Tag: Crime
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Boulder Main Library evacuated, bomb squad called after suspicious package
The Boulder Main Library was evacuated Tuesday evening and a suspect was arrested after a report of a suspicious package, authorities said. The Boulder Police Department posted on social media just after 5 p.m. Tuesday saying that the library was closed and under evacuation, and that a bomb squad was en route. The department followed…
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Denver sex offender who fled trial captured
A sex offender who fled his trial in Denver last week ahead of a guilty verdict has been captured. Denver’s FBI field office said in a Tuesday X post that Carl Vincent Avery, 61, had been captured by the Denver Police Department’s fugitive team and is now in custody. Avery was convicted last week of…
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Boulder police officer arrested on suspicion of domestic violence
A Boulder police officer was arrested Monday on suspicion of domestic violence, harassment and official misconduct, the department said. Matthew Herkalo, who has been with the department since July 2024, was arrested by Erie Police in connection with incidents that are alleged to have taken place when he was off duty, the Boulder Police Department…
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Peru police disguised as World Cup mascots arrest suspected drug dealer in Lima
LIMA, Peru — Two Peruvian police officers disguised as World Cup mascots Clutch and Maple helped to arrest a suspected drug dealer in Lima. Colonel Carlos Alcántara, head of the Green Squadron —a unit that combats common crime — said they captured Carlos Cabrera, 48, with the help of the two undercover agents on Thursday during the opening match…
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Road rage drivers stop in traffic on I-70 in Wheat Ridge to fight, video shows
Two drivers this week were caught on video stopping their cars in the middle of Interstate 70 in Wheat Ridge to fight one another. The video, posted Friday by Wheat Ridge police, shows an incident that took place Wednesday near the W 32nd Avenue intersection on I-70. The dash cam footage from an 18-wheeler first…
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Denver man flees trial ahead of conviction for child prostitution charges
A sex offender convicted of child prostitution charges fled his trial ahead of the guilty verdict and is now on the run from authorities. Carl Vincent Avery, 61, met the 17-year-old victim in January 2023 near Civic Center Park and brought her to a house in Aurora, where he gave her meth in exchange for…
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Broncos’ Jonathon Cooper accused of choking ex, slamming her into wall
Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper was arrested Thursday night about a week after facing separate charges of domestic violence. The Parker Police Department arrested Cooper at 6:17 p.m. on a charge of domestic violence and he was booked at the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office detention facility, according to jail records. He also faces misdemeanor charges of harassment and violation…
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1 dead after Sunday shooting near City Park, police say
One person died after a shooting southeast of City Park on Sunday morning, the police said. The Denver Police Department posted about the incident on social media just after 5 a.m. Sunday, saying officers were investigating a shooting with one victim in the area of East Colfax Avenue and North Dahlia Street. Officials later noted…
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Denver motorcycle passenger dead after vehicle theft leads to crash
A passenger on a motorcycle was pronounced dead Sunday and the driver was arrested after a theft led to a crash. Mario Flores Ruiz-Esparza, 25, faces charges of motor vehicle theft after a crash at the intersection of South Federal Boulevard and West Virginia Avenue that killed the passenger on his bike, according to the…
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Aurora man shot dead in alley after argument Sunday morning
A man was fatally shot in an alley during an argument involving a group of people in Aurora early Sunday morning, the police said. Officers arrived at an alley between the 1400 blocks of Dallas and Clinton streets around 4:30 a.m. Sunday, where they found the 25-year-old victim suffering from a gunshot wound, according to…