Tag: Patrol Car
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Commerce City officer injured in suspected DUI crash on I-270
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A Commerce City police officer was injured early Tuesday morning after a suspected drunk driver rammed into the back of the officer’s patrol vehicle. The officer was in the hospital in serious condition Tuesday. The suspect is also in the hospital and could be charged with vehicular assault, Commerce City Police spokesperson Joanna Small said.…
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“Trust Patrols” latest attempt by Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, Denver Police, to build trust citywide
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, in a bid to build trust and prevent crime in Denver communities, announced the Denver Police Department will begin so-called “trust patrols” that can be requested by local businesses and events or sent to specific locations. While the main goal of…
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Man pleads guilty in crash that injured 4 first responders
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man who was driving drunk in December when he crashed into multiple first responders who were investigating an earlier crash pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to multiple charges in Adams County District Court. Benjamin Winters was arrested after the Dec. 7 crash on Interstate 76…
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Douglas County officers looking for man who escaped patrol car
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A man still bound by handcuffs escaped from the back of a sheriff’s patrol car in Douglas County on Tuesday evening after being arrested for outstanding felony warrants. Deputies are now searching for the suspect. Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 29-year-old Alexander Reighart on outstanding felony warrants for “financial crimes and drug violations” on…
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Weld County DA dismisses serious charge against officer in Platteville train crash
Prosecutors in Weld County dropped one of the most serious charges against a Ft. Lupton police officer who was involved in a train crash incident where a woman was hit while she was detained in a patrol car. Yareni Rios was first stopped by former Platteville police officer Pablo Vazquez for a reported road rage…
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Heavy police activity at Lafayette hospital after report of shots fired
Lafayette Police and other agencies quickly descended on the Good Samaritan Medical Center, 200 Exempla Circle, in Lafayette about 3 p.m. Monday. Turned out it was a report of shots fired outside the hospital, according to a hospital spokesperson. “Lafayette Police received a 911 call of gunshots outside of the hospital,” Greg Moss said. “As…
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WATCH: Train hitting Platteville Police cruiser video released
The Fort Lupton Police Department on Friday released some video showing the moments surrounding the crash where a patrol car that was parked on train tracks with a detained woman inside and was struck by a train, according to the Denver Gazette’s news partner 9News. The video is eight minutes long and contains edited portions…
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Driver seriously injured after crashing into Denver police car on I-25
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A driver was seriously injured overnight after crashing into a Denver police patrol car stopped in the middle of Interstate 25. Police said the patrol car was parked in the center lane of the interstate with its emergency lights on while an officer moved a mattress out of the roadway. Police had received reports of…
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Suspect escapes deputies by ramming into patrol car, driving wrong way on I-70
A suspect evaded deputies Wednesday by ramming into a patrol vehicle and driving the wrong way down an interstate, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies said they found a wanted vehicle in the 5500 block of Federal Boulevard, near Regis University. Once deputies pulled behind the vehicle, the driver reversed, ramming into the deputies’…
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Denver police officer hits machete-wielding suspect with patrol car
An officer used a patrol car to strike a person holding a machete Thursday morning, the Denver Police Department announced. Police said they received a report of a person armed with a machete about 5 a.m. in the 10900 block of East Smith Road in Denver’s Central Park neighborhood. When officers made contact, the suspect…