Tag: Arvada Police
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Arvada police officers shoot, seriously injure suspect in stolen vehicle
Arvada police officers shot and seriously injured a suspect while investigating a stolen vehicle in an alleyway on Saturday night, according to the police department. According to an Arvada Police Department post on social media platform X, three officers were placed on administrative leave as of Sunday. According to Arvada police, at around 3:40 a.m.,…
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Arvada tire store manager wounded in shooting during argument
A 20-year-old tire store employee is accused of shooting his boss during an argument at the store late Thursday afternoon, according to an affidavit for his arrest. Arvada police responded to the shooting at the Big O Tires at 7425 W. 52nd Ave. just before 3 p.m. That is near the intersection of 52nd Avenue…
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Man hit by car, killed in car wash parking lot after altercation between drivers
Police said a driver, who has been identified, hit 67-year-old David Brlej in a car wash parking lot, causing injuries that killed him
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Man sentenced to life in prison after shooting and killing Arvada officer
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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Defendant testifies as murder trial in death of Arvada officer wraps up
Self-defense or the cold-blooded murder of a police officer doing his job? That’s the choice the jury in the murder trial of Sonny Almanza must make when members begin deliberating Thursday morning. Attorneys for both sides presented their closing statements Wednesday afternoon, after Almanza himself took the stand and said he didn’t realize he’d shot…
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Trial reveals first look at body-worn camera footage of Arvada police officer’s death
The final moments of Dillon Vakoff life rapidly unraveled from what appeared to be a routine family custody dispute to street bedlam. Before the Arvada Police officer’s body-worn camera went dark, his own voice revealed that he was trying to make sense of the growing confusion. “Who’s Lexi? Come talk to me please,” were among…
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Murder trial of accused Arvada cop killer begins
Opening statements in the trial of a man accused of killing a popular Arvada police officer during a nasty domestic dispute started after two days of jury selection in a Jefferson County courtroom on Thursday. Dillon Vakoff, 27, was shot and killed in the line of duty Sept. 11, 2022. Sonny Almanza, 32, is charged…
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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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Family of unarmed, pregnant woman sues Arvada police in her death
Francis Thompson understands that police have a job to do. His father was a Denver Sheriff deputy and his first cousin is a Thornton police officer. But to Thompson, five Arvada officers who were involved in the shooting death of his pregnant daughter were not on the good side of the law. “I want payback.…
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Arraignment delayed for man accused of killing Arvada police officer
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An arraignment for the man accused of killing an Arvada police officer last September has been rescheduled to March 31. A public defender for Sonny Almanza, 31, said in a brief hearing Friday that Almanza expects to hire private attorneys for his case. Judge Russell…