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Carie Hallford sentenced to 30 years for abuse of a corpse charges at Return to Nature Funeral Home

Colorado’s 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office held a press briefing after the sentencing of Carie Hallford. Watch below. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Nearly three years after close to 200 decaying bodies were discovered left to rot in a funeral home in Penrose, Jon and Carie Hallford, the owners, have both been sentenced for state counts

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Former Academy District 20 tutor arrested for child abuse material

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Springs Police Department has arrested a former 33-year-old Academy District 20 tutor for possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material. Court records state that police found several explicit videos of children distributed by Mendoza through Snapchat. Courtesy: Colorado Springs Police Department According to D20, Theodore Mendoza was in

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Former substitute teacher arrested on multiple felony charges of sexual assault against minor

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A former 33-year-old substitute teacher at James Madison Charter Academy has been arrested on multiple sexual assault felony charges. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) reports that in early January, they received a report on an inappropriate relationship between a teacher and a student. Law enforcement identified the

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Man killed in police shooting identified, linked to March arson investigation

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)–The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) has released the identification of the man killed in a police shooting late Saturday night in east Colorado Springs. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, the incident happened around 10:57 p.m. on April 4 in the 1200 block of North Academy Boulevard. The male suspect

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Former Pikes Peak State College professor faces 77 counts of sexual assault on minor student

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) has arrested a 48-year-old former Pikes Peak State College professor for an alleged sexual relationship with a minor student. EPSO said an investigation into Jason Gunderson began on Feb. 17 after receiving a call regarding inappropriate sexual contact between an adult male

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Woman seriously injured in hit-and-run crash on Colorado Springs’ southeast side; driver arrested

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– A woman was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash Friday night on the city’s southeast side, according to Colorado Springs Police. Officers were called to the intersection of South Academy Boulevard and Pace Drive around 10:11 p.m. on March 20 for a reported crash involving a vehicle and a bicycle. When

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Two juveniles arrested after attempted vehicle break-ins in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– Two juveniles were arrested Saturday after police say they were caught attempting to break into vehicles in a Colorado Springs neighborhood. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, officers with the Sand Creek Division were dispatched around the 400 block of Kitfield View for a reported theft in progress. Call information

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