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June 5, 2024, Lakewood, CO - The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has learned that the report summarizing its internal affairs investigation into the conduct of former analyst Yvonne “Missy” Woods has been disclosed to the public, and that portions of that report will soon be published in the news media. As a result of that release, the CBI has determined that it is necessary and appropriate to share the contents of the 94-page Internal Affairs Report to provide as much transparency as possible without compromising any ongoing investigations.

In the evening hours of May 31, 2024, the public is being asked to avoid the area of the 900 block of Maple Street in Rocky Ford.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is assisting the Rocky Ford Police Department, Otero County Sheriff's Office and the Colorado State Patrol with a narcotics investigation in the area. Investigators requested the assistance of a regional bomb squad once a suspicious package was discovered during the investigation.

The area remains an active scene, and will be for the next several hours, while investigators continue to work.

May 30, 2024 – CBI – Park County, CO - On Tuesday, May 28th, 2024, at approximately 12:24 PM, the Park County Sheriff’s Office received a report of potential human remains found in an area outside of Bailey on United States Forest Service (USFS) land. Officials from the Park County Sheriff’s Office, the Park County Coroner’s Office, and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) confirmed the finding as human remains.

May 23, 2024 – CBI –  Rocky Ford, CO –Preliminary autopsy reports suggest a 3-year old Rocky Ford boy, whose body was found in a an irrigation canal Sunday May 19, died from an accidental drowning. Amari Galan was reported missing Saturday May 18, after he wandered away from his home in the 900 block of Washington Street in Rocky Ford, CO.

An Endangered Missing Alert bulletin was soon issued for Galan, after he was last seen at 4am wearing only a diaper. Galan was reported to be a child with special needs.

May 19, 2024 – CBI –  Rocky Ford , CO – It is with great sadness that the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, along with Rocky Ford Police, the Otero County Sheriff's Office and Otero County Coroner can confirm the discovery of a body in an irrigation canal earlier today is that of a 3-year old boy, who was reported missing Saturday morning.

May 10, 2024 – CBI –  Lakewood, CO –The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is pleased to announce that Agent-in-Charge James Fuller, Agent Travis Peck, and Agent Richard Tifft have all been selected as Honorable Mention Award Winners of the Thirty-First Annual TOP COPS Awards. The TOP COPS Awards are sponsored annually by the National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO), which represents over 241,000 sworn law enforcement officers through 1,000 police units and associations nationwide.

AMBER Alert: DEACTIVATION 11:40am 5/04/24 

Zarayah, Aundrea and Noah have been safely located. Thank you for your assistance in locating these children. 

AMBER Alert Issued for 3 Kids in Brighton-(May be in Colorado Springs Area) 

National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Person Awareness Day - May 5

In Honor of this day, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is featuring the images of 15 Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons in Colorado.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the Division of Criminal Justice, within the Department of Public Safety, operate the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives dashboard.

April 29, 2024 – CBI –  Lakewood, CO –The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is pleased to announce the awarding of the 2024 People Who Wander grants.

Legislation passed during the 2022 Colorado legislative session enhanced efforts to provide assistance to Colorado families of people who wander, along with the availability of state-sponsored grants to assist local governments with recovery programs.

April 29, 2024 – CBI –  Salida, CO –The agencies investigating the Suzanne Morphew case are aware the autopsy report of Suzanne is now complete and determined her death to be “Homicide by undetermined means in the setting of butorphanol, azaperone, and medetomidine intoxication.”