Tag: Commerce City
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Young woman found dead in Commerce City with ‘head trauma’
Police in Commerce City are investigating what they have classified as a homicide after a woman was found dead early Thursday morning. Commerce City Police first said in a social media post that a passer-by found the young woman dead on a sidewalk with “apparent head trauma” around 4:30 a.m. Thursday in the 6200 block…
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Fire-juggling unicyclist spotted at Colorado intersection
A fire-juggling unicyclist performed an impromptu street show at a busy Commerce City intersection. The Commerce City Police Department shared footage of a fire-juggling unicyclist in the crosswalk of the intersection at U.S. Highway 85 and East 60th Avenue. “This post was certainly not on our bingo card, yet here we are,” the department posted…
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Police looking for driver who allegedly struck officer in Commerce City
A driver allegedly injured two Colorado State Patrol troopers Thursday morning near Commerce City before fleeing the scene. CSP was conducting a “team operation” on Interstate 76 near the Sable neighborhood around 9 a.m., according to a news release from the agency. During the operation, one of the troopers attempted to pull over a white…
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Commerce City to become largest Colorado city with fully EV trash-collection fleet
Starting in January, Commerce City will roll out a fully electric recycling and waste collection fleet, making it the largest Colorado city to adopt such a fleet, a city news release announced. In partnership with Republic Services, Commerce City officials will roll out the first phase of the electric waste collection in January. By the…
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“He’s gonna get killed”: Man arrested for allegedly traveling 100 MPH with 2-year-old son unsecured in backseat
A shocking traffic stop took place in Adams County in recent days, involving a driver getting pulled over after allegedly weaving in and out of traffic at 100 miles per hour. The kicker? Police say the driver’s two-year-old son was in the backseat and not strapped into his car seat at the time. According to…
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Commerce City to open holiday skating rink, market at annual tree lighting ceremony
Commerce City will open its first Merry Market and Winter Wonderland Ice Rink on Wednesday, bringing another outdoor seasonal ice rink to the few in the metro Denver area. The market and ice rink are set to open to the public during the city’s annual tree lighting celebration starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Commerce…
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9 hospitalized in Commerce City after carbon monoxide alarm
Nine people were in the hospital Wednesday after high levels of carbon monoxide were reported at a Commerce City home, according to the South Adams County Fire Department. First responders, at around 12:46 p.m., were called to a carbon monoxide alarm with reported illnesses near 69th Place and Olive Street, Adams County fire officials said…
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Candidates in Adams County rake in thousands
Candidates in Adams County, Commerce City, Thornton and Northglenn secured thousands in the final weeks of this year’s election season. Here are their latest campaign finance report. Commerce City The Commerce City City Council has nine members with four seats up for election in November, including Ward I, Ward III and two at-large positions. Ward…
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Iconic truck stop changes hands near old Stapleton Airport site
Long after Stapleton International Airport was bulldozed, two of the last remaining landmarks of the era are giant signs standing a half mile north of the freeway, beckoning truck drivers to stop for food and fuel. Now one of those sites, TA Travel Center’s 19,000-square-foot operation with gas and diesel pumps, three cafes, restrooms, showers,…
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Adams County animal shelter sees ‘unprecedented’ number of animals after 4 mass impounds
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Riverdale Animal Shelter in Adams County has a few hundred more animals in their care than during a normal busy summer, in large part due to four large-scale impounds in the county since mid-July. The shelter, 12155 Park Blvd. in Brighton, takes in more than…