Author: Michael Braithwaite
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Loveland celebrates sweethearts in annual Valentine’s Day festival
Love was in both the air and the land north of Denver on Saturday. As Americans celebrated Valentine’s Day, Loveland earned its name, hosting its annual Sweetheart Festival. Hundreds of people from all over the Front Range, many wearing pink-colored or heart-patterned attire, gathered as to celebrate. Some watched as ice sculptors rushed to finish…
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I-70 closed Friday evening after snowy, two-dozen vehicle pileup
Interstate 70 was closed for nearly three hours in the eastbound direction Friday evening after two dozen vehicles crashed in snowy conditions. Authorities first responded to reports of a multiple vehicles involved in multiple crashes on the interstate just east of the Eisenhower Tunnel around 5:17 p.m. Friday, according to a Friday night news release…
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1 dead, another hospitalized after southwest Denver shooting
One person died and another was hospitalized after shooting in southwest Denver Saturday, Denver Police said. Police first posted on social media at 5:42 a.m. Saturday saying that a man was taken to the hospital with leg injuries after a shooting in the 1500 block of West Maple Avenue. They then followed up that a…
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Denver man gets 40 years in prison for plotting wife’s murder
A Denver man was sentenced to 40 years in prison Friday for a murder-for-hire plot against his wife while he was in jail. Yaury Hill, 34, pleaded guilty Feb. 6 for trying to convince his roommate to kill his wife in a letter Hill sent while he was in the Arapahoe County Jail on Oct.…
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Man arrested for attempted murder after Thornton police chase
Thornton Police Department officers arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder Wednesday after he led them on a chase. Ismael Barajas Aguilar, 39, faces attempted murder, assault, domestic violence and resisting arrest charges after he allegedly shot a woman in an apartment near the 9700 block of Pearl Street on Feb. 5, according to…
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Evergreen CommonSpirit gunman identified as previous patient
A gunman who shot into a primary care office in Evergreen Thursday afternoon was previously a patient at the facility, authorities said. Lance Black, 62, fired about 19 shotgun rounds into various pieces of equipment, computers and walls at a CommonSpirit Primary Care Center in Evergreen around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office…
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Denver Sheriff’s deputy arrested for selling vape pen to detention center inmate
A Denver Sheriff’s Department deputy was arrested Wednesday for allegedly selling a vape pen to a detention center inmate. Aniel Martinez, 33, faces charges of official misconduct and introducing contraband after he sold a purple vape pen to an inmate in the department’s Downtown Detention Center for $60 on Jan. 2, according to court documents…
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Denver Zoo welcomes first endangered kangaroo joey
An endangered kangaroo joey born at The Denver Zoo last summer has begun peeking out of his mother’s pouch, zoo officials said. The first offspring of parents Pearl and Tristan in late July, the endangered Huon tree joey, the first of its kind born at the zoo, was born in July the size of a…
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Man arrested after allegedly dragging Thornton officers with car
A man was arrested on suspicion of assault after he allegedly dragged two Thornton police officers with his vehicle during an otherwise routine traffic stop. Wesley Norton, 27, was charged with assault, reckless driving and obstructing a peace officer after he dragged two police officers “several yards” during a traffic stop near West 88th Avenue…
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Two Denver police officers receive awards for exceptional service
Two Denver Police Department officers received awards Wednesday for going above and beyond while responding to calls for service. William Danos and Zachary Marcelis each received a plaque and pin in a short ceremony at the Denver Police Department’s District 1 Station on Wednesday morning, surrounded by dozens of other law enforcement personnel as well…