates with these shotguns,” the inmate wrote in the complaint. “These deputys (sic) carry these deadly weapons 24 hours a day patrolling the floors of this jail intimidating and threatening people for the most minor things.”

March 3, 2020

Patrol

Colorado Officer Accused of Distributing Seized Marijuana

An officer with the Rocky Ford (CO) Police Department has been charged with allegedly distributing about a pound of marijuana he confiscated while on duty late last year.

March 2, 2020

Patrol

Colorado City Votes to Build New Police Department Headquarters Building

Voters in a small Colorado city about 270 miles West of Denver have approved a 0.58% increase in sales tax in order to move forward with plans to build a new police department headquarters building.

January 31, 2020

Special Units

Denver Woman Sues Police Over House Fire During Standoff

A woman has filed a lawsuit against the Denver Police Department one year after her home was destroyed by fire reportedly started by a SWAT team attempting to arrest her 35-year-old son, Joseph Quintana.

January 29, 2020

Point of Law

Red Flag Petition to Disarm Colorado Officer Rejected

On Thursday, a judge shot down a Colorado woman's petition to seize guns from the Colorado State University Police Officer who shot and killed her son during a 2017 edged weapon attack.

January 16, 2020

Patrol

Colorado Officer Shot Over Weekend Released from Hospital

An officer with the Colorado Springs Police Department who was struck by gunfire during a traffic stop over the weekend has been released from the hospital even as the search for the man who shot him continues.

January 15, 2020

Patrol

Woman Files "Red Flag Law" Paperwork Against Colorado Police Officer

A woman has filed a petition and affidavit for an extreme risk protection order (ERPO) against the Colorado State University police officer who fatally shot her son in 2017.

January 15, 2020

Patrol

Colorado Officer Wounded in Gunfight at Traffic Stop

An officer with the Colorado Springs Police Department is recovering after being shot during a gunfight at a traffic stop over the weekend.

January 13, 2020

Patrol

Gunman Fired Over 50 Rounds During Gunfight with Colorado Officer

An officer with the Greeley (CO) Police Department has been cleared of all wrongdoing and will not face charges following an incident in November during which a gunman fired more than 50 rounds at the officer before taking his own life.

January 9, 2020

Patrol

Off-Duty Colorado Officer Wounded by Robbery Suspect

An off-duty officer with the Denver Police Department was wounded in a gunfight with an armed suspect who had reportedly just robbed a local gas station and convenience store.

December 19, 2019

Patrol

Critically Wounded Colorado Officer Was Ambushed

A 19-year-old man confessed Tuesday to shooting and critically wounding Fort Lupton, CO, Sgt. Christopher Pelton in an impromptu ambush.

December 5, 2019

Patrol

Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder of Colorado Officer

A man accused of dragging an officer with the Colorado State University Police Department pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder in court proceedings and was sentenced to 16 years in jail followed by five years of parole.

December 5, 2019