Tag: johnny hurley
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Arvada Police Chief Link Strate retires
Arvada Police Chief Link Strate announced his retirement effective Dec. 31, according to a news release. Strate is retiring after 35 years with the Arvada Police Department. He started with the Department in 1987, when he joined as a patrol officer. Strate worked his way through the ranks, becoming a motorcycle officer and getting promotions…
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Warning triggered hunt for Arvada gunman minutes before shooting
Minutes before he was gunned down by Ronald Troyke, Arvada policeman Gordon Beesley had been at the shooter’s apartment after a family report that the 59-year-old was “going to do something crazy,” investigators revealed. Arvada police say they received the warning from Troyke’s brother at 12:49 p.m. Monday, about 45 minutes before the incident that…