Tag: Franktown
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Man dead after deputy-involved shooting in Douglas County
A man was found dead inside a Franktown home Sunday after a Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputy fired shots while responding to a reported assault in progress, authorities said. Deputies were called at about 12:53 p.m. to a home in the 3200 block of Weasel Way after a child reported that an adult man was…
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Large smoke plumes visible after Franktown house fire in south metro Denver
Large white smoke plumes arose from a home in Franktown on Monday morning after a garage caught fire. No injuries have been reported. The fire was first reported at 5:50 a.m. on Monday at a home in the 1100 block of Deerpath Road north of Highway 86. Denver Gazette news partner 9NEWS caught the fire…
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Car in deadly Douglas County crash was carjacked from Aurora RTD parking garage
The driver of a car that spun out of control, crashed and killed five people, including three children, in Douglas County south of Franktown on Monday had stolen the vehicle out of Aurora, authorities said. An Aurora Police Department spokesperson told The Denver Gazette the man carjacked the vehicle at a Regional Transportation District parking…
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Landspout in Franktown damages several businesses
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A landspout damaged several businesses in Franktown Monday afternoon, according to a post on X from Franktown Fire. The fast-moving landspout, which is a type of tornado that forms from the ground up, hit near the intersection of Highway 83 and Highway 86. Seven businesses…
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Burglaries of Douglas County homes investigated
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has launched an investigation into a series of home burglaries that occurred late Friday in a Highlands Ranch neighborhood and in Franktown. In a Wednesday news release, sheriff’s office officials said a number of suspects ransacked three homes in a neighborhood just east of Broadway and East Gateway Drive. The…
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Man gets 97 years in Franktown double homicide solved with a recording
Jessica Mitchell’s recording of her own murder was the critical clue investigators needed to arrest her younger brother for the bizarre crime. On Monday, a judge sentenced Casey Devol to 31 to 97 years in prison for shooting and killing Mitchell, her boyfriend, and beating their dog to death last year, according to a news release…
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Teens accused of causing over $387K in damage to homes in Douglas County
Douglas County sheriff’s deputies arrested three teenage boys they say caused more than $387,000 in damage to homes under construction. The boys are between 16 and 17 years old and were arrested on suspicion of burglary, criminal mischief and animal cruelty, sheriff’s deputies said Thursday. Authorities will not release the teens’ names because of their…