Former RTD police chief terminated for cause, AG's Office says
Former RTD Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald, who separated from the agency last week, was fired according to a Colorado licensing database.
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Former RTD Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald, who separated from the agency last week, was fired according to a Colorado licensing database.
A man arrested in Fort Collins and charged with two counts of unwanted sexual contact has been released from jail on a $250 bond, but police believe there might be more victims.
A truck driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after crashing through the median near Glenwood Springs. A single lane on eastbound Interstate 70 was reopened overnight to traffic temporarily until a planned closure again on Wednesday morning.
The Carter Lake Reservoir, a popular recreation area southwest of Loveland, now has limited activities allowed for the public and will serve as a water source for firefighting aircraft.
Brent Metz, the Mountain View town councilman accused of shooting a 17-year-old boy in the face in Conifer last week, has been formally charged with four felonies.
CSP released a timeline of events for a shootout in which officials say a trooper was shot before returning fire and killing the suspect. Video, taken from several angles, shows the shooting spanned less than a minute.
A homeowner in Conifer is facing serious allegations of shooting a teenager through the windshield of a car parked on a road outside of the homeowner's property Tuesday.
A police officer in Glenwood Springs shot and killed an armed man after trying to contact him in a shopping center parking lot on Monday afternoon, Glenwood Springs Police Chief Joseph Deras said.
A car crash resulted in a 4-year-old girl needing to be airlifted to the hospital. Now charges are pending against the driver of the car she was in. Investigators say that driver was at fault and the girl was not in a car seat.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials, along with search and rescue teams, located and recovered a body from the Rampart Reservoir Sunday morning. The man hasn't been identified, but officials say his dog swam safely to shore.
A 53-year-old Canadian woman has been found alive and uninjured after four days alone in the backcountry near Norwood, according to the San Miguel County Sheriff's Office.
The fire, which burned almost 10,000 acres, is now 100% contained. Since it sparked on July 29, it destroyed 28 homes and 21 other structures. Officials say it was caused by humans but are seeking more information.
Amid extreme heat at the Pikes Peak Air Show in Colorado Springs Saturday afternoon, around 100 people were treated for heat-related illness, 10 of whom were hospitalized, officials said.
The woman was last seen Wednesday morning. She was part of a spiritual group that encouraged solo "quests." Participants were discouraged from bringing electronics and food, according to the San Miguel County Sheriff's Office.
The former Kansas police chief who raided a local newspaper last year has been criminally charged and Colorado investigators played a considerable part in the investigation.