Tag: crime and safety
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Colorado enacts new penalties for violent crimes and updates race categories on state forms
A trio of new laws, two regarding increased penalties for violent crimes and one establishing new requirements for government-issued forms, go into effect on Sept. 1. Here’s a breakdown of what they do. The bill: Senate Bill 25-050 What it does: Sponsored by Sen. Iman Jodeh, D-Aurora and Rep. Yara Zokaie, D-Fort Collins, Senate Bill…
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CSI study reviews impacts of Colorado’s mandatory sex‑trafficking sentencing measure
A new report by the think-tank Common Sense Institute examines what could happen if Colorado voters approve Initiative No. 108, which establishes mandatory life sentences for offenders convicted of sexual trafficking of a minor. The measure is backed by Protect Kids Colorado, which describes itself as a “broad coalition of parents, grandparents and concerned citizens…
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Retail theft suspects escape Colorado Springs police Tuesday night
Two retail theft suspects avoided arrest by Colorado Springs police Tuesday night after being tracked between multiple stores. According to a police blotter entry, officers received a call around 7:30 p.m. that a known “prolific” retail crime offender was in the Home Depot at 7120 N. Academy Blvd. The suspect drove away before police arrived.…
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Alleged sex offender arrested in Colorado Springs
Police on Thursday arrested a man suspected of sexually abusing children, the Colorado Springs Police Department announced. Police arrested Daniel Montano, 42, on the 400 block of East Pikes Peak Avenue near downtown Colorado Springs, they said. A child victim was also located in the home and is now safe, they announced. In June, the…
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Man arrested after New Year’s Day fatal shooting in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder after a 19-year-old man was found dead with a gunshot wound Wednesday morning in southeast Colorado Springs. Matthew John DeJong was arrested hours after the…
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Man arrested after New Year’s Day fatal shooting in Colorado Springs
A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder after a 19-year-old man was found dead with a gunshot wound Wednesday morning in southeast Colorado Springs. Matthew John DeJong was arrested hours after the New Year’s Day shooting at a building at the Antero Apartments complex, 1430 Michelle Court. Colorado Springs Police have not…
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Crime and justice data, maintained by the Bureau of Justice Statistics
Robert Field (center) reads a sign to two other patrons on the locked door of the Colorado Dept. of Revenue on Austin Bluffs Pkwy., Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Tuesday was the first of four furlough days for state workers to make up for a $1 billion shortfall Photo by JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE Jerilee Bennett
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Fatal traffic crash data, maintained by federal transportation agencies
Robert Field (center) reads a sign to two other patrons on the locked door of the Colorado Dept. of Revenue on Austin Bluffs Pkwy., Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Tuesday was the first of four furlough days for state workers to make up for a $1 billion shortfall Photo by JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE Jerilee Bennett
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Colorado prisons data, maintained by the Colorado Department of Corrections
Robert Field (center) reads a sign to two other patrons on the locked door of the Colorado Dept. of Revenue on Austin Bluffs Pkwy., Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Tuesday was the first of four furlough days for state workers to make up for a $1 billion shortfall Photo by JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE Jerilee Bennett