Crime & Safety

Colorado ranks 8th in violent crime, 4th in property crime and auto theft

The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently revised its national crime data to reflect latecomer reports from police agencies. In doing so, it was revealed that the national violent crime rate rose in 2023 rather than fell. CSI is presenting the FBI’s Colorado’s crime data to firmly establish the Centennial State’s trends, which remain largely unchanged as a result of the update.

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Deputies seize 60 pounds of meth, arrest two in traffic stop on Colorado’s Western Slope

Two people have been arrested following a traffic stop on Colorado’s Western Slope in which authorities seized 60 pounds of methamphetamine. According to the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office, an investigator with the Western Colorado Drug Task Force conducted the traffic stop on Tuesday.

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Homeless are ‘dumpster diving’ and rural police chief wants trespassing law to stop it

A new measure could be added to Fort Morgan’s criminal code in response to a homeless man who may nearly have been killed as a result of living inside a dumpster on trash pickup day.

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Adams County mourns loss of off-duty Colorado deputy struck and killed by car in Fort Lupton

A veteran Colorado deputy who appears to have been struck by a car when he was off-duty died after the collision. It happened late Tuesday night in Fort Lupton on Highway 52 near Purman Avenue. The victim was Deputy Joshua Tapia who worked for Adams County. He had also worked until recently as a firefighter in Fort Lupton.

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