On Tuesday August 20th, Officers were sent to a call about a female possibly being held against her will at a house in the 1000 block of Craig. Upon arrival Cpl. Bill Doyle and Sergeant Dan Ingraham could hear arguing inside, but once they knocked on the door it stopped and nobody would come to the door. Through diligence and further investigation they were able to locate a phone number to call and reached a female who stated she would come to the door but never did. They began walking around the house and at one corner of the house they could hear what sounded like somebody trying to call out, but their voice was being muffled. A decision was made that they needed to go in and Cpl. Doyle with no concern for his own safety and only thinking of the female victim was able to gain entry into the house. A large sofa had to be moved away from the door so Sgt. Ingraham could enter. Once inside they came to a door that was barricaded from inside and began trying to gain entry. Once they got the door open they encountered 37 year old Chad Bruce, who was trying to keep them out. They also saw a bruised and distraught female victim, Bruce’s girlfriend, curled up and lying down on a bed. Bruce refused to obey their commands and resisted arrest, but after a brief struggle they took him into custody. The female victim told them that Bruce had refused to let her leave the house that morning and when the officers had arrived he told her that if she cried out or tried to open the door he would kill her. She told the officers that she believed he would have killed her that morning had they left without making contact.
The Pueblo Police Department would like to commend Cpl. Doyle and Sergeant Ingraham for their selfless actions in saving the female victim from further harm.