Crime & Safety

In Department of Justice inquiry to Tina Peters’ case, the question is whether she is a political prisoner

If an election official was sentenced to nine years in prison, you might assume they had been caught stuffing ballot boxes or rigging results. But, what if they were convicted for preserving election records?

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Colorado Bureau of Investigation launches public dashboard to track rape kit backlog

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday it would start publicly tracking its progress to address a rape kit backlog exacerbated by an investigation into one its former forensic scientists accused of mishandling DNA evidence.

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Colorado Springs woman embezzled more than $123k from local Little League, court documents allege

A volunteer treasurer for the Academy Little League in Colorado Springs has been accused of stealing more than $123,000 from the organization over a year and a half that paid for personal shopping sprees and legal fees. 

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