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'He thought no one would find her': Man kidnapped and executed woman before dumping her body in remote area of Colorado
Casey Childers was sentenced to life in a Colorado prison without the possibility of parole for the 2021 kidnapping and murder of Rachel Holeman. The post ‘He thought no one would find her’: Man kidnapped and executed woman before dumping her body in remote area of Colorado first appeared on Law & Crime.
Man wanted for homicide in Colorado arrested in Horizon
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 30-year-old man wanted for homicide in Colorado was arrested in Horizon, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office says on Thursday, July 25, its Warrant and Fugitive Apprehension Unit investigated the whereabouts of Devin Franklin, 30, in conjunction with the Adams (Colorado) County Sheriff’s Office. […]
Fraud investigation snares insurance company employee, former Colorado police officer
A former insurance claims adjuster has confessed to stealing more than a quarter million dollars from her company by filing false auto insurance claims and pocketing the money. Colette Palin, 63, of Aurora, admitted to Travelers Insurance investigators that she issued 64 fraudulent claims payment to herself, 55-year-old Shawn Brassfield of Aurora, and 47-year-old Malee Lor, a former Henderson and Commerce City resident.Lor is a former Thornton Police Department officer, according to the Colorado Attorney General's Office which brought felony theft charges against all three last year.In total, Palin received $268,530 between 2018 and 2020 as a result of the fraudulent...
Colorado's 'other' cannibal committed acts even more disturbing than those of Alferd Packer
In the age of the Internet, most Coloradans have probably heard at least a few words about Alferd Packer, the infamous 'Colorado Cannibal' best known for consuming parts of his companions during an expedition gone wrong in 1874. Heck, there's even a University of Colorado Boulder dining hall named after him – the Alferd Packer Grill. That said, most Coloradans probably haven't heard of an even more disturbing cannibal once said to frequent the saloons of the Centennial State – Charles 'Big Phil' Gardner. According...
Coloradans Told to Look Out for ‘Lost Pet’ Scam
Criminals in Colorado will seemingly go after anyone if it means a "quick buck." Here comes a scam being pulled on folks who have a lost dog or other pet. All these people are trying to do is reach out to their local community to see if anyone has seen their pet; criminals are taking that innocent search and using it against those people.
Attorney: Client was wrongly convicted of murder due to CBI analyst's misconduct
An attorney is asking CBI to expand its investigation into a former DNA analyst, who is under investigation for allegedly falsifying samples, after he says his client was wrongly convicted.
North Korean charged in ransomware attacks on American hospitals
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A man who officials say worked for one of North Korea’s military intelligence agencies has been indicted in Kansas. He’s accused of being involved in a conspiracy to hack American health care providers. Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that a grand jury in Kansas City indicted Rim Jong Hyok. They say he laundered ransom money and used it to fund additional cyber attacks on defense, technology and government entities around the world. Officials say the treatment of patients was disrupted by the hack on American hospitals and other health care providers. The Justice Department says it recovered ransoms paid by medical centers in Kansas and Colorado.
CSP sounds alarm about increase in deadly motorcycle crashes
Authorities are sounding the alarm about deadly motorcycle crashes in our state. According to Colorado State Patrol, there have been 21 fatal motorcycle incidents this year. Historically, there is an increase in traffic deaths in the month of July, but the first two weeks of the month saw a drastic increase. The percentage of all deadly motorcycle crashes investigated by CSP Troopers rose by 37.5 percent. Six of the 16 deadly crashes involved a motorcycle. As of July 16th, 15.5 percent of the 135 deadly crashes involved a motorcycle. Looking at last year, of the 134 motorcycle deaths, half of...
After a $5 million scam, the Mighty Argo reemerges
When Colorado GOP Chairman Dave Williams decided I should be tossed from the party’s state assembly in April — a meeting I’d covered multiple times in the past — it brought me back to the early days of my journalism career. When the Carroll County Supervisors...
Colorado law enforcement welcomes speedy AI facial recognition technology along with rules, some advocates worry about privacy and misuse
Editor’s note: This story includes a description of an attempted suicide. If you or someone you know is considering suicide or other acts of self-harm, please contact Colorado Crisis Services by calling 1-844-493-8255 or texting “TALK” to 38255 for free, confidential, and immediate support. The woman in...
Camp Postcard secretly unifies Colorado youth with police officers
A summer camp in Estes Park is bringing children and law enforcement together through a week of team building and outdoor activities in the mountains. Camp Postcard, a five-day-long camp at the YMCA in Estes Park, brings middle schoolers from the Denver metro area into the mountains after being nominated as a leader within their own community or school.The campers spend their week interacting with camp counselors, doing activities like archery, team building, tie-die shirts, high and low ropes courses, and more."I had never really left my home. It was an experience to try something new," said 17-year-old Tyler Lewis, a...
Meet Colorado’s hardest-working investigator trained to sniff out suspicious fires
In her first 11 days on the job, Ash was called to investigate seven fires across Colorado. The 16-month-old Labrador retriever is the state’s newest — and cutest — tool to sniff out accelerants, like gasoline, diesel or lighter fluid, to help investigators pinpoint the cause of suspicious fires.
Amid RTD security issues in Colorado, agency police chief on investigative leave; ‘None of your concern,’ says CEO
CBS News Colorado: As the Regional Transportation District grapples with crime issues on buses and light rail trains in the Denver metro area, CBS News Colorado has learned that its Chief of Police and Emergency Management, Joel Fitzgerald Sr., has been placed on leave as an outside investigator looks into alleged “policy violations.” Fitzgerald was hired to head RTD’s police force in August 2022.
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