Tag: Thornton Police Department
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Thornton police investigating fatal motorcycle crash
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Thornton Police Department is investigating a Friday motorcycle crash that left one rider dead. The crash occurred near the intersection of East 104th Avenue and Fox Run Parkway — near Grandview Ponds Open Space — around 11 p.m. Friday. A 37-year-old man was traveling westbound on East…
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Thornton police start ‘blue envelope’ program to improve communication with residents
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Thornton Police Department has launched a Blue Envelope Program in an effort to improve communication between police and residents. Residents can pick up a free blue envelope from the department to store driving documents, such as a driver’s license, registration and proof of insurance,…
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Shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 injured in Thornton
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Thornton police are investigating a shooting that left one person dead and another in the hospital on Sunday night. The shooting took place in the 3000 block of East 152nd Place, located in the northern part of the city, according to a Thornton Police Department…
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Crime Stoppers increases reward for information related to Thornton shooting, arson
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Metro Denver Crime Stoppers and the Thornton Police Department announced an increased reward of up to $12,000 for information related to a Feb. 26 double shooting and arson and that killed two Thornton residents. Kendra Anderson, 58, and Chad Anderson, 55, were found dead with…
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Thornton shooting, arson being investigated as double homicide
Two days after the Thornton Police Department found two people dead inside of a house after a fire, the incident is being investigated as a double homicide. “On Feb. 28, continuing investigative efforts in this case have revealed information that confirms this case is a double homicide,” the police department said in a social media…
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Police departments handled multiple officer-involved shootings differently | 2024: A LOOK BACK
In a little over two months, the Denver metro area had nine officer-involved shootings. The corresponding agencies, including the Denver Police Department and the Aurora Police Department, handled the release of public information differently throughout the various incidents, raising questions over how media information regarding shootings is disseminated. For example, Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas…
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Colorado family jewelry store business hit by thieves for the second time this year
A Colorado family’s jewelry business was targeted by thieves for the second time this year. Just months after armed robbers stole merchandise worth millions from the Joyeria El Ruby store in northwest Denver, burglars ransacked the business’ second location in Thornton. Security camera footage shows masked burglars using crowbars to break in through the front…
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‘We want answers’ | Quiet pursuits by Thornton officers ended in violence outside their jurisdiction
In the dead of night, an undercover Thornton Police Department unit quietly followed a car with missing plates out of Thornton and into Denver and Lakewood. No lights. No sirens. Unmarked trucks. Mile after mile. The officers — each a member of the city’s IMPACT team — communicated to one another on the radio. “Coming up on…
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Thornton police arrest man in connection to fatal crash
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: the vehicle was found Tuesday afternoon, deactivating the search, according to a social media post by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Matthew Lopez, 34, was arrested by Thornton police on suspicion of homicide. Thornton police are searching for a vehicle tied to an…
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Northbound lanes of Interstate 25 closed for semi rollover
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Northbound lanes of Interstate 25 were closed at 144th after a semi rolled over Friday afternoon. The closure is expected to last for an extended period of time, according to the Thornton Police Department. Police suggest drivers take an alternate route in the area. Traffic…