March 2022

Trinidad Police Department arrested a homeless man after he returned to the scene of the crime last week. TPD arrested Jamal Gonzales (20) Friday, Feb.

Two men have been charged with witness tampering and conspiracy after they were caught attempting to influence employees of a local department store to not appear in court. David Scott Brown (32) was charged with bribing a witness or victim (a class four felony), conspiracy to bribe a witness or victim (a class five felony), tampering with a witness or victim (a class four felony) and conspiracy to tamper with a witness or victim (a class five felony).

A stabbing victim in Saguache County who was killed at a residence Wednesday, Feb. 23 has been identified by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation as 41-year-old Brian Taylor of Villa Grove, Colorado.

New Mexico law enforcement has charged a Raton man accused of sexually abusing his step-granddaughter for years with six counts of sexual abuse. Larry Guara (61) faces six charges, including one count of criminal sexual penetration in the first degree (child under 13 years old), one count of criminal sexual penetration in the second degree (child aged between 13 and 18/ force or coercion), one count of criminal sexual contact / minor third degree (child under 13 years old / clothed) and three counts of criminal sexual contact / minor second degree (child under 13 years old / unclothed).

The Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board (CGNAB) is seeking public input to consider recommendations to replace geographic features containing the term “squaw.” While the process is part of a nationwide federal process, the CGNAB is limiting its consideration to those locations within Colorado, and invites the public to submit recommendations.

DENVER — A team of conservation and amphibian experts from Denver Zoo traveled to the Native Aquatic Species Restoration Facility (NASRF) in Alamosa, Colorado, in November 2021 to pick up precious cargo: 95 boreal toads that will serve as an additional breeding population for their species.

A group of Colorado Republicans filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against Secretary of State Jena Griswold seeking to prevent unaffiliated voters from participating in the June 28 primary election. The lead attorney on the lawsuit is John Eastman, the conservative, controversial former visiting scholar at the University of Colorado who, while employed by CU, also authored memos on the ways former President Donald Trump could overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Trinidad City Council approved some $923,644 in expenditures using fourth quarter 2021 marijuana sales taxes at its meeting Tuesday night. Council voted 7-0 to approve 16 expenditures, including improvements to municipal buildings, equipment purchases for city first responders and funding for two separate city entities.