Tag: colorado department of regulatory agencies
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Colorado Springs funeral home improperly stored bodies, placed on probation
The Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies has reprimanded the Evergreen Funeral Home in Colorado Springs for improperly storing bodies with an order for 12 months of probation, its order shows. The agency’s investigation began after an anonymous tip was submitted on Jan. 20, leading regulatory officials to find more human remains than “capable of storing”…
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Governor calls on Pueblo coroner to resign after discovery of 20 decomposing bodies in his funeral home
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PUEBLO • Black birds flew over Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter’s funeral home as the tall building loomed over those who passed by Friday. The scene followed a 36-hour period of law enforcement learning that the Davis Mortuary, co-owned by Cotter and his brother, Chris,…
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Live updates, Davis Mortuary investigation: Friday CBI news conference
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PUEBLO – The Colorado Bureau of Investigation scheduled a news conference for updates on the Davis Mortuary investigation at 1 p.m. Friday. Stay with Gazette.com for video and updates. Livestream coverage from the news conference is expected from the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office. 1:45 p.m. update Gov. Jared Polis…
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Davis Mortuary investigation: Polis asks for coroner’s resignation, declares disaster emergency
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PUEBLO • Gov. Jared Polis on Friday called on Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter to resign immediately amid a multi-agency criminal investigation that’s underway after state inspectors found “around 20” decomposing bodies hidden inside a private funeral home owned by Cotter during an annual inspection. Polis…
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Latest: Pueblo County coroner, brother under investigation after decomposing bodies found at their funeral home
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PUEBLO — The Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Pueblo Police Department and the FBI converged at a funeral home co-owned by Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter and his brother, Chris, on Thursday after State inspectors found several bodies hidden during an annual inspection on Wednesday. Stay…
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Criminal investigation begins after ‘around 20’ decomposing bodies found in funeral home owned by Pueblo County coroner
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PUEBLO – A multi-agency criminal investigation is underway after state inspectors found “around 20” decomposing bodies hidden inside a private funeral home owned by Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter during an annual inspection. [inline_image src=”aHR0cHM6Ly9ibG94aW1hZ2VzLm5ld3lvcmsxLnZpcC50b3dubmV3cy5jb20vZ2F6ZXR0ZS5jb20vY29udGVudC90bmNtcy9hc3NldHMvdjMvZWRpdG9yaWFsLzcvZTcvN2U3YTQ5NzEtZjRmMC00OTQzLWFlYTEtN2U1OTE5N2E0ZWM3LzY4YTc0OTY0NWQ2MzAuaW1hZ2UuanBn” alt=”QnJpYW4gQ290dGVy” caption=”QnJpYW4gQ290dGVyLCA2NCwgYW5kIGhpcyBwcml2YXRlbHktb3duZWQgZnVuZXJhbCBob21lIGFyZSB1bmRlciBpbnZlc3RpZ2F0aW9uIGFmdGVyIHN0YXRlIGluc3BlY3RvcnMgZm91bmQgc2V2ZXJhbCBib2RpZXMgaW5zaWRlIGEgaGlkZGVuIHJvb20gYXQgdGhlIG1vcnR1YXJ5Lg==” credit=”Q291cnRlc3kgb2YgUHVlYmxvIENvdW50eSBDb3JvbmVyIHdlYnNpdGU=”] Brian Cotter, 64, and his privately-owned funeral home…
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Families accuse ex-Colorado Springs evaluator of tainting bitter custody case with biased testimony
Some of the cases involve allegations of sex assault and drug abuse.