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Gardner introduces bill to get cops better body armor
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Colorado U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner and Rep. Mike Coffman of Aurora introduced bills to save and honor law enforcement Tuesday during National Police Week. Gardner introduced legislation to equip every U.S. law enforcement officer with body armor that can withstand a shot from a rifle. The vests he’s talking about are called Type III. Gardner’s…
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Bill would grant benefits to families of fallen local officers
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While Colorado lawmakers in March celebrated the passage of a bill to provide health benefits to the families of fallen state employees, families who lost health benefits when a city or county employee dies in the line of duty could only watch from the sidelines. Republican state Sen. Bob Gardner of Colorado Springs saw that,…
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Sen. Cory Gardner honors slain Deputy Heath Gumm in U.S. Senate speech
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Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner spoke in honor of Adams County Deputy Heath Gumm, who was killed in the line of duty on Jan. 24. Gumm, 31, will be laid to rest on Friday at 11 a.m. at the Flatirons Community Church in Lafayette. The funeral is open to the public. This is what the Republican…
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Court date set for suspect in death of Adams County sheriff’s deputy
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DENVER – The suspected gunman in the death of an Adams County sheriff’s deputy is scheduled to appear in court on Friday as police continue searching for two other men who were nearby at the time of the shooting and are wanted for questioning. Adams County Sheriff Michael McIntosh said Thursday that police believe they…
