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La Junta Shooting Update

The La Junta Police Department (LJPD) is working with agents with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in search of the person(s) responsible for multiple shots fired incidents that sent one juvenile to the hospital on February 2, 2024.

One person sustained non-life-threatening injuries after being shot during the incident last Friday night. The juvenile was taken to the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center for treatment and released that same night.  

CBI Requested to Investigate Cheyenne County Death

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been requested to investigate the circumstances surrounding a man reported deceased at a home in Cheyenne County.

At approximately 11:35 pm on Saturday, January 19, 2024, deputies with the Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home in the 2000 block of County Road BB and located a resident of the home with injuries. The man was initially transported to a local hospital but then transferred to a Denver-area hospital for treatment. The man later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased on Monday, January 22, 2024.

Colorado Missing Persons Day Ceremony to be held at State Capitol

Colorado Missing Persons Day is being honored with a series of events at the state Capitol building (200 E. Colfax Avenue) beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, February 2, 2024. In addition to a Resolution being read at the Capitol, a prayer vigil will honor 606 individuals currently missing for a year or more in the State of Colorado.

Colorado Missing Persons Open House – January 31, 2024

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is hosting an open house for families who have missing loved ones who are interested in providing a family reference sample. The event will take place on January 31, 2024 at CBI Headquarters, 690 Kipling St, Denver, CO 80215.

January 13 Marks AMBER Alert Awareness Day

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) recognizes National AMBER Alert Awareness Day on January 13, 2024, in remembrance of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman who went missing in Texas and was found deceased five days later in 1996.

U.S. Marshals Task Force Safely Recovers 2 Critically Missing Children and Arrest Fugitive Grandmother

Please see the following news release prepared by the U.S. Marshals. Members of the CBI were heavily involved in this investigation and recovery of the missing children. 

 

A month’s long investigation into the whereabouts of two missing and endangered children believed to have been abducted by their biological grandmother has come to an end with both children recovered safely, and the grandmother arrested.

Hesperus Man Faces Sexual Assault on a Child Charges

A Hesperus man faces two counts of sexual assault on a child in a position of trust based on alleged crimes occurring at his home approximately 10 years ago.

Paul Richardson (DOB:10/04/1961) turned himself in to police and was booked through the La Plata County Jail late Monday.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was requested by the Durango Police Department to investigate the allegations that were reported by two victims who are known to the suspect.  

Cañon City Incident Update

Law enforcement continues to investigate an incident involving an alleged homicide suspect out of Pueblo fleeing the area and into Cañon City in the morning hours of Sunday, January 7, 2024.

CBI Hosts Poster Contest in Honor of Missing Children Deadline: February 9, 2024

In honor of missing children across the country, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is hosting a poster contest for Colorado 5th grade students as part of a national campaign sponsored by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ).

Every year the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) takes time to commemorate the valiant and unselfish acts of the many organizations and individuals who bring our missing children home. Since 1983, May 25th has been designated as National Missing Children’s Day.

Arrests Made in Alleged Sex Assault in Ouray

Three people have been arrested in connection to an alleged sexual assault that occurred in Ouray on May 14, 2023.

At the request of the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) launched a comprehensive investigation involving the alleged sexual assault of a juvenile victim at a home in Ouray earlier this year.

Those arrested include:

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