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Man fatally shot on a Denver bus after approaching teen, getting into argument, police say
According to surveillance video and witnesses, Sanchez first exchanged words with three juveniles after they got on the bus and they jumped over or stepped over his legs to get to the back of the bus, police said in the arrest affidavit for the 13-year-old. Shortly after the teen was seated on a rai
 
FILE - In this undated photo provided by Kenda James, Kevin Dizmang holds his granddaughter as an infant. Members of a mental health response team sent to Dizmang, a man who was having a “psychotic breakdown”, instead killed him by tackling him and leaving him handcuffed, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, by his family. (Kenda James via AP, File)
Family of man who died after being tackled by mental crisis team sues paramedic, police officer
Members of a mental health response team sent to help a man who was having a “psychotic breakdown” instead killed him by tackling him and leaving him handcuffed, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by his family.
 
Chrystina Page, right, holds back Heather De Wolf, as she yells at Jon Hallford, left, the owner of Back to Nature Funeral Home, as he leaves with his lawyers following a preliminary hearing, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, outside the El Paso County Judicial Building in Colorado Springs, Colo. Hallford and his wife, Carie Hallford, are each charged with 190 counts of abuse of a corpse, five counts of theft, four counts of money laundering and over 50 counts of forgery. De Wolf and Page are mothers of sons believed to be among the bodies found at the funeral home. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP)
Nearly 200 abused corpses were found at a funeral home. Why did it take authorities years to act?
Court documents say a county coroner reported suspicions about bodies being poorly treated by a Colorado funeral home more than three years before nearly 200 decomposing bodies were discovered inside a decrepit building last October.
 
Chrystina Page, right, holds back Heather De Wolf, as she yells at Jon Hallford, left, the owner of Back to Nature Funeral Home, as he leaves with his lawyers following a preliminary hearing, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, outside the El Paso County Judicial Building in Colorado Springs, Colo. Hallford and his wife, Carie Hallford, are each charged with 190 counts of abuse of a corpse, five counts of theft, four counts of money laundering and over 50 counts of forgery. De Wolf and Page are mothers of sons believed to be among the bodies found at the funeral home. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP)
Couple accused of abandoning nearly 200 bodies spent cremation money on vehicles, $1,500 dinner
An FBI agent has testified that two Colorado funeral home owners accused of abandoning nearly 200 bodies used payments from families to purchase vehicles, cryptocurrency, a $1,500 dinner in Las Vegas and other personal items.
 
In this image taken from Aurora Police Department body cam video, 6-year-old Lovely Gilliam looks up at a police officer as she and her family members lie in a parking lot after they were wrongfully forced out of their car on Aug. 2, 2020, in Aurora, Colo. Police mistakenly believed the vehicle, driven by Brittney Gilliam, was stolen. A lawyer for Gilliam announced Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, that the family has reached a $1.9 million legal settlement with the city of Aurora. (Aurora Police Department via AP)
Family of Black girls handcuffed by Colorado police, held at gunpoint reach $1.9 million settlement
A Black woman and a group of four young girls who were wrongfully forced out of their car, held at gunpoint and handcuffed by police in suburban Denver in 2020 have reached a $1.9 million legal settlement.
 
FILE - Michael Geilenfeld arrives at U.S. Bankruptcy Court, July 9, 2015, in Portland, Maine. Geilenfeld, who is accused of forcing four boys to engage in sexual acts more than a decade ago will remain behind bars for now. A magistrate judge in Colorado ruled Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, that he should be sent to a halfway house with a GPS monitor. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
US founder of Haiti orphanage who is accused of sexual abuse will remain behind bars for now
An American founder of a Haitian orphanage who is accused of forcing four boys to engage in sexual acts more than a decade ago will remain behind bars for now.
 
This image provided by the Garfield County, Colo., Sheriff's Office shows tactical clothing and weapon belonging to Diego Barajas-Medina, a heavily armed man found dead at a Colorado mountaintop amusement park last year. Barajas-Medina researched mass shootings online but investigators could not find a reason for why he amassed an arsenal or determine why he didn’t follow through on “whatever he was planning”, authorities said Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. (Garfield County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Police: Armed man found dead at Colorado mountaintop amusement park had researched mass shootings
The body of Diego Barajas Medina, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, was found in a bathroom at the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park on the morning of Oct. 28 in a building that houses a ride that drops 110-feet deep into caverns. His body was surrounded by alcohol and weapons, according to
 
Emergency responders look over an Amtrak train derailment on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 near Keenesburg, Colo. ( KMGH via AP)
Passenger train hits milk truck at Colorado railroad crossing, badly injuring Amtrak engineer
Authorities say an Amtrak train crashed into a truck carrying milk at a northeastern Colorado rail crossing, badly injuring the engineer and sending three passengers to a hospital for treatment.
 
FILE - Michael Geilenfeld arrives at U.S. Bankruptcy Court, July 9, 2015, in Portland, Maine. Geilenfeld, a U.S. founder of a Haitian orphanage, forced four boys who lived in the institution to engage in sexual acts more than a decade ago, and authorities fear he or his supporters may try to intimidate victims trying to seek justice, a prosecutor said Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
American founder of Haitian orphanage sexually abused 4 boys, prosecutor says
A prosecutor says an American founder of a Haitian orphanage forced four boys who lived in the institution to engage in sexual acts more than a decade ago.
 
FILE - Michael Geilenfeld arrives at U.S. Bankruptcy Court, July 9, 2015, in Portland, Maine. Geilenfeld, an American founder of a Haitian orphanage who has been charged with sexual abuse, was investigated by a grand jury about a decade ago but not indicted, according to a court document filed by his attorney Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
Lawyer for indicted founder of Haitian orphanage says a previous grand jury didn’t charge him
A lawyer for the American founder of a Haitian orphanage who has been charged with sexual abuse revealed that his client was investigated but not charged by a grand jury about a decade ago.
 
Denver police officer pleads guilty to accidentally wounding 6 bystanders while firing at armed man
A Denver police officer has pleaded guilty to accidentally wounding six bystanders in a crowd while firing at an armed man as bars let out. A judge says Tuesday that the shooting polarized the community.
 
Colorado funeral home owners apparently sought to cover up money problems by abandoning bodies
A judge says two Colorado funeral home owners apparently sought to cover up their financial difficulties by abandoning nearly 200 bodies that they had agreed to cremate or bury.
 
FILE - In this image taken from video provided by the Colorado Judicial Branch, Anderson Lee Aldrich, left, the suspect in a mass shooting that killed five people at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ nightclub in 2022, appears in court, June 26, 2023, in Colorado Springs, Colo., where they pleaded guilty in the attack. Aldrich was charged with federal hate crimes on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. (Colorado Judicial Branch via AP, File)
Shooter who killed 5 people at Colorado LGBTQ+ club intends to plead guilty to federal hate crimes
Court documents show the shooter who killed five people and endangered the lives of over 40 others at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs plans to plead guilty to new federal charges.
 
FILE - A hearse and van sit outside the Return to Nature Funeral Home, Oct. 6, 2023, in Penrose, Colo. Investigators who entered the funeral home encountered stacks of partially covered human remains, bodily fluids several inches deep on the floor and flies, an FBI agent testified Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Investigators found stacked bodies and maggots at a neglected Colorado funeral home, FBI agent says
An FBI agent says investigators who entered a Colorado funeral home where nearly 200 abandoned bodies were found encountered stacks of partially covered human remains, bodily fluids several inches deep on the floor and maggots.
 
FILE - Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 29, 2023. Boebert has been cleared of domestic violence allegations made by her ex-husband during an altercation at a Colorado restaurant, police said Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)
Police investigation finds Colorado US Rep. Lauren Boebert didn’t punch ex-husband as he claimed
Police say U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has been cleared of domestic violence allegations made by her ex-husband. Police said Wednesday that Jayson Boebert recanted his claim that she punched him during an altercation in a restaurant on Saturday.
 
FILE - Former Aurora, Colo., Police Department officer Randy Roedema leaves the courtroom after being convicted of charges in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain during a trial in the Adams County, Colo., Courthouse, Oct. 12, 2023, in Brighton, Colo. The only police officer convicted of killing McClain faces anywhere from probation to several years behind bars when a judge decides his punishment Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Ex-cop gets 14 months in jail in death of Elijah McClain, whose mom calls him ‘bully with a badge’
A former Colorado officer has been sentenced to 14 months in jail in the death of Elijah McClain. The young Black man was stopped by police while walking home in 2019, and his death helped galvanize racial justice protests the following year.
 
FILE - A hearse and van sit outside a closed funeral home where 115 bodies are being stored, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, in Penrose, Colo. Funeral home owner accused of abandoning nearly 200 bodies to decompose in a building for years is a step closer to leaving jail for now after a judge Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, lowered bond from $2 million to $100,000. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
A Colorado funeral home owner accused of abandoning dozens of bodies may be close to leaving jail
A Colorado funeral home owner accused of abandoning nearly 200 bodies to decompose in a building for years is a step closer to leaving jail for now after a judge lowered bond from $2 million to $100,000.
 
Police tape blocks the damage to large windows at the Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024 in Denver. Authorities say a man inflicted "extensive damage" to the building housing. (AP Photo/Colleen Slevin)
Gunman breaks into Colorado Supreme Court building; intrusion unrelated to Trump case, police say
Authorities say a gunman leaving the scene of a car wreck shot his way into the Colorado Supreme Court building and inflicted “extensive damage” to the building.
 
Colorado Springs Police Department investigators and officers work on the scene after responding to a 911 call reporting a burglary where they found children dead inside a condo of the Palomino Ranch Point complex on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023 in Colorado Springs, Colo. A woman was being sought Thursday on suspicion of killing her two young children and wounding a third, authorities said. (Parker Seibold /The Gazette via AP)
Police searching for Colorado mother suspected of killing her 2 children, wounding third
Police were still searching Friday for a Colorado woman suspected of killing her two young children and wounding a third after police initially responded to a report of a burglary in their home.
 
FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks during a commit to caucus rally, Dec. 19, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Police said Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023, they are investigating incidents directed at Colorado Supreme Court justices and providing extra patrols around their homes in Denver following the court's decision to remove Trump from the state's presidential primary ballot. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Police investigating incidents involving Colorado justices after Trump removed from state’s ballot
Police say they are investigating incidents directed at Colorado Supreme Court justices and providing extra patrols around their homes in Denver following the court’s decision to remove President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot.
 
Paramedics Jeremy Cooper, far left, and Peter Cichuniec, far right, enter the Adams County, Colo., Justice Center, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, in Brighton, Colo. A Colorado prosecutor says the two paramedics failed to properly care for Elijah McClain when they overdosed the Black man with a sedative that he didn’t need. McClain, a 23-year-old massage therapist, died after being stopped and forcibly restrained by police officers and then injected with ketamine in 2019 in the Denver suburb of Aurora. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
2 paramedics found guilty in death of Elijah McClain, who they injected with an overdose of ketamine
Two Denver-area paramedics have been convicted in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain, who they injected with an overdose of the sedative ketamine after police put him in a neck hold.
 
FILE - Paramedics Jeremy Cooper, left, and Peter Cichuniec attend an arraignment at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo., on Jan. 20, 2023. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP, File)
Paramedics overdosed Elijah McClain with a sedative he didn’t need, prosecutor says
Aurora paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec are being tried for manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and assault. The case has explored largely uncharted legal territory because experts say it is rare for medical first responders to face criminal charges.
 
FILE - Paramedics Jeremy Cooper, left, and Peter Cichuniec attend an arraignment at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo., on Jan. 20, 2023. The two paramedics on trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain told investigators in videotaped interviews previously unseen by the public that the 23-year-old Black man had "excited delirium,” a disputed condition that some say is unscientific and rooted in racism. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP, File)
Paramedics told investigators that Elijah McClain had ‘excited delirium,’ a disputed condition
Two paramedics on trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain told investigators in videotaped interviews previously unseen in public that the 23-year-old Black man had “excited delirium,” a disputed condition critics say is unscientific and rooted in racism.
 
FILE - Paramedics Jeremy Cooper, left, and Peter Cichuniec, right, attend an arraignment at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo., on Jan. 20, 2023. Opening statements are scheduled Wednesday, Nov. 29, in the third and final trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, who died after he was stopped by police in suburban Denver. Jurors will have to decide if the two paramedics committed a crime when they gave the 23-year-old Black man an overdose of the sedative ketamine after he was forcibly restrained by officers in Aurora. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP, File)
Prosecutors say paramedics ignored Elijah McClain’s distress after stop and killed him with overdose
A Colorado prosecutor says two paramedics ”did nothing” to help an ailing Elijah McClain and instead injected him with a fatal overdose of a powerful sedative during a 2019 police stop.
 
In this frame grab taken from Pueblo Police Department body camera video and provided by attorney Kevin Mehr, representing Cristy Gonzales, Pueblo police Cpl. Bennie Villanueva deploys his Taser into Gonzales' back as she lies on the ground during an arrest, in Pueblo, Colo., Feb. 21, 2022. (Pueblo Police Department via AP)
Woman shocked with Taser while on ground is suing police officer and chief for not reporting it
A woman who was shocked in the back with a Taser while lying on the ground in Pueblo, Colorado, last year is suing the police officer who stunned her and the city’s police chief.
 
Paramedics Jeremy Cooper, left, and Peter Cichuniec, right, attend an arraignment at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo., on Jan. 20, 2023. The third and final trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain after he was stopped by police in suburban Denver involves homicide and manslaughter charges against two paramedics, a prosecution experts say enters largely uncharted legal territory by levying criminal charges against medical first responders. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP, file)
Final trial over Elijah McClain’s death in suburban Denver spotlights paramedics’ role
The last trial in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain after he was stopped by police in suburban Denver is expected to delve into largely uncharted legal territory. It will be two paramedics, and not police officers, on trial this time.
 
Man arrested in fatal stabbing near Denver homeless shelters, encampment
Police say a man has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a person in Denver after one witness said he had been harassing a group of immigrants from Venezuela.
 
This photo posted on the Custer County Sheriff's Office Facebook page shows Hanme K. Clark as he's taken into custody by personnel from the New Mexico State Police and the U.S. Marshals Service, near Albuquerque, N.M., Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. Clark was captured after 25 hours on the run after police say he fatally shot three people and critically wounded a fourth in his latest property dispute with neighbors in rural Colorado, authorities said. (Courtesy of Custer County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Authorities capture man accused of killing 3 in simmering Colorado property dispute
Authorities say they have captured the man accused of shooting three people dead in his latest property dispute with neighbors in rural Colorado. The Custer County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday afternoon that Hanme K.
 
FILE - Simon and Sally Glass comfort each other during an emotional news conference in Denver on Sept. 13, 2022. Six Colorado law enforcement officers have been charged with failing to intervene during a standoff that ended with the fatal shooting of Christian Glass, a 22-year-old man suffering a mental health crisis last year, prosecutors said Friday, Nov. 17, 2023.(AP Photo/Thomas Peipert, File)
6 Colorado officers charged with failing to intervene during fatal standoff
Six more Colorado law enforcement officers have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man suffering a mental health crisis last year.
 
FILE - Simon Glass, left, and his wife, Sally Glass, speak, on May 23, 2023, during a news interview in the offices of the couple's lawyers in Denver. One of two Colorado law enforcement officers accused of needlessly escalating a standoff that led to the death of their 22-year-old son pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor on Thursday, Nov. 16 2023 and was sentenced to two years of probation. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)
Ex-sergeant pleads guilty to failing to stop fatal standoff with man in mental health crisis
One of two Colorado law enforcement officers accused of needlessly escalating a standoff that led to the death of a 22-year-old man suffering a mental health crisis has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. He was sentenced to two years of probation.
 
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