Tag: Thornton
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Hundreds celebrate Veterans Day early around downtown Denver on Saturday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save People gathered around Denver on Saturday to celebrate, honor and give respect to Colorado’s many veterans just days before Veterans Day. From Lincoln Memorial Park and along the 16th Street Mall, retired veterans and active duty military members wore their uniforms with pride, while others…
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E-470 exit to I-25 in Thornton to close Sunday for construction
The exit ramp from northbound E-470 to Interstate 25 in Thornton will close over the weekend for construction, according to the E-470 Public Highway Authority. The ramp at Exit 47 will be closed from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday, the authority said. During the closure, crews will replace a sign over the exit ramp…
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One dead after motorcycle strikes curb in Thornton
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A motorcyclist died Friday night in Thornton after striking a curb in front of the police department, police said. The driver was headed westbound when he struck a curb in the 1000 block of Thornton…
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Thornton officer released from hospital following crash on Wednesday
A Thornton police officer was discharged from a local hospital Wednesday afternoon, one day after their patrol unit was rammed by suspect driving a stolen vehicle. Police said a woman passenger was also discharged Wednesday, while the driver, an unidentified man, remains hospitalized with serious injuries. The incident unfolded around 3:20 a.m. after members of…
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Louisville’s Solid Power opens Thornton production facility
Riding a wave of momentum in 2021 that includes deals with Ford and BMW, and plans to go public, Louisville-based Solid Power Tuesday announced opening a new production facility in Thornton. Solid Power develops “all-solid-state” rechargeable battery cells for electric vehicles and “mobile power markets.” “Solid power replaces the flammable liquid electrolyte in conventional lithium-ion…
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Person of interest in missing person case dies after being shot by police at metro Denver golf course
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Editors note: This version has been updated to indicate that the man shot and killed by police was not a homicide suspect as first reported by police, but a person of interest in a missing persons case. A man believed to be a person of interest in the disappearance in southwest Colorado was shot and…
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One shot at Motel 6 in Thornton Saturday afternoon
An investigation is underway by the Thornton Police Department following a shooting at a motel Saturday afternoon. Officers responded to a report of a disturbance at a Motel 6 at 6 W. 83rd Place, just west of Interstate 25 at 12:44 p.m. Upon their arrival, they located a man who suffered injuries as a result…
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Search of Thornton home ends without arrest
Members of the Adams County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at a Thornton home Friday in connection a woman’s body being found in a nearby storage unit, officials said. The search happened at a home in the 9200 block of Anderson Street in Thornton, which is just about a mile away from the storage…
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Thornton police retrieve vehicle from pond near I-76
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Thornton police officers and Westminster fire crews retrieved a vehicle from a pond near Interstate 76 on Thursday, police said. Thornton PD is investigating what appears to be a submerged vehicle in one of the water ponds near the I-76 Frontage Rd (7500 block). Nothing…
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3 dead following crash in Thornton
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three people are dead following a multi-vehicle crash Saturday morning in Thornton. Officers responded to a report of an accident at the intersection of East 120th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in north central Thornton shortly after 1 a.m., said Sgt. Tom Connor, a spokesperson for…