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Aurora police arrest 13 men linked to monthlong child-sex sting operation
AURORA | A child-sex assault sting operation headed by Aurora police netted 13 arrests of men from across the metro area, all accused of attempting to pay juveniles for sex, Aurora police announced Tuesday. Among those arrested during the month-long operation, dubbed Operation SAFE Kids, two of the men are registered sex offenders, one man […]
Former Colorado crime analyst gets 10-year prison sentence for manipulating DNA data
GOLDEN | A judge sentenced a former forensic analyst for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to 10 years in prison on Tuesday after authorities said her manipulation of DNA data raised questions about the validity of hundreds of criminal cases. Yvonne “Missy” Woods pleaded guilty in June to perjury, attempting to influence a public servant, […]
Brothers are accused of mishandling remains of two dozen people at Colorado funeral home
FORT COLLINS | Police on Thursday arrested two Colorado men, including a former county coroner, for allegedly mishandling at least two dozen decomposing bodies and other remains found behind a hidden door in a funeral home. Charges filed against former Pueblo County Coroner Brian Lee Cotter, 65, and his brother, Christopher Aaron Cotter, 60, included […]
Colorado’s hidden human trafficking problem: It’s closer than you think
AURORA | Human trafficking in Colorado is not some shadowy crime confined to distant places, and it rarely looks like the dramatic abductions portrayed online. Instead, federal and local investigators say it often unfolds through manipulation, familiarity and unmet needs, frequently going unnoticed by the public, even when it is happening in plain sight. “It’s […]
Colorado’s hidden human trafficking problem: It’s closer than you think
AURORA | Human trafficking in Colorado is not some shadowy crime confined to distant places, and it rarely looks like the dramatic abductions portrayed online. Instead, federal and local investigators say it often unfolds through manipulation, familiarity and unmet needs, frequently going unnoticed by the public, even when it is happening in plain sight. “It’s […]
Colorado’s hidden human trafficking problem: It’s closer than you think
AURORA | Human trafficking in Colorado is not some shadowy crime confined to distant places, and it rarely looks like the dramatic abductions portrayed online. Instead, federal and local investigators say it often unfolds through manipulation, familiarity and unmet needs, frequently going unnoticed by the public, even when it is happening in plain sight. “It’s […]
Colorado’s hidden human trafficking problem: It’s closer than you think
AURORA | Human trafficking in Colorado is not some shadowy crime confined to distant places, and it rarely looks like the dramatic abductions portrayed online. Instead, federal and local investigators say it often unfolds through manipulation, familiarity and unmet needs, frequently going unnoticed by the public, even when it is happening in plain sight. “It’s […]
Colorado’s hidden human trafficking problem: It’s closer than you think
AURORA | Human trafficking in Colorado is not some shadowy crime confined to distant places, and it rarely looks like the dramatic abductions portrayed online. Instead, federal and local investigators say it often unfolds through manipulation, familiarity and unmet needs, frequently going unnoticed by the public, even when it is happening in plain sight. “It’s […]