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July 23, 2025 – CBI –  Durango, CO – The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has charged a former La Plata County Jail Commander, Edward Aber, 62, with 117 counts of Invasion of Privacy for Sexual Gratification, a Class 1 Misdemeanor, and one count of First Degree Official Misconduct, also a Class 1 Misdemeanor. These charges stem from an investigation initiated on January 2, 2025, when the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was contacted to assist the La Plata County Sheriff's Office.

The CBI is sharing the following News Release from the Garfield County Sheriff's Office

Sheriff Lou Vallario

Garfield County, Colorado

July 15, 2025 – CBI/DCJ –  Lakewood, CO –  Today the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) announce the launch of a new toxicology dashboard designed to provide  the latest drug and alcohol blood toxicology testing for suspected impaired driving offenses.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in collaboration with the Greeley Police Department is hosting a Missing Person Open House on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, from 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM at the Greeley Police Department located at 2875 West 10th Street, Greeley, CO 80634.

NEWS RELEASE FROM PUEBLO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE: CBI Cold Case Team Helped Identify Remains 

After nearly 25 years and countless hours of investigative work, Pueblo County Sheriff’s detectives have identified the remains of a man whose body was found in 2000 in a field just north of the Pueblo City limits.

This is a news release CBI is sharing on behalf of the 12th Judicial District Attorney's Office:

June 20, 2025

INDICTMENT OF BARRY MORPHEW

On June 18, 2025, the Twelfth Judicial District Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Barry Morphew with the First Degree Murder of his wife, Suzanne Morphew.  Mr. Morphew was taken into custody in Arizona on June 20, 2025. The Twelfth Judicial District Attorney’s Office will seek to extradite Mr. Morphew back to the San Luis Valley.