Tag: Arvada Police Department
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Couple indicted in tree-trimming scam of older Coloradans
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Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser indicted an Arvada couple on 51 counts in connection with a fake tree-trimming service targeting older Coloradans, according to a release. Joseph Camillo Tyler and Amelia Marie Tyler are accused of committing financial fraud on older Coloradans, many of whom were over the age of 80, according to the news…
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Suspect wanted in four bank robberies over two days in Denver area
One suspect has robbed four different metro Denver area banks in two days earlier this week and FBI officials are asking for the public’s help in identifying him. On Tuesday just before noon, an unknown suspect robbed the First Bank at 6701 S. Wadsworth Blvd. in Littleton. The suspect approached the teller, verbally demanded money,…
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Arvada apartment fire kills 1, leaves 50 homeless
One person died and two Arvada Police officers were treated for smoke inhalation after an early morning apartment fire in Arvada Wednesday, Arvada Police tweeted. Arvada Fire responded to a fire at Village West Apartments at 58th Avenue and Urban Street just after midnight Wednesday, according to police. Firefighters were met with heavy fire and…
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Arvada Police Chief Link Strate retires
Arvada Police Chief Link Strate announced his retirement effective Dec. 31, according to a news release. Strate is retiring after 35 years with the Arvada Police Department. He started with the Department in 1987, when he joined as a patrol officer. Strate worked his way through the ranks, becoming a motorcycle officer and getting promotions…
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Police officers from other cities rally to take calls, patrol streets as Arvada residents mourn officer’s death
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The law enforcement community is rallying behind the Arvada Police Department, taking calls and patrolling the streets as the city mourns the death of a 27-year-old police officer killed in the line of duty. Officers from other cities began pitching in to help the department on Sunday, a few hours after Dillon Michael Vakoff, 27,…
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Funeral scheduled for Arvada police officer killed in shooting
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The second Arvada Police officer to die in 15 months while in the line of duty will be laid to rest this Friday morning at a public service at the Flatirons Community Church in Lafayette, according to the Colorado Fallen Hero Foundation. Dillon Michael Vakoff,…
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Arvada shooting leaves 1 seriously injured; man in custody
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A shooting Thursday in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Arvada sent one man to the hospital and another to jail. The shooting occurred at 8:20 a.m. at the Palmetto Club Apartments, said Dave Snelling, a spokesman for the Arvada Police Department. The victim was taken to a hospital, where he was listed…
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Grass fire that caused evacuations in Arvada now under control
All evacuation orders in north Arvada have been lifted and a grass fire is under control, according to the Arvada Police Department. The orders were issued after the blaze ignited in the area of Eighth Avenue and Fenton Street just before noon, police said. Residents who live from North 84th Avenue to 86th Avenue and…
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Denver officers justified in shooting attempted murder suspect, DA says
Two members of the Denver Police Department’s SWAT team were justified in shooting a suspect last month in the city’s University Hills neighborhood, the Denver District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. District Attorney Beth McCann determined that the officers won’t face charges because the suspect, 36-year-old Vincent Martinez, pointed a gun at the officers and was…