Tag: fremont county sheriff’s office
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Wildfire evacuation centers established as orders expand to I-25 in Pueblo County
Thousands of acres are within the Aspen Acres fire perimeter in Pueblo County, prompting officials to issue evacuation orders from Custer County to Interstate 25. Residents of Beulah, Rye and along Colorado 165 to Old San Isabel Road in Custer County were ordered to evacuate because of the Aspen Acres fire, which has grown to…
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Man arrested in Fremont County for alleged sex crimes after similar acts in Colorado Springs
A Fremont County man was arrested and faces 61 counts related to allegedly sexually assaulting and exploiting a child, approximately five months after he was charged with the same crimes in Colorado Springs. Stephen King, 65, of Cotopaxi turned himself in to the Sheriff’s Office on Monday after a warrant was issued for his arrest…
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Wildfire burning along Colorado 115 grows to 4,605 acres with 0% containment
About 170 firefighters from more than a dozen agencies were working Sunday to contain a wildfire burning along Colorado 115 between Colorado Springs and Penrose, according to fire officials. The blaze, dubbed the 24 fire for the mile marker where it started, had scorched more than 4,605 acres and was at zero percent containment as…
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Fremont County jail deputy arrested in connection with excessive use of force
A Fremont County jail deputy was arrested this month after allegedly choking an inmate, authorities announced Thursday. Luis Mora-Huerta, 62, was arrested Dec. 1 after investigators from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation learned of an interaction between Mora-Huerta and a 57-year-old inmate at the jail in Cañon City on Oct. 14. During the interaction, Mora-Huerta…
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Suspect in Cañon City officer-involved shooting arrested, ID’d
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The suspect involved in a police shooting with a Fremont County sheriff’s deputy in late August has been arrested and identified after being released from the hospital. Ethan Pollington, 27, was hospitalized on Aug. 29 after a deputy went to a Cañon City home for a welfare…
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Investigation launched into Cañon City officer-involved shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A shooting on Friday involving a Fremont County sheriff’s deputy during a welfare check turned barricade incident in Cañon City is under investigation by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, according to a release by the agency Saturday. The suspect, a 27-year-old man, was armed with…
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Colorado Springs police seek additional victims in child exploitation investigation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Detectives investigating a child molestation case involving a Fremont County man believe there may be more victims and are asking them to come forward, according to a release from the Colorado Springs Police Department. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office arrested Stephen King Sr., 64, on Aug. 4…