Tag: Colorado agencies: Page 33

Patrol

Shot Colorado Trooper Improving, Faces More Surgery

Hofacker and another trooper were traveling to a training when they stopped to help a motorist on the side of the road Thursday morning. As Hofacker approached the car, the driver shot him.

May 8, 2014

Patrol

Police Impersonator Stops Woman in Colorado

Police in Aurora, Colo., are investigating the report of a man who impersonated an officer, stopped a woman's car at night and grabbed the victim by the hair Monday night.

April 2, 2014

Patrol

Video: Colo. Trooper Seriously Injured During Wild Carjacker Chase

A Colorado State Trooper was seriously injured Wednesday morning during a wild pursuit through the Denver metro area that started after a red SUV with a child inside was stolen.

March 12, 2014

Training

Boulder Police Chief Announces Retirement

Boulder (Colo.) Police Chief Mark Beckner announced his retirement effective April 1 after 36 years as a Boulder police officer.

February 18, 2014

Special Units

Colo. Police Rescue 13-year-old, Kill Hostage Taker

A police SWAT team in Arvada, Colo., shot and killed a parolee who held a teenager hostage overnight, and officers rescued the 13-year-old boy.

February 3, 2014

Patrol

Colo. Sgt. Killed on Motorcycle in Head-on Collision

A motorcycle officer with the Jefferson County (Colo.) Sheriff's Office was killed while on patrol Sunday at 10:05 a.m., after being struck by a car that crossed double yellow lines to illegally pass. Sgt. David Baldwin was a military veteran in the U.S. Air Force as well as a highly decorated 27-year veteran of the agency.

January 27, 2014

Patrol

Denver Police Won't Actively Seek Pot-Smoking Scofflaws, Chief Says

Extra Denver police officers will be on hand to protect patrons of newly legalized recreational pot shops on Wednesday, but they won't be actively looking to arrest them if they light up in public.

December 29, 2013

Patrol

Motive for Colo. School Attack Still Murky

Few details are coming out to possibly indicate why 18-year-old Karl Pierson walked into Centennial, Colo.'s Arapahoe High School with a shotgun, ammunition, a machete, Molotov cocktails, and an intent to kill — but one of his friends has an idea.

December 15, 2013

Patrol

SRO’s Quick Response Saved Lives at Colo. School

Much of the credit for limiting the carnage from Pierson’s attack on Arapahoe High is being lauded upon an Arapahoe County Sheriff’s deputy who serves as the school’s resource officer.

December 15, 2013

Special Units

2 Injured in Colorado High School Shooting, Suspected Student Gunman Dead

At least two people have been shot at Arapahoe High School in Colorado today and teh suspected shooter is dead, according to sheriff’s deputies.

December 12, 2013

Patrol

Colo. Agency Defends Officer Who Killed Knife-Wielding Man

Boulder police officials on Monday defended the actions of the 14-year veteran who shot and killed Michael Habay, 42, saying the officer had reason to believe the knife-wielding suspect was about to stab him.

November 25, 2013

Patrol

2 Juveniles Charged With Breaking into School with Assault-Rifle BB Guns

Denver SWAT responded when a cleaning crew working late at night notified authorities of two suspects with guns and backpacks entering KIPP Montbello College Prep Middle School, reports The Denver Post. Two male juveniles were arrested.

November 4, 2013