Tag: Commerce City
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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…
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Man sentenced to 7 years for killing teen in 2024 Commerce City hit-and-run
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Judge Arturo Hernandez of the 17th Judicial District sentenced a man to seven years in prison Friday for a fatal hit-and-run crash in Commerce City that killed a teenager in late 2024. Erik Hernandez-Escobar, 20, plead guilty to vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of…
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Four men charged with attempted murder in July Commerce City shooting
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The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office charged four men with felonies in connection with a shooting that injured four people at a convenience store in July. The men have each been charged with several crimes, including attempted murder, in relation to a shooting that took place at a store near East 69th Avenue and Kearney…
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Commerce City man charged after allegedly pointing laser at aircraft
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A Commerce City man now faces felony charges after allegedly pointing a laser at an aircraft. The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office officially charged 41-year-old Jose Alonzo Duarte-Campos with one felony count of unlawfully aiming a laser device at an aircraft, one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, one driving under the influence charge…
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1 dead, several injured in shuttle bus crash near Denver International Airport
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A crash involving a shuttle bus killed at least one person and seriously injured several others late Saturday night near Denver International Airport. At around 11:30 p.m., a pickup truck and shuttle bus collided at the intersection of Tower Road and East 81st Avenue, according to…
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Commerce City partners with Community College of Aurora to give residents free education
Commerce City and the Community College of Aurora announced a partnership this week to engage city residents in free education in a variety of fields to help bolster the city’s workforce and help its residents advance their careers. The program, called Commerce City Promise, provides free short-term credentialed programs in high-demand industries, including information technology,…
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I-270 crash Tuesday night leaves 1 dead and 3 injured
One person died and three were injured, one seriously, in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 270 eastbound in Commerce City on Tuesday night. The crash, which police first announced on X at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, shut down I-270 eastbound at the intersection of U.S. Route 6 for about five hours into the night, Commerce City…
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Abandoned Colorado truck stop catches fire early Sunday in Commerce City
Fire appears to damage the abandoned ‘Deno’s 6 & 85’ truck stop, once one of Colorado’s oldest roadside amenities.
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Former Aurora anti-violence activist will face first-degree murder charges
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A judge decided against lowering the first-degree murder charge against 46-year-old Lumumba Sayers Sr. following a preliminary hearing in an Adams County courtroom on Friday. The former MMA fighter appeared significantly underweight compared to when he was arrested in connection to the fatal shooting August. He was also strapped with a sling on his right arm for an…