‘Crime and Justice’ Archives
Red Feather Lakes shooting
Shagwa Lake Shooting Date: 7/25/2012 Larimer County Sheriff's Office deputies were called to the 200-block of Shagwa Drive in Red Feather Lakes at 12:45 this afternoon on the report of a shooting. It was reported that a physical confrontation between two adult males had escalated to the point where one man fired a single shot from a handgun striking the other man in the torso. A 55-year-old Red Feather Lakes man was transported by air to a local hospital ... Full Story
Office Supply Scam
A local Larimer County business recently reported to the Larimer County Sheriff's Office they were being threatened with legal action from Imaging Supply Center, Inc. (ISC) out of Villa Park, California, for failure to pay for copy machine toner sent to them in 2010. Upon investigation, it was determined that ICS has had several complaints from around the country for sending unordered toner supplies to businesses and then billing them at prices three times the normal retail price for ... Full Story
Sexual Assault Arrest
Larimer County Sheriff's Office deputies yesterday arrested Patrick Frank Cipolla, DOB: 12/08/41, of Loveland, formerly of Estes Park, on a felony warrant for multiple counts of sexual assault. His occupation is listed as retired military. Mr. Cipolla is alleged to have sexually assaulted a teenage girl over a period of several years. He is charged with: Four counts of CRS 18-3-402(1)(a)(4), Sexual Assault/Force, (F3) Three counts of CRS 18-3-405.3(1)(2)(a), ... Full Story
Sheriff Seeks Information on Armed Robbery
Date: April 10, 2012 Larimer County Sheriff's Office investigators are seeking information about an armed robbery that occurred on Thursday, April 5 at approximately 4:30 p.m. Larimer County Sheriff's Office deputies were called to an Auto Warehouse service facility at 328 South Link Lane in Fort Collins on Friday (040612) to receive a report of an armed robbery which allegedly had occurred the day before (040512). The 29-year-old male victim told deputies he was working ... Full Story
Kidnapping & Motor Vehicle Theft
Ryan Allen Hendrix, DOB: 040288, of Wellington was arrested late Friday night (3/9/12) for suspicion of 2nd Degree Kidnapping (F3), 1st Degree Burglary (F3), Aggravated Motor Vehicle Theft (F4), 1st Degree Criminal Trespass (F5), Attempted 1st Degree Criminal Trespass (F6), Felony Menacing (F5), Driving under the Influence of Alcohol (M0), Driving under the Influence of Drugs (M0), and two counts of Child Abuse (M2). The Larimer County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call at approximately 9:15 ... Full Story
Child pornography arrest in Larimer County
James Edward Griffin, DOB: 02/02/89, of Fort Collins was arrested yesterday (3/8/12) for two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child (18-6-403) for the possession and distribution of child pornography. In February of this year, Larimer County Sheriff's Office investigators were notified by the Loveland Police Department that they had identified an address in unincorporated Larimer County from which someone was possibly distributing child pornography. ... Full Story
Prison inmate convicted of murder
Jury convicts man housed in ADX “step down unit” of second degree murde DENVER – Today a federal jury convicted Dominic Stewart, age 36, of the 2005 murder of Gregory Joiner while both were housed in the U.S. Bureau of Prison’s “step down unit” within the ADX in Florence, Colorado. The jury convicted Stewart of second degree murder following a 7-day trial before U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn. Stewart is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Blackburn on June 8, ... Full Story
Shooting Update
Date: 2/21/2012 Wendy Vita Hart, DOB: 032055, has been identified as the shooter in a domestic incident that occurred at 1300 Cherry Avenue in Loveland, Colorado on February 12, 2012. This incident resulted in the death of her boyfriend Jeffery Buckley. Ms. Hart called 911 at approximately 9:44 p.m. on February 12 to report the shooting. Larimer County Sheriff's Office investigators are working to determine the circumstances of this domestic ... Full Story
Prison for former DA
Attorney General announces one-year prison, four-year probation sentences for Former Western Slope District Attorney DENVER — Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that a judge has sentenced Myrl Serra, the former District Attorney for the 7th Judicial District of Colorado, to one year in prison followed by 60 days in the Montrose County Jail followed by four years probation following his guilty plea in October 2011 to criminal extortion, a class-four felony, and unlawful ... Full Story
Police Impersonation/Sexual Assault a hoax
Press Release Larimer County Sheriff's Office investigators have determined the report of a sexual assault by a police impersonator is false and did not happen. As a result, Heather Speicher, DOB: 08/19/84, of Fort Collins has been arrested for Attempting to Influence a Public Official (F4). Plans to seek restitution for the misdirection of valuable, limited law enforcement resources are being discussed with the District Attorney's office. Ms. Speicher is being held at the Larimer County Jail ... Full Story
