Author: Janet Oravetz 9NEWS
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Golden man sentenced to prison for defrauding consumers of more than $19 million
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A man who defrauded tens of thousands of victims through a nationwide telemarketing scheme related to magazine subscriptions will spend five years in prison. According to court documents, for more than a decade, 54-year-old Henry Aragon of Golden ran the scheme. During that time, he and his co-defendants defrauded more than 150,000 victims across the…
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Man dies weeks after assault in Westminster
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A man who was wounded in an assault in Westminster last month has died from his injuries, police said on Thursday. The victim, 34-year-old Jonathan George, was found with serious injuries on Oct. 20 in the area near 121st Avenue and Huron Street, according to police. He was pronounced brain dead on Nov. 7 and…
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Man pleads guilty in shooting of Denver police officer
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The man who shot a Denver Police officer in summer 2023 pleaded guilty on Thursday to attempted first-degree murder, court records show. Eleven other charges against Steven Calderon were dismissed as part of the plea deal. Around 7:30 p.m. on June 7, 2023, Denver Police received…
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State Capitol building closed Thursday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado State Capitol building will be closed to the public on Thursday after an interior sewer line cracked and released sewage. According to a news release, the damaged line is located in the sub-basement of the building. While the leak has been contained, there…
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Man sentenced to 48 years for stabbing mom to death
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man who stabbed his mother to death before setting fire to their Castle Rock home in 2022 will spend 48 years behind bars. Matthew Buchanan was sentenced Wednesday morning in Douglas County District Court. In May, he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, attempted first-degree…
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Man arrested after brothers injured in intentional hit-and-run crash in Commerce City
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A 37-year-old man wanted in connection with an “intentional” hit-and-run crash on the 4th of July in Commerce City turned himself in to police and now faces numerous charges including assault. Around 10 p.m. that night, Commerce City police said a group of people were walking through a field in the 7000 block of East…
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Man accused of randomly shooting 3 people in Aurora previously accused of similar shooting
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A person accused of shooting three people Thursday night in Aurora was previously accused, in two different cases, of attempted murder and assault. Aurora Police say Austin Benson randomly shot three people, including a 50-year-old woman who has life-threatening injuries. In July 2018, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office accused Benson of randomly shooting at cars…
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Jury convicts man who pointed gun at Burger King worker for refusing to accept drugs as payment
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An Arapahoe County jury convicted a man this month on eight counts of attempted murder and numerous other charges related to a series of crimes in Aurora in 2022 – including threatening a Burger King employee. Eugene Robertson, now 40, was found guilty April 8. He could face more than 400 years in prison when…
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Suspect tried to sell vehicle associated with Denver shooting, document says
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Two people were shot in a shopping center parking lot after the suspect pulled into a parking spot near where several people were sitting and hit one of them in the knees with their vehicle, according to a probable cause statement from Denver Police. Arturo Regla Sanchez, 21, was arrested on April 11 in connection…
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Jury convicts man in fatal shooting of woman who threw rocks at his truck
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An Arapahoe County jury convicted a man of second-degree murder for fatally shooting a woman who had thrown rocks at his semi-truck. The jury returned its verdict against 44-year-old John David Thoren III on Friday following a four-day trial. Thoren was sleeping in his semi-truck behind the Boot Barn on South Parker Road near Arapahoe…