Tag: Longmont Crime
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Longmont officer drove into suspect who allegedly shot at police
An officer with the Longmont Police Department drove a pickup truck into a suspect Thursday after the suspect allegedly shot at officers, the city’s Public Safety Department said. The incident began at around 2:20 p.m. Thursday when a person called 911, saying they found their stolen vehicle in an alley near Fourth Avenue and Baker…
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One dead, 4 injured after driver fleeing traffic stop crashes in Longmont
One person was killed and four others were injured after a driver fleeing a traffic stop crashed into multiple vehicles in Longmont Tuesday morning, according to the Longmont Police Department. Police said an officer tried to pull over a stolen pickup truck near 10 E. 9th Ave. just before 11 a.m. when the driver sped…
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Second suspect arrested in connection to killing of Longmont postal worker
A second suspect has been arrested in connection to the killing of a postal worker in Longmont last week, the Longmont Police Department said. Police arrested Andrew James Ritchie, 34, on Tuesday in connection to the fatal shooting of 33-year-old Jason Schaefer on Oct. 13. Ritchie is being held without bond at the Boulder County Jail.…
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78-year-old bicyclist killed in crash with car in Longmont
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A 78-year-old bicyclist is dead after they got into a crash with a car in Longmont Saturday morning, the Longmont Police Department said. Police said the bicyclist and the car were both traveling east on Clover Basin Drive at around 8 a.m. when the crash occurred between Renaissance Drive and Delsarto Lane. The bicyclist was…
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2 suspects arrested, 3 stolen cars recovered in Boulder County
A report of littering to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office resulted in the recovery of three stolen vehicles and the arrests of two vehicle theft suspects Saturday. Deputies said Logan Dodge, 25, and Jesse Teneyck, 32, were arrested for three counts of aggravated motor vehicle theft and criminal possession of burglary tools, financial transaction devices…
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Longmont man sentenced to 24 years in domestic violence case
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Longmont resident Reo Contreras was sentenced to 24 years in prison Monday for violently assaulting his girlfriend in 2018, the 20th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said. Contreras, 39, beat and strangled his girlfriend and mother of his child in October 2018, the district attorney’s office said. The victim suffered a dissected carotid artery and faced…