Tag: Arvada Police Department
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Jeffco schools social worker arrested for allegedly having relationship with juvenile
Chloe Castro, 28, was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of sexual activity with a juvenile
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Guns and hoses: Cops take on firefighters in inaugural Arvada charity softball tourney
First responders relish opportunity to interact with community ‘with their families, kids, and having fun.’
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Caretaker who sexually assaulted at-risk victims in Arvada sentenced
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An Arvada man will now spend at least eight years in prison for sexually assaulting at-risk victims while working as a caretaker. First Judicial District Judge Diego Hunt sentenced 72-year-old Eugene “Gene” Gillespie to eight years to life in prison on Wednesday on charges of…
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Guilty plea ends 4-year investigation into biker gang shootout
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The last of nine members of a dangerous motorcycle gang pleaded guilty last week in connection with a 2020 shootout in Arvada that killed one person and injured many others. The Arvada Police Department said in a news release that a “significant disturbance” happened between the Mongols and Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle gangs in July…
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Convicted Colorado police officer faces probation for forgery, unlawful sexual contact
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A Colorado police officer faces four years of probation after being convicted of various crimes while he was employed by the Edgewater and Blackhawk police departments. First Judicial District Judge Christopher Rhamey sentenced Nathan Geerdes to four years of probation — with a requirement to register as a sex offender during the four years — for…
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Key witness testifies after evading arrest in alleged cop murderer trial
After ignoring a subpoena and evading arrest, a key witness took the stand Friday in the murder trial of a man accused of killing an Arvada police officer. Jerry Lopez, arrested Thursday after four days on the run, appeared in court in an orange jail jumpsuit. Prosecutors called Lopez to describe the events leading up…
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Trial for man accused of killing Arvada officer starts Tuesday
The trial of a man accused of shooting and killing Arvada Police Officer Dillon Vakoff while he was responding to a domestic violence dispute starts Tuesday with jury selection. Sonny Almanza, 32, faces nine charges in connection with Vakoff’s death on Sept. 11, 2022. The funeral of Vakoff, 27, a well-liked officer who dreamed of…
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1 dead, 5 injured after rollover crash in Arvada
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A rollover crash in Arvada injured all six passengers of the vehicle, closing parts of the interstate for around five hours, early Saturday morning. One passenger died. Police responded to a report of a crash on eastbound I-70 at I-76 near Wadsworth Boulevard around 12:30…
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Arvada Police searching for armed robbery and shooting suspect
The incident occurred on August 27, police are still searching
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Plea entry hearing delayed again for man accused of killing Arvada police officer
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A plea entry hearing has been delayed until May for the man accused of killing an Arvada police officer last September. The Jefferson County district court judge overseeing the case granted a two-month extension Friday to give a new attorney for the suspect time to…