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
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Deputy Jeremy Engel, 31 at the time, is currently appealing his termination for dishonesty in his initial job application and during the investigation Weld County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremy Engel, 42, was terminated earlier this month for dishonesty after he admitted to “unlawful sexual contact” in 2015 against a 16-year-old.
Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Kluth initially lied during internal affairs investigation about whether any sexual activities happened while in uniform. Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Kluth was terminated for cause April 2 after an internal affairs investigation revealed he had a months-long affair – including a sexual interaction
Allegations from multiple officers led the sheriff's office to sustain policy violations against John Bungartz on the use of alcohol in uniform and recommended immediate termination. John Bungartz, a division chief with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, resigned on May 7 while he was under investigation for
Alejandro Berra was at home in Denver during the alleged assault Commerce City Police Officer Alejandro Berra was arrested by Denver Police at his home on April 27 for domestic violence-related assault, according to court documents. His court summons states that he shares his apartment with his girlfriend of four
Deputy Gabriel Mendoza-Dominguez’s child was younger than 15 Adams County Sheriff’s Deputy Gabriel Mendoza-Dominguez was arrested last month for one count of sexual assault of a child under 15 from a position of trust, one count of aggravated incest against their own child, one count of sexual assault
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Wheat Ridge Police Department initially refused to release footage of former Officer Carlos Bowdre holding a gun against an unarmed man’s head Blue Surveillance acquired body camera footage of a Wheat Ridge Police Department officer’s misconduct after an almost three month legal struggle where the City of Wheat
Former officer Carlos Bowdre was terminated for cause for his actions with the body camera footage obtained by Blue Surveillance after legal struggles with the city. "I'll put a bullet in your fucking head,” is what former Wheat Ridge Police Officer Carlos Bowdre said to an unarmed
El Paso County Sheriff's Deputy Christopher Ramirez was arrested on Tuesday night on charges of sexual contact without consent, according to court records. According to an arrest affidavit, Ramirez walked into a store in Security – an unincorporated town in El Paso County – with two friends on Tuesday evening
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Former Detentions Deputy Talon Peck pleaded guilty to domestic violence-related harassment and received a deferred sentence of 18 months on Monday in a plea deal, having two counts of child abuse and one count of criminal tampering dismissed. A deferred sentence delays conviction of a case, allowing it to be
Welcome to my weekly sum-up. Every Monday I 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
Welcome to my weekly sum-up. Every Monday I 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
Welcome to my weekly sum-up. Every Monday I 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
Welcome to my weekly sum-up. Every Monday I 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
Welcome to my weekly sum-up. Every Monday I 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
Welcome to my weekly sum-up. Every Monday I 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
Deputy Jeremy Engel, 31 at the time, is currently appealing his termination for dishonesty in his initial job application and during the investigation Weld County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremy Engel, 42, was terminated earlier this month for dishonesty after he admitted to “unlawful sexual contact” in 2015 against a 16-year-old.
