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Canon City PD recovers fentanyl, meth, & heroin during traffic stop
CANON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) - The Canon City Police Department (CCPD) reported Tuesday that they recovered a large amount of narcotics during a traffic stop in May. The CCPD said a traffic stop was conducted on the night of May 26, 2024, at 9th St. and Whipple Ave. The driver was identified as 34-year-old Angelina Madison. She was driving on a suspended license, police said.
Plea deal offered to Penrose funeral home co-owners
A plea deal has been offered to the married couple who owned the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose where 190 improperly stored bodies were discovered last fall. Jon and Carie Hallford are facing hundreds of charges in Colorado including abuse of a corpse, forgery and money laundering. The investigation into the funeral home began in early October 2023 when neighbors reported a foul odor to the Fremont County Sheriff's Office. Investigators discovered 190 improperly stored bodies inside the building which was demolished earlier this year. The couple was arrested in Oklahoma in November 2023. The plea deal for Jon Hallford is...
Arrests in Cañon City for drugs and firearms possession
(CAÑON CITY, Colo.) — The Cañon City Police Department reported that on Friday, June 28, officers responded to the 1100 block of Monroe Avenue, near 11th Street, for a call about two suspicious individuals on bicycles loitering behind some houses, leading to arrests for narcotics and firearm possession. According to the police, the call came […]
Return to Nature Funeral Home owners offered plea deals
(PENROSE, Colo.) — Jon and Carie Hallford, the owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, where nearly 200 bodies were found improperly stored, were extended plea deals in the state case. Victims in the case shared an email from the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office (DA’s Office) with FOX21 on Tuesday, July […]
Family upset after Return to Nature owners Jon, Carrie Hallford offered plea deals
The owners of the Return to Nature funeral home have been offered a plea deal in their state-level case, according to an email sent to impacted family members and acquired by The Gazette. Jon and Carie Hallford face 286 criminal charges stemming from the discovery of 189 bodies improperly stored...
Traffic stop leads CCPD to uncover stash of narcotics
(CAÑON CITY, Colo.) — The Cañon City Police Department (CCPD) arrested a 34-year-old woman in late May after finding multiple controlled substances in her vehicle during a traffic stop. According to CCPD, on Sunday night, May 26 an officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle at 9th and Whipple Ave in Cañon City. The […]
Prosecutors offer plea deals to funeral home owners accused of improperly storing 190 bodies
PENROSE, Colo — Prosecutors in southern Colorado have offered a plea deal to a couple accused of improperly storing 190 bodies in their Penrose funeral home, according to an email sent to victims. In the email obtained by 9NEWS Investigates, prosecutors told victims that plea offers have been extended...
DA's office reportedly offers plea deals to Penrose funeral home owners
The 4th Judicial District Attorney's Office has reportedly offered plea deals to Colorado funeral home owners accused of mishandling hundreds of remains, according to an email to impacted families.
Plea deal offered to owners of Colorado funeral home where nearly 200 bodies were found improperly stored
PENROSE, Colo. (KKTV) - Jon and Carie Hallford, owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose where nearly 200 bodies were found improperly stored last October, have been offered a plea deal in that case, according to an email sent to victims’ families by the Fourth Judicial District’s Office.
Families react to plea deal offered to Return to Nature Funeral Home owners
Prosecutors offered a plea deal to the co-owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home, who are each facing more than 250 state counts including abuse of a corpse, money laundering, theft, and forgery.
27th annual 'Once Upon a Time in the West' art show underway in Cripple Creek
The 27th 'Once Upon a Time in the West' art show is underway in Cripple Creek. It's at the Heritage Center, which is located on Highway 67 as you make your way down the hill into town.
Premier Dry Cleaning opens in Cañon City
Jerry Little had no idea that a desire to be closer to some of his 17 grandchildren would ultimately lead to the opening of a new, desperately needed business in Cañon City. Along with his wife, Mary, he moved to town in 2020 to spend more time with their daughter, Angel Bailey, and her family.
Despite scary appearance, Phantom Terrace an enjoyable thriller | Take a Hike
Phantom Terrace is kinda scary, but like many hikes above treeline, the hike path looks worse from a distance than up close and personal. An early start is necessary for this long and difficult route near Westcliffe. The small town of Westcliffe is nestled in a large valley east of...
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