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Charges filed in deadly crash that killed off-duty Adams County deputy

Published on October 07, 2024

A woman has been formally charged for causing a crash that killed an off-duty Adams County Deputy on Christmas Eve.

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Man sentenced to 64 years for possessing $340K worth of fentanyl, meth

Published on October 01, 2024

A man has been sentenced to more than 60 years in prison after possessing more than $330,000 worth of drugs in 2022.

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Grand Jury indicts Gilcrest woman involved in fatal hit and run

Published on September 19, 2024

The Weld County Statutory Grand Jury issued an indictment last week for the December 4, 2023 hit and run death of Michael Wallen.

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Jury convicts man of shooting, killing another man in 2023

Published on September 12, 2024

A Weld County man faces up to 48 years in prison after he shot and killed another man during a gathering at a Weld County home last year.

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Man gets 112 years to life for sexually assaulting two female children

Published on September 09, 2024

A Weld County man will spend more than a century in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting two female children in 2021.

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Illegal immigrant sentenced to 56 years for selling meth in Greeley

Published on September 05, 2024

A Weld County judge handed down more than five decades in prison last week to an illegal citizen convicted of distributing more than 112 grams of methamphetamine and possessing an additional $50,000 worth of the drug.

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Judge sentences mother to prison for child's fentanyl-related death

Published on August 30, 2024

A mother has been sentenced to prison in connection to her young daughter’s fentanyl-related death in 2022.

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Jury convicts man of possessing $330K worth of meth, fentanyl

Published on August 29, 2024

Earlier this month, a Weld County jury found a man guilty of possessing more than $330,000 worth of drugs in 2022 following a traffic stop for speeding.

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Leader of major Weld County drug ring sentenced to 376 years in prison

Published on August 15, 2024

Jose Arellano-Arredondo, the leader of a major Weld County drug trafficking operation, was sentenced to more than 300 years in prison for his involvement in the distribution network.

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Milliken officer justified in June shooting

Published on July 17, 2024

On Tuesday, July 16th, Weld County District Attorney Michael Rourke issued a letter and report to Milliken Police Chief Benito Garcia regarding the officer involved shooting of Colin Brixius on June 3, 2024.

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Judge hands down life sentence to woman convicted of 2022 murder

Published on July 10, 2024

A Greeley woman was sentenced to the rest of her natural life in prison Wednesday after a jury convicted her of murdering a woman in November of 2022.

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Truck driver sentenced to 11 years for killing family of five on I25

Published on June 21, 2024

A Weld County judge sentenced a truck driver to more than a decade in prison Friday afternoon for causing a deadly crash that killed a family of five on Interstate 25 in 2022.

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Greeley officer justified in April shooting

Published on June 20, 2024

On Wednesday, June 19th, Weld County District Attorney Michael Rourke issued a letter and report to Greeley Police Chief Adam Turk regarding the officer involved shooting of Giovanni Pacheco on April 28th, 2024.

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Frederick officer charged with assaulting suspect during an arrest

Published on June 13, 2024

A Frederick police officer is facing criminal charges after striking a suspect with the muzzle of his firearm during an arrest on April 28th.

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Weld DA declines to file charges against DNA analyst

Published on June 13, 2024

The Weld County District Attorney’s Office has reviewed the investigation concerning Chiara Wuensch, a DNA analyst who worked for the Weld County Sheriff’s Office at the Northern Colorado Regional Forensic Lab, and has declined to file charges.

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Owner of moving company sentenced to prison for theft

Published on May 24, 2024

The owner of an Aurora moving company has been sentenced to prison for failing to deliver more than $150,000 worth of customers' property that his moving company, H&M Relocation Services, was contracted to move in 2021.

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Man sentenced to 54 years to life in prison for years of sex abuse

Published on May 08, 2024

A Weld County man will spend at least the next five decades behind bars after a jury convicted him of sexually assaulting several juvenile females.

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Repeat DUI offender gets 45 years for causing fatal crash while drunk

Published on May 08, 2024

A Fort Lupton man was sentenced last week to more than four decades in prison for causing a fatal crash in 2022, while driving drunk and while he was on probation for a previous drunk driving offense in Adams County.

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Longmont police officer justified in March shooting

Published on April 29, 2024

On Thursday, April 25, Weld County District Attorney Michael Rourke issued a letter and report to Longmont Police Chief Jeff Satur regarding the officer involved shooting of Nicholas Kovacs on March 18, 2024.

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Ex-real estate agent jailed for stealing $1M from investors in 2021

Published on April 26, 2024

A Weld County judge this week sentenced a former Larimer County real estate agent and investor to jail, after he stole more than $1 million from investors in a 2021 real estate investment scam.

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Defendants sentenced to decades in prison for large auto theft rings

Published on April 25, 2024

Three co-defendants involved in multiple large-scale auto theft rings have been sentenced to several decades behind bars. Another defendant has pled guilty for her role and faces more than four decades in prison.

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