Tony Kovaleski is the contact7 Chief Investigative Reporter.
Clear Creek County is known for its miles of scenic landscape and quaint communities such as Idaho Springs and Georgetown.But in 2022, it became known locally and nationally for a law enforcement agency that had tarnished its reputation.On June 11, 2022, a Clear Creek County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed 22-year-old Christian Glass after he had called for help when his car became stuck against an embankment just outside Silver Plume.
“We're trying to build something in Clear Creek County. We have a checkered past. That's why I was asked to take the job.”That philosophy was challenged less than a month after that interview when a local dog breeder, 57-year-old Paul Peavey, was reported missing and days later was found dead on his property by a volunteer search party.Harris later admitted that his department did not do enough when the missing person’s reports were filed.
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