Here is a news report about a stalking out of Aspen, CO – this stalker was apprehended and sentenced. I applaud the Aspen police for their swift and efficient protocol in this case. Stalking should always be taken seriously, and serious consequences should be imposed.
Aspen, CO is where Morgan went to school, before attending college. Aspen is at one end of the Roaring Fork Valley. We lived in the Roaring Fork Valley when Morgan was killed, but it was in a different county – there are 3 different counties in just a short distance from each other. From one end of that valley to the other, there are also 9 separate law enforcement agencies, and none of them shared information about suspects or cases. For so many years it seemed like such a small valley to us, with only one degree of separation. It gave you a sense of community. Little did we know back then, if crimes are not exposed and shared between agencies, and citizens are not informed, then they can not protect their families or neighbors from dangers lurking in their community. Knowledge is extremely important, which is why community policing is an extremely important concept.
Wouldn’t this be nice if all stalking cases would be taken seriously, and handled rapidly, for better outcomes like this one was? If they were I believe we would have so many less lives destroyed. We need all law enforcement agencies to adopt a National Protocol on Stalking. https://victimsofcrime.org/docs/src/creating-an-effective-stalking-protocol.pdf?sfvrsn=2