Tag: domestic violence
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Officers assaulted in separate incidents on Sunday: Colorado Springs police
Colorado Springs police officers were assaulted in separate incidents on Sunday, law enforcement officials said. At about 8 a.m., an officer saw a suspected shoplifter leaving a store in the 1500 block of Space Center Drive and tried to stop him, according to an online blotter entry. When the officer and the suspect went down…
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Lakewood man arrested on suspicion of murdering wife
A Lakewood man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife, who was a Jefferson County art teacher. Lindsey Barnett, 37, was found dead in a residence located in the 1700 block of South Welch Circle early Thursday morning, Lakewood Police Department officials said in a Friday news release. Barnett served both Hutchinson and…
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Domestic assault victim stabs man in self-defense: Colorado Springs police
A Colorado Springs man was arrested on Saturday following a domestic violence incident in which he sustained multiple injuries, including stab wounds, according to an online blotter entry The incident took place just after midnight on Saturday at a residence in the 1700 block of Kallos Loop, police said. When officers responded to a call…
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Divided appeals court reverses conviction after judge declined to define ‘bludgeon’
Colorado’s second-highest court reversed a Jefferson County defendant’s felony menacing conviction on Thursday, concluding that the trial judge’s failure to define “bludgeon” for jurors may have affected the outcome. A three-judge Court of Appeals panel divided in unusual ways in the case of Michael Casey Simms. Two judges believed the definition of “reasonable doubt” that…
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Colorado legislators pass bill that sponsors say would strengthen sex crime victim protections
A Colorado bill that supporters say would strengthen victim protections and mandate law enforcement training on how trauma can affect survivors of sex crimes and domestic violence is on its way to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk for signing. Senate Bill 26-095 recently passed unanimously in the Senate and was mostly unopposed in the House, where…
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Appeals court upholds discipline for Denver officers’ inadequate domestic violence investigation
Colorado’s second-highest court last week upheld Denver’s discipline of two officers whose investigation of a domestic violence report was brief, failed to separate the victim from her abuser, and overlooked the victim’s severe injuries. Officers Cory Stuper and Brian Finneran argued that pervasive procedural violations in the adjudicative process and their own desire to respect…
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Man arrested after firing gun inside east Colorado Springs residence
Colorado Springs police on Saturday arrested a man who allegedly fired a gun inside a residence during a domestic disturbance, according to an online blotter entry. Just before 7 p.m., officers responded to a call about a “family disturbance” in the 5800 block of Granby Hill Drive on the city’s east side. After speaking with…
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Crime recap: 355 arrested last week in El Paso County
Colorado Springs police saw a hit-and-run, a stabbing via machete and two pedestrian-vehicle collisions last week, among other incidents, with law enforcement making 355 arrests in El Paso County. From March 15 to 21, the Colorado Springs Police Department posted 10 blotter entries to its public database of incidents approved for release. Here is a recap…
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Crime recap: 381 arrested last week in El Paso County
Colorado Springs police saw a hit-and-run, assaults and a stabbing last week, among other incidents, with law enforcement making 381 arrests in El Paso County. From March 8 to 14, the Colorado Springs Police Department posted 12 blotter entries to its public database of incidents approved for release. Here is a recap of those entries: On…
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Crime recap: 339 arrested in El Paso County last week
Colorado Springs police saw domestic violence and a robbery last week, among other offenses, with law enforcement making 339 arrests in El Paso County. From Feb. 8 to Feb. 14, the Colorado Springs Police Department posted four blotter entries to its public database of incidents approved for release. Here is a recap of those entries: On…