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Euthanasia at area animal shelters is up by double digits as thousands of Coloradans surrender their dogs

Dogs that once were adopted within days are now waiting weeks or months and some never make it out. While many shelters have “no-kill” policies, those policies don’t apply to dogs that are unhealthy or unsafe.

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Stone Canyon Fire forces 600 animals to be evacuated from Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

The Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center had to act quickly on Tuesday when the Stone Canyon Fire grew close to its facility. Staff saw the flames peaking over the ridge located directly behind the center and decided to activate the emergency evacuation plan. 

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Police chief who had worked for Lakeside since 1967 fired: ‘We have every reason to terminate immediately’

At a special meeting Tuesday night, trustees for the Town of Lakeside voted to unanimously fire their police chief, Robert Gordanier, who had also served as mayor and fire chief and had worked for the town since 1967. The town also announced that Gordanier’s daughter, Brenda Hamilton, who was town clerk but had also been indicted along with her father, had agreed to resign from her position.  

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RTD’s police chief placed on leave for ‘policy violations’, CEO says why is ‘none of your concern’

As the Regional Transportation District grapples with crime issues on buses and light rail trains in the Denver metro area, CBS News Colorado has learned that its Chief of Police and Emergency Management, Joel Fitzgerald Sr., has been placed on leave as an outside investigator looks into alleged “policy violations.” Fitzgerald was hired to head RTD’s police force in August 2022.

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