Tag: Crime In Colorado
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis targets juvenile crime, cattle theft
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Colorado has seen progress in tackling crime, but Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday told lawmakers that more work needs to be done, particularly in the area of youth crime and the theft of cattle. In touting successes in recent years, Polis cited bipartisan legislation that, he said, has created a “common-sense, data-driven public safety plan”…
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Woman killed in Aurora while on phone with her sister
Police found a woman had been shot and killed on Thursday evening after her sister reported hearing the shooting over the phone. Aurora officers responded to a shooting report in the 10700 block of East Exposition Avenue around 7 p.m. on Thursday. Responders found a woman with a gunshot wound within the residence. She died…
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Police investigate two weekend shootings in Denver
Two people were injured in weekend shootings in Denver, according to police. Police have not reported any arrests. The first shooting occurred near East Hampden avenue and South Akron street Saturday night. Police reported the shooting just after 5 p.m. and found one injured person. The victim had an unknown extent of injuries according to…
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Mass shootings have increased significantly since Aurora theater massacre
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Mass shootings in the U.S. and Colorado have increased substantially in the decade since 12 people were murdered and another 70 were injured in a shooting at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora on July 20, 2012. The shootings have occurred at grocery stores in Boulder and Buffalo, at a concert in Las Vegas,…