Tag: pueblo county sheriff’s office
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Human remains found at Lake Pueblo State Park were that of missing D-70 custodian
The Pueblo County Coroner’s Office said the human remains found Tuesday at Lake Pueblo State Park are that of Adam Todd Armstrong, 52, a school janitor who had been missing for nearly two months. “At this time, no additional information regarding the cause or manner of death will be released pending the completion of the…
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U.S. Marshals, Pueblo deputies arrest Denver fugitive; seizing guns, drugs
A fugitive from Denver was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals and sheriff’s deputies at the Pueblo hotel he was staying in on Thursday, the Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday. Joe Gutierrez, 49, was arrested on several warrants and was wanted for an alleged parole violation, motor vehicle theft and eluding. Investigators obtained a search…
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Unidentified human remains found at Lake Pueblo State Park
The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the discovery of human remains “on the edge” of Lake Pueblo State Park near Liberty Point, according to a news release by the agency on Wednesday. The remains were found by emergency responders on Tuesday night after a report of a possible body in the area. The Pueblo…
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Beulah flash flooding victim identified by Pueblo County coroner
The Pueblo County coroner has identified a man who was fatally overcome by floodwaters in Beulah on Sunday. Henry Humphreys, 80, was caught in a strong, fast-moving flood current while standing near Colorado 78 and Central Avenue, Pueblo County officials said. Emergency personnel found Humphreys unresponsive at a creek about 2 miles from where he…
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1 killed in flash flooding in Beulah: Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office
One person was killed in Beulah on Sunday after floodwaters swept him downstream, according to a news release from the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office. The male victim, whose name was not released, was standing near Colorado 78 and Central Avenue when he was caught up in a strong, fast-moving flood current, officials said. Beulah fire…
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Man sentenced to community corrections for explosive that injured Pueblo officers
A Pueblo County judge sentenced Clay Nimmo, 48, to two years in community corrections on Wednesday after an explosive device he possessed “significantly” injured two officers, according to a news release by the 10th Judicial District. Nimmo pleaded guilty to possessing the device, a class 5 felony, after Pueblo County sheriff’s deputies recovered a metal…
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Fire contained, evacuations lifted north of Colorado City
The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office lifted an evacuation order after an hour for a fire that ignited Wednesday north of Colorado City on South Crow Cutoff became contained, the office announced on social media. The Sikes Ranch fire was discovered at three acres around 3 p.m. and was fully contained at 6 acres by 5:15…
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Man shot, stabbed ‘multiple times’ near Pueblo
Pueblo County sheriff’s deputies are investigating an assault that sent a man to the hospital with gunshot and stab wounds Tuesday night, according to a news release from the agency. Pueblo police who initially responded to the St. CharlesMesa area outside of the city’s eastern limits believed the man was a car crash victim, before…
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400 more firefighters, Alaska incident command team to combat Colorado’s Aspen Acres fire
Hundreds of firefighters from across the country will descend upon Pueblo and Custer counties for weeks to combat the 28,362-acre Aspen Acres fire that broke out Monday morning. The fire injured one Westcliffe firefighter and claimed 55 structures in Custer County and more than 100 in Pueblo County as of Tuesday afternoon, incident commander Phil…
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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…