Tag: Dillon Vakoff
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Metro Denver on edge: Community activists press call for police accountability after shootings
The recent spate of officer-involved shootings in metro Denver that placed the metropolis on edge — four in four days — spurred some community activists to action Monday. At a rally on the west steps of the state Capitol Monday, several groups said they are organizing people across the state in response to the recent…
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Arvada police officer died breaking up a violent child custody dispute, arrest warrant says
Arvada Police officer Dylan Vakoff was shot in the head and leg from just a car length away the night he was killed, according to an arrest affidavit released Monday. The affidavit said that Vakoff and another officer were responding to a dispute over the custody of two children when they pulled up to 6753…
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WATCH: Weld County remembers Deputy Alexis Hein-Nutz
Friends, family, fellow law enforcement and community members gathered this morning at the Weld County Jail in Greeley for the processional leading to memorial service of Weld County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Alexis Hein-Nutz. The service, which is closed to the public and media, will be at the Foundations Church in Loveland at 10 a.m. Hein-Nutz died…
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Memorial services for slain Weld County deputy Alexis Hein-Nutz set for Saturday
The funeral and procession of police cruisers for Weld County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Alexis Hein-Nutz is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday in Loveland. The memorial service, which is closed to the public and media, will be at the Foundations Church, 1380 Denver Ave. in Loveland. Hein-Nutz died while driving her motorcycle to work Sunday evening…
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Dad, 16-month-old son watch police from all over in procession for fallen Arvada officer
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Chris Whiteman and his 16-month-old son, Micah, stood alone at the crossroads of Colorado Highway 7 and 119th Street east of Lafayette, waiting for the hundreds of police and rescue vehicles to stream past them. The police procession was escorting the body of a slain Arvada Police officer. They happened to be the only two…
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No bond for Arvada police shooting suspect
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The man accused of fatally shooting Arvada police Officer Dillon Vakoff will be held in jail without bond, a Jefferson County District Court judge ruled Wednesday. Sonny Almanza, 31, appeared in a Jefferson County courtroom via video chat and stood, both hands holding on tightly to a podium. He was in an orange jail outfit…
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Police officers from other cities rally to take calls, patrol streets as Arvada residents mourn officer’s death
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The law enforcement community is rallying behind the Arvada Police Department, taking calls and patrolling the streets as the city mourns the death of a 27-year-old police officer killed in the line of duty. Officers from other cities began pitching in to help the department on Sunday, a few hours after Dillon Michael Vakoff, 27,…
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Suspect in Arvada police shooting a no-show for first court appearance
The suspect accused of killing an Arvada police officer early Sunday morning was a no-show in court Tuesday afternoon, prompting court observers to speculate that he is probably still in the hospital and unable to appear. He was expected to hear his recommended charges via video chat, but there was no official explanation during the…
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Funeral scheduled for Arvada police officer killed in shooting
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The second Arvada Police officer to die in 15 months while in the line of duty will be laid to rest this Friday morning at a public service at the Flatirons Community Church in Lafayette, according to the Colorado Fallen Hero Foundation. Dillon Michael Vakoff,…