Tag: Law Enforcement
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Lone Tree man arrested on suspicion of impersonating a police officer
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Lone Tree police arrested a man Tuesday on suspicion of impersonating a police officer to weave through traffic on the interstate. Terry Pendleton, 58, was taken into custody after police conducted an investigation into his use of a black 2021 Ford Explorer equipped with police-like…
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More than 100 animals removed from Northglenn home, police say
The Northglenn Police Department evacuated more than 100 dogs and cats from a home last week after neighbors complained of animal neglect. Police executed a search warrant at a home at 1925 E. 116th Drive — in the Wyco Park neighborhood — around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday after the city received a municipal code complaint of unsanitary…
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‘Please listen … help us’: Boulder attack suspect’s wife, detained in Texas, releases first public statement
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The wife of Mohamed Soliman, the man charged with a hate crime after the June 1 firebomb attack on marchers in Boulder, released her first public statement on the situation Wednesday. Hayam El Gamal and her five children have been detained since June 3 in U.S.…
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CDOT warns drivers of higher impairment at higher altitudes
Colorado ski resorts are expected to see a significant rise in visitors over the next few weeks while schools let out for the spring, and the Colorado Department of Transportation is warning those visitors about high elevations. “Even moderate consumption of cannabis or alcohol can lead to a stronger impact than expected,” the department said…
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Man sentenced after scamming elderly woman in Highlands Ranch
A 27-year-old man will spend up to six years in prison after stealing over $120,000 from an 80-year-old Highlands Ranch woman in a gold bar scheme. A 23rd Judicial District judge Victoria Klingensmith sentenced Sagar Jayeshkuma Patel of New Jersey to six years in prison on felony theft charges on Friday. He was also ordered to…
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Denver police officers sued after wrongfully detaining a couple at gunpoint
Denver Police officers are facing a lawsuit after pulling over the wrong car, holding the innocent occupants at gunpoint, handcuffing them, and then firing a gun. The lawsuit was filed by Jessica Sjostrom and Rex Hickman who say their May 2024 traffic stop at Brighton Boulevard and 29th Street left them traumatized and distrustful of…
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Fatal juvenile shootings took a brazen turn | 2024: A LOOK BACK
Four shootings involving juvenile suspects shook the metro Denver area between the end of June and the end of September. In two other incidents, juveniles allegedly shot at local police department vehicles during pursuits, one of which involved an AK-47. While numbers showed that shootings — both fatal and nonfatal — involving juvenile suspects had plateaued in Denver…
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Suspect in Aurora home invasion was wanted from previous apartment unit takeover caught in viral video
The video that catapulted a Colorado city to the center of the debate over illegal immigration and brought to the attention of millions of viewers the tentacles of a Venezuelan gang operating in metro Denver showed six men barging into an apartment unit. In the video, posted on X in August, six men walked up…
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Another small town Colorado police force disbanded
A week after the town of Morrison dissolved its police force, Georgetown’s mountain police department is also disbanding. The Clear Creek County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved an intergovernmental agreement for the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office to provide law enforcement to Georgetown to fill the gap. The sheriff’s office has agreed to patrol for 18 hours…
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Judge sentences truck driver to 25 years in state prison for hitting, killing man
A judge on Friday sentenced a truck driver to 25 years in prison for the 2022 death of a man he ran over with his 18-wheeler – then left to die as he drove away. Erick Mejia, 32, had earlier pleaded guilty to one count of leaving the scene of an accident involving death and…