Andrew Fraieli is the Founder and Executive Director of Blue Surveillance. He is also an investigative reporter, graphic designer and photographer covering homelessness, police misconduct and other social and civil issues.
Cory Bantock CO-006-139
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Cory Bantock drank an alcohol “shooter” before traveling to firearms training on Aug. 12, according to an internal investigation, and lied to supervising deputies about it. Part way through the training, the investigation states that a corporal “detected an odor consistent with an alcoholic beverage”
Evan Goudy
Multiple other Sheridan officers are currently under internal investigation Sheridan Police Department swore in Officer Evan Goudy on Monday, who comes with a history of previous internal affairs investigations about following an ex-girlfriend and a now dismissed stalking and harassment case that involved the same woman. This is at a
Colorado State Patrol
Colorado State Trooper Ryan Holmes was arrested Thursday afternoon by Firestone Police Department for domestic violence-related second-degree aggravated assault through strangulation. According to his arrest affidavit, his wife, a major with CSP, reported Tuesday that Holmes allegedly assaulted her on Dec. 20, 2024. According to her retelling to Firestone Police
Federal Heights Police Department
Federal Heights Sergeant Chad Gallegos had multiple internal complaints against him including failing to turn in evidence Federal Heights Sergeant Chad Gallegos was terminated for cause on June 22 for repeated inconsistencies on his time-sheet for hours worked — five within a week — with discrepancies up to 51 minutes from his
Jonathan Tollefson
Jonathan Tollefson was arrested for drinking and driving with a BAC of 0.23 Former Greeley Police Officer Jonathan Tollefson pleaded guilty to driving under the influence 0.20 and above on Wednesday. All other charges were dismissed by the Larimer County District Attorney’s Office including obstructing a peace
John Granillo CO-139222
Officer John Granillo has been with the department since 2013 Colorado Springs Police Officer John Granillo was charged with first degree official misconduct and cybercrime through unauthorized access on June 8. The charges stem from actions in September of last year where, according to a probable cause affidavit, Granillo repeatedly
William Ward CO-8832-8142
Johnstown Police Sergeant William Ward was terminated on July 20 for being intoxicated on duty after driving to the department. According to the relevant disciplinary report, Ward arrived for duty at 6 a.m. on May 28 in uniform with his firearm and in his police cruiser when officers under
Troy Brienzo
Troy Brienzo was adviser to the two explorers, who were over 18 at the time Former Parker Police Sergeant Troy Brienzo received a plea deal Monday with a deferred sentence for one count of unlawful sexual misconduct, a plea of guilty to one count of official misconduct, and all other
Domestic Violence
Deputy Ty Myer received mandatory training, and was terminated months later after multiple reports of ‘conduct unbecoming’ Garfield County Sheriff’s Jail Deputy Ty Myer was terminated July 7 after an internal investigation found he had dared an inmate to open the cell of another who was using the toilet,
Christopher Valesey CO-819-033
Sergeant Christopher Valesey had documented history of sexual harassment allegations "Guess what I just did,” is the question Sergeant Christopher Valesey asked a deputy that triggered an internal investigation at the Alamosa County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation lasted less than a month and ended in Valesey’s termination
Leonel Sarmiento
Leonel Sarmiento had been terminated for cause from Alamosa PD in June Former Alamosa Police Officer Leonel Sarmiento had his domestic violence-related harassment charge dismissed by plea deal on July 13, as well as his witness or victim tampering charge. He was convicted only of official misconduct receiving two years
Devonte Simmons CO-118-022
Welcome to our weekly sum-up. Every Monday we send out a short summary of the last week’s officers that have landed on Colorado’s Peace Officer Standards and Training public database of law enforcement misconduct and actions. These actions from POST are not necessarily only those that have happened