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Tuesday, February 19, 2013  A Colorado State Patrol trooper is facing charges of careless driving causing injury after a crash that involved four vehicles and shut down a highway southwest of Platteville.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010  A judge Tuesday ordered Nellie Townsend of Westminster to report for work release May 10. A jury convicted Townsend of two counts of careless driving in the April 2009 deaths of 53-year-old Bruce Patterson of Longmont and 53-year-old James Matthews of Buena Vista.

Monday, March 22, 2010  Prosecutors said Monday that a county grand jury ended its investigation without indicting officer Jim Torrez. Torrez was trying to stop a vehicle that was reported as suspicious when its driver, Matthew Herrera, allegedly backed into Torrez's vehicle Jan. 27. Torrez exited his car and said he feared being hit by Herrera's vehicle as it tried to drive away.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010  A 43-year-old man was convicted of killing his cousin and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010  The suspect was shot Wednesday morning and died after being taken to North Colorado Medical Center by helicopter. Neither the suspect nor the officer who shot him has been named.