Tag: Lakewood
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Man who attempted to kidnap 9-year-old girl in Lakewood Safeway sentenced to 6 years
A 34-year-old man was sentenced to six years in prison for the attempted abduction of a 9-year-old girl at a Lakewood Safeway last year, authorities said. Bradley Wilson, who pleaded guilty to the charge, will serve six years in the Department of Corrections followed by a mandatory three-year term of parole, according to news release…
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Lakewood bus driver accused of sexual assault of 10-year-old
A bus driver for Jefferson County Schools in Lakewood was arrested this week after a student reported being sexually assaulted. According to a social media post from Lakewood police, the department was notified on March 4 of a possible sexual assault. A 10-year-old student reported to police that a bus driver, identified by police as…
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Defendants sentenced in murder of Lakewood teen
Five suspects have now all been sentenced in connection to the 2024 murder of a 14-year-old boy in Lakewood, the last two men on Wednesday. Jefferson County District Judge Russell Klein sentenced both Anthony Allen and Philix Baca to 25 years in prison on Wednesday in connection to the murder of 14-year-old Francisco “Cisco” Laqui…
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ICE agent injured after suspect hits vehicle in Lakewood
At least one U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was injured after a hit-and-run crash in Lakewood on Saturday morning. The Lakewood Police Department was called to the 200 block of South Ingalls Street, just west of Sheridan Boulevard, around 10 a.m. Saturday, according to a news release from the department. Someone reported that there…
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Lakewood City Council makes declaration regarding ICE
The Lakewood City Council made a public declaration of transparency and de-escalation regarding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday. The declaration was written by Councilmember Ken Cruz with the help of Councilmember Isabel Cruz, and was ultimately co-sponsored by the entire council. “As members of the Lakewood City Council, our responsibility is to…
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Davies’ Chuck Wagon Diner has stood the test of time in Lakewood | Craving Colorado
LAKEWOOD • The woman sits at the barstool and takes it all in: the jukebox and old-time tunes; the tile floors and stainless steel walls commemorating Elvis and Betty Boop; the glass case of pies; the regulars down the counter, sipping coffee in the place they’ve known for decades. As for the unfamiliar face this…
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Lakewood City Council urges residents to keep zoning changes
Lakewood’s long-running zoning fight is headed for a spring showdown at the ballot box, spearheaded by a new resolution from the City Council. The Lakewood City Council amended and confirmed a resolution on Monday expressing the councilmembers’ desire for residents to vote against the repeal of zoning code ordinances 2025-27, 28, 29 and 30 on…
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Lakewood Auto Theft Task Force shows off new forensic camera
A small, four-pound camera looks to drastically change the way crime scenes are processed in Colorado. The Colorado Auto Theft Prevention Authority (CATPA) and the Metropolitan Auto Theft Task Force began training local departments with its new forensics camera on Wednesday at the Lakewood Police Department. The goal is to cut down crime scene investigating…
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Second suspect sentenced in 2022 fatal Lakewood apartment fire
The 15-year-old boy charged with murdering a mother and daughter in an apartment fire years ago was finally sentenced last week. Jefferson County District Judge Lindsay VanGilder sentenced the juvenile to a maximum sentence of seven years in the Colorado Department of Human Services Division of Youth Services (DYS) on Jan. 29, ending a lengthy…
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Lakewood zoning changes heading to special election
Lakewood’s long-debated zoning code changes will be heading to a vote this spring. The Lakewood City Council on Monday unanimously voted to send four of the new zoning code’s ordinances to a special election on April 7, putting the fate of the city’s zoning changes in the hands of the citizens — a concept thousands…