Colorado Springs police are searching for a man accused of lying to officers and retaliating against a domestic violence victim after allegedly filing a string of bogus crime reports against her. William Hurley is wanted on charges of attempting to influence a public servant, first-degree perjury and retaliation against a victim, and investigators say they still haven’t been able to track him down.
According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, officers were notified of a domestic violence call for service on Feb. 23, as reported by KRDO. Police say Hurley then tried to report several crimes allegedly committed by the victim, but all of those reports turned out to be unfounded. CSPD says it has been working to locate Hurley since, but has been unable to find him.
Description and Reward Offered for Tips
CSPD describes Hurley as a white male with blonde hair and blue eyes, standing six feet, one inch tall and weighing around 200 pounds. Anyone with information leading to his arrest could earn a reward of up to $1,000, per the department’s account relayed by the station.
Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers separately lists a William Richard Hurley matching that same description — 37 years old, 6-foot-1, 200 pounds, with blue eyes and blond hair — among its wanted fugitives, according to Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers. The organization’s website carries a notable caveat, though: it states that no representation is made that the people listed have current, outstanding warrants, since all names on the site were gathered at a prior date.
Name Has Circulated for Weeks in Local Roundups
Hurley’s name isn’t new to local most-wanted lists. The Gazette’s weekly mugshot roundup included him in both its Oct. 26 and Nov. 2 editions, with the more recent entry describing him by name, age and physical description alongside the same alleged offenses — attempt to influence a public servant, perjury in the first degree, and victim/witness retaliation, according to the Gazette. That same Nov. 2 piece noted that tipsters could earn a reward of as much as $1,000 for information given to Crime Stoppers, a detail that reappeared in the outlet’s Nov. 9 roundup as well.
The Gazette’s Nov. 9 edition again described Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers as seeking the public’s help finding people for whom felony arrest warrants have been issued. KRDO13 says it is working with that same Crime Stoppers organization to keep residents informed about activity happening in their neighborhoods.
What Comes Next
For now, Hurley remains at large, and police have offered no update beyond saying they have been unable to locate him despite ongoing efforts. The overlapping appearances across KRDO, the Gazette and the Crime Stoppers listing suggest sustained local interest in finding him, even as Crime Stoppers’ own site cautions that its listings reflect names gathered at a prior date rather than a guarantee of a currently active warrant.
