Tag: Thornton
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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 officer cleared in shooting of man threatening people at recreation center
A Thornton Police Department officer will not be criminally charged for shooting a man who was threatening people in a crowded recreation center parking lot last May. The 17th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team found that Terrell Watson was not only justified in the death of Brandon Martinez, but that Watson was “courageous and…
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High-speed collision resulted in death of parents, 2 daughters in Thornton crash, police said
Two brothers and sons of the victims spoke on the loss of their family and dreams shattered in an instant in the crash.
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Fiery crash that killed 4 in Thornton remains under investigation
A GoFundMe page launched on behalf of the victims.
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Second teenager charged in connection to Rotella Park fatal shooting
1 juvenile killed, another injured in the Oct. 12 shooting. Now, two teens have been arrested.
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DA charges man with murder for hit-and-run pedestrian death on Thornton bridge
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man under investigation for an overnight hit and run death on Thornton’s 84th Avenue bridge last week has been charged with first-degree murder, according to a news release from the 17th Judicial District Attorney. Mathew Lopez, 34, is accused of hitting pedestrian Rubin Aguilar…
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Thornton Fire Department rescues person from storm drain
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Thornton Fire Department rescued a person from a storm drain Sunday afternoon. The fire department clarified the person did not fall in, but rather got in some how. The rescue, which took place at the Regional Transportation District Park and Ride at 88th Avenue…
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Pedestrian killed by vehicle, fleeing suspect still sought by Thornton police
A car fled the scene in Thornton after fatally hitting a pedestrian on Sunday morning, police said. Thornton police said they found a man dead in the westbound lane of the 2500 Block of East 120th Avenue, but the suspected driver had fled the scene. Police closed the around to traffic as they began their…
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1 dead, 1 injured in Thornton after vehicle found in water along highway
A Colorado State Patrol investigation is underway in Thornton after a car was found in water along a highway. Following the crash, one person died and another was transported to the hospital on Monday morning. Authorities received a call around 2:23 a.m. of an SUV in the water along Highway 44 near McKay Road, according…