Tag: 911
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Early morning fire displaces 17 people in Denver
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Denver Fire responded to a report of a structure fire early Tuesday morning near East Oxford Drive and South Yosemite Street. When firefighters arrived, they saw heavy smoke and fire, according to a social media post from Denver Fire. The American Red Cross will be assisting with the 17 people who were displaced by the…
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Denver fails to meet emergency response time goals, audit says
A city audit concluded that Denver’s emergency first responders are failing to meet their own response time goals — a situation that managers partly blamed on new laws that resulted in having less control over how often staffers could take a leave of absence. Emergency managers also said that, as a result, the city needs to…
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Douglas County officers looking for man who escaped patrol car
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A man still bound by handcuffs escaped from the back of a sheriff’s patrol car in Douglas County on Tuesday evening after being arrested for outstanding felony warrants. Deputies are now searching for the suspect. Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 29-year-old Alexander Reighart on outstanding felony warrants for “financial crimes and drug violations” on…
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Frozen and thawing water pipes lead to hundreds of emergency calls in Denver
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The majority of roughly 600 calls that the Denver Fire Department answered on Monday, the coldest day of the polar vortex that covered the metro area over the weekend, involved burst water pipes. And though temperatures picked back up into the mid-to-high 30s on Tuesday, the city received 780 more calls, most of which dealt…
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Man sentenced to life in prison after shooting and killing Arvada officer
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An audible sigh of relief could be heard from the countless number of police officers stuffed into an overflow Jefferson County courtroom — Sonny Almanza will serve life in prison for shooting and killing their fellow officer. First Judicial District Court Judge Russell Klein sentenced 32-year-old Almanza…
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Paragliding crash near Boulder leaves man critically injured
Boulder rescue crews responded to Wonderland Hill in the area of Sixth Street and Locust Avenue around 2 p.m.
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Denver Police Department rolls out automated text message updates for 911 calls
The Denver Police Department is rolling out a new system to address a long-standing problem when people call the police: knowing what’s going on when the officers don’t show up. The city’s new SPIDR Tech program sends automated SMS or email messages to callers to update them on police response and the outcome of their…
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Several prescribed burns to continue in Boulder County
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If you are traveling northwest and notice smoke on the horizon, fear not, for Boulder Fire Rescue are continuing several prescribed burns this week. With weather conditions permitting, there are four controlled burns planned over the next several days. Boulder Fire Rescue — in collaboration with Open Space and Mountain Parks and the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office…
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Larimer County Sheriff’s Office seek public’s assistance in search for missing man
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing person and is asking for the public’s assistance for any information on him. Jerry Allbright, 53, left his Glen Haven home on foot on Friday and has not been seen since. Allbright sent a text…