Tag: colorado state patrol
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1 dead, 1 seriously injured in head-on crash near Gunnison
One person was killed and another seriously injured on Sunday following a head-on collision on U.S. 50 near Gunnison, according to a news release from the Colorado State Patrol. The crash took place at about 2:20 p.m. near milepost 155, a few miles west of Gunnison, when an eastbound Chevrolet Silverado veered into the westbound…
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One dead in motorcycle crash along Highway 24
One person is dead following a motorcycle crash along Highway 24 Monday afternoon. The crash occurred at about 12:57 p.m. along westbound Highway 24 at mile marker 295 south of Cascade, according to Colorado State Patrol. An initial investigation found that the motorcycle, ridden by a 34-year-old man, was traveling westbound before going off the…
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One dead in motorcycle crash along Highway 24
One person is dead following a motorcycle crash along Highway 24 Monday afternoon. The crash occurred at about 12:57 p.m. along westbound Highway 24 at mile marker 295 south of Cascade, according to Colorado State Patrol. An initial investigation found that the motorcycle, ridden by a 34-year-old man, was traveling westbound before going off the…
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Donations being accepted for Colorado trooper injured in shooting
Donations are being accepted on a crowdfunding GoFundMe page for Colorado State Patrol Trooper Skylar Hoehn, one of two troopers wounded in a shooting near Woodland Park on Tuesday. The shooting caused serious injuries to Hoehn, who remained hospitalized but was “doing well” on Wednesday, according to a news release from State Patrol. Trooper Clark…
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Woodland Park gunman was anti-government, a lone wolf, family says
The alleged gunman who opened fire on two Colorado State Patrol troopers Tuesday had an outstanding warrant for violating parole, a violent side and a major distrust of government, according to estranged family members and court records. Robert Rudolf Richards Jr., 51, lived an unknown life separate from his family, according to his cousin, David…
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Woodland Park gunman was anti-government, a lone wolf, family says
The alleged gunman who opened fire on two Colorado State Patrol troopers Aug. 25 had an outstanding warrant for violating parole, a violent side and a major distrust of government, according to estranged family members and court records. Robert Rudolf Richards Jr., 51, lived an unknown life separate from his family, according to his cousin,…
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Teller County shooting suspect, injured state troopers ID’d
Robert Rudolf Richards Jr, 51, of Loveland, was identified as the man killed in the shootout with deputies on Aug. 25, according to a news release by the Teller County Coroner’s Office. Officials have not answered whether Richards was previously known to law enforcement or what prompted him to be pulled over on U.S. 24.…
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Teller County shooting suspect, injured state troopers ID’d
Robert Rudolf Richards Jr, 51, of Loveland, was identified as the man killed in a shootout with police after shooting two officers hours earlier, according to a news release by the Teller County Coroner’s Office on Wednesday evening. The shooting prompted a massive law enforcement presence on Tuesday after the suspect fired at a trooper…
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Two men charged in fatal Highway 139 hit-and-run
Two men have been arrested in connection with a Monday hit-and-run in Mesa County that killed a pedestrian. The Colorado State Patrol responded to the crash at around 2:12 a.m. Monday at milepost 1 of Highway 139, CSP said in a news release. The pedestrian, a 35-year-old man, was sitting in the middle of the…
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Man fatally shot after allegedly shooting 2 Colorado troopers, firing at deputies, officials say
A harrowing chain of events that unfolded Tuesday morning in a short time span west of Woodland Park left two Colorado State Patrol troopers with gunshot wounds and their vehicles damaged in the line of duty, several Teller County Sheriff’s Office deputies fired at but uninjured and one suspect deceased. “It’s a misconception nothing can…