Weekly Safety Report: Charges Dropped in Daycare Abuse Case, Body Found at Florence River Park in Chaffee County, Colorado

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Two incidents occurred in Chaffee County, Colorado this week. In the first incident, charges were dropped against a daycare worker accused of child abuse. The worker had been charged with failure to report child abuse after a 5-year-old boy pulled down a classmate's pants while the teacher was briefly out of the room. In the second incident, a body was discovered at Florence River Park and identified as a Salida man who went missing after a motorcycle crash on June 22nd. The crash occurred on Highway 50 near the Parkdale Bridge and Zip Line Road.


The charge against Roberta Rodriquez, former director of The Schoolhouse in Poncha Springs, was dropped. She had been charged with failure to report child abuse after a 5-year-old boy pulled down a classmate's pants while the teacher stepped out of the room.

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A body discovered at Florence River Park was identified as 59-year-old Derek Pulos, who went missing after a motorcycle crash on June 22nd. The crash occurred on Highway 50 near the Parkdale Bridge and Zip Line Road.

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