Tag: Lakewood Police
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Denver ICE deputy, former Lakewood officer, arrested for manipulating body camera
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deputy and former Lakewood Police Department patrol agent was arrested Tuesday for allegedly manipulating his body-worn camera during arrests. Christopher Gearhart, who worked for Lakewood as a patrol agent from January 2019 until his resignation in September 2025, faces charges of official misconduct and cybercrime for muting his body-worn…
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Woman, 20, arrested following fatal crash in Lakewood
Lakewood authorities arrested a woman at the end of November on suspicion of vehicular homicide following a crash that killed another woman. Ella Cromwell, 20, faces charges of vehicular homicide, reckless driving and driving under the influence in connection with a fatal crash at the intersection of Kipling Street and West 6th Avenue Frontage Road,…
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Lakewood police announces community advisory group amid scrutiny
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The Lakewood Police Department is establishing a community advisory group following a slew of criticism following an investigation into a suspicious death, the police chief said. Lakewood Police Chief Philip Smith told the City Council on Monday evening that the advisory group will consist of members within his department and the community. As envisioned, the…
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies evict people from troubled Lakewood home after multiple fires
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office carried out a court-ordered eviction Friday afternoon on residents of a troubled Lakewood property that was thrust into the local spotlight after two weekend fires. Police vehicles crowded the front of 8000 W. 10th Ave. Friday, providing a different image than the previous piles of trash and two RVs parked…
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Man wounded in Lakewood police shooting has more than 60 prior arrests
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The man who was shot and wounded by an officer last week in Lakewood has 67 documented prior arrests and explained to investigators that he had a chip implanted in his head that “tells him to do bad things.” Jason Wayne Ray was shot on Jan. 21 after agents contacted him in a vehicle that…
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Heroes and Helpers: Lakewood police officers shop with special needs students
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The holiday season is about giving — and the Lakewood Police Department did just that. More than 100 middle and high school special needs students from Lakewood frolicked throughout the Target at Colorado Mills on Friday morning, grinning widely as Christmas music and decorations morphed the store into a holiday wonderland. The Lakewood Police Department —…
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Lakewood police arrest two suspects in connection to infant death
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The Lakewood Police Department arrested two suspects this week in connection to the death of a two-month-old child earlier this year. Police arrested 31-year-old Lisa Marie Johnson and her boyfriend, 33-year-old Alexander Avila after the Jefferson County Coroner’s Officer determined that two-month-old Ezra Johnson — Lisa Marie Johnson’s son — died due to methamphetamine toxicity, according to a…
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Driver accused of deadly crash pleads guilty
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The driver accused of causing a deadly crash in June has entered a guilty plea. Ilya Slavin, 37, plead guilty to vehicular homicide, vehicular assault and cruelty to animals, according to the 1st Judicial District Attorney’s Office. The remaining counts in the case were dismissed. On June 5, just before 6 a.m., Slavin was involved…
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Lakewood police arrest juvenile for bomb threat at Green Mountain High School
Police said an anonymous Google Docs Form submission, posted on a student-made Instagram page Saturday, told people not to go to school on Monday.
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Former Lakewood schools employee arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting student
Rubel Tim Martinez, 66, was arrested by Lakewood police on Aug. 16