Colorado
Greeley man who worked as caregiver across Colorado arrested for alleged sexual assault of at-risk person
LOVELAND, Colo. — A Greeley man who worked at several senior living and care facilities across the state was arrested for alleged sexual assault of an at-risk person.
The Loveland Police Department said its investigation began on July 27 after an officer was dispatched to help another agency at a Loveland care facility in the 2100 block of South Garfield Avenue. The officer learned that a staff member reportedly saw a 21-year-old caregiver “engaged in suspicious activity” with a 78-year-old resident.
The caregiver was fired from the facility shortly thereafter, according to Loveland PD. The facility was also “completely cooperative” throughout the investigation, according to the police department.
Investigators conducted several interviews over the course of the next several weeks, and the case was assigned to Loveland PD’s Criminal Investigation Division on Sept. 27.
Devon M. McCormick, 21, of Greeley was arrested on Oct. 3 for several offenses:
- Attempted sexual assault of an at-risk victim – victim is physically helpless (Class 3 felony)
- Attempted sexual assault of an at-risk victim – sexual intrusion or sexual penetration (Class 3 felony)
- Two counts of crimes against at-risk persons (Class 3 felony)
- Unlawful sexual contact – forced (Class 4 felony)
- Three counts of indecent exposure (misdemeanor)
McCormick was also arrested for two counts of criminal attempt, a sentence enhancer. A judge set his bond at $250,000.
Loveland PD said McCormick worked in the medical caregiving field for the past three years. He previously worked at the following facilities:
- The Gallery at Broomfield Assisted & Senior Living, located at 145 West 169th Avenue in Broomfield, from Aug. 20 through Oct. 2
- Pelican Pointe Health and Rehabilitation, located at 710 3rd Street in Windsor, from July 25, 2023, through December 22, 2023
- South Platte Health and Rehabilitation Center, located at 2200 Edison Street in Brush, from October 12, 2021, through the end of December 2021
The three facilities have been contacted by Loveland PD.
Detectives believe McCormick may have also helped family members with child and elder care across northern Colorado in recent years. Anyone who recognizes McCormick as a caregiver is asked to Loveland PD at 970-962-2032 or Larimer County Crime Stoppers at 970-221-6868.
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A Colorado teacher was recently recognized for his dedication to his students, regardless of what their primary language is.
Oakley Van Oss works at Summit High School in Breckenridge and specializes in welding and construction. He teaches practical job skills with everyday applications to students in both English and Spanish.
For Van Oss, it doesn’t matter what you would expect a welder would look like, or what language they would speak.
“You probably notice that we have a lot of ladies in here and they are kicking some serious butt, doing a great job for us,” Van Oss said.
In his workshop, if you’re willing to put in the work, you’re a part of the team.
“He’s like, ‘You come here, you work hard, you clean up and you show up.’ And that’s how this class is. And it gives a completely different feeling to the rest of the classes here,” student Lucas Navratil said.
It’s that attitude, paired with the real world skills he’s teaching kids, that won the high school in Summit County $35,000 thanks to the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. Van Oss also received $15,000.
Van Oss is one of around 900 teachers that applied around the country and 25 were selected.
His students know it’s well deserved.
“Nothing you do in this class will ever feel like a mistake,” Navratil said. “You’ll always be coached through it and he will always make you feel like there’s a way to fix it. He’ll tell you exactly how to fix it.”
Van Oss says the students in his class for whom English is a second language excel when they hear lessons in their own langauge.
“It’s a real honor to be able to teach these classes in Spanish. It teaches them some really unique vocab that they can use at on job sites,” Van Oss said. “It’s not like everything’s in English going over their heads, but they’re actually understanding. They’re learning along with everybody else.”
While the prize money is appreciated, it’s the everyday prize that really matters: building a better future for his students –one weld at a time.
“It makes me feel like I’m doing something that’s unique and that’s valued, that my larger community, the United States, is into what we’re doing here in this small community of Summit County. And I just have a lot of pride in what I do and who I teach,” Van Oss said.
The town of Elizabeth ordered a shelter-in-place after issuing a code red Tuesday morning. Few details were immediately available, but residents reported police activity, including from the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office and neighboring Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
The Elizabeth Police Department posted on Facebook at 9:10 a.m. “Increased police activity in the 100 block of E. Spruce St. Please avoid the area.”
At 9:33 a.m., the town posted on Facebook that the Town Hall was closed for town business but being used as a shelter:
“The Elbert County Sheriff’s Office and the Town of Elizabeth Police Department issued a “Shelter in Place” order for the area of 175 Spruce Street due to law enforcement activity in the area of the Fitzgerald Apartments. Please avoid the area. Residents are asked to remain in place until additional information is available. If you are in the immediate area, please remain in your homes and or businesses until additional information is provided. If you cannot ‘Shelter in Place’ you are free to come to Town Hall for assistance. More information will become available, but as this is a fluid event, involving several law enforcement departments, your cooperation is appreciated.”
The Elbert County Sheriff’s Office said the incident occurred after officers attempted to execute a search warrant, but didn’t provide any other information.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said its SWAT team was requested to assist with an incident but couldn’t provide any other information.
Armored SWAT vehicles were seen in the area after having been brought to the area on flatbed trucks and fire rescue vehicles were staged all around the area of South Elbert and East Spruce Streets.
Elizabeth is about 50 miles southeast of Denver and 15 miles east of Castle Rock. It has a population of about 1,600 people.
Residents told CBS News Colorado they didn’t know anything about what was going on, they were just told to shelter in place.
“I heard the cops saying ‘come out with your hands up’ and then heard some gunshots and then it was- they told me to go in the house, shelter in place,” Shelly Kliner said. “I wasn’t really scared at first now of course I’m wondering what’s going on, so- still don’t know.”
A recently discovered comet was visible to the naked eye in “northern locations” on the evening of October 14, NASA said, with this timelapse video captured in Colorado.
The footage, from Barry Stevenson, shows Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS above Roaring Fork Valley.
According to NASA, the ancient comet was discovered in 2023, and is estimated to have traveled from the outer reaches of Earth’s solar system.
The sightings around the world this autumn constitute a “once-in-80,000-year” event, NASA said. Credit: Barry Stevenson via Storyful
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