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Formal charges filed against man accused of killing Arvada police officer
A slew of charges were filed Monday against the 31-year-old man accused of killing Arvada Police officer Dillon Michael Vakoff. First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King charged Sonny Almanza with 11 counts in connection with the Sept. 11 death of Vakoff and the shooting of Mercedes Lopez, who was injured in the chaos that erupted…
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Police Officer Dillon Vakoff, a goof, military veteran and ‘heroic lion,’ is laid to rest
Dillon Vakoff was so realistic about the dangers of the law enforcement career he loved so much that he made a pact with his mom. The military veteran said that if he died, he would go out as a “heroic lion.” To his family’s horror, that promise was kept last Sunday, when the young officer was…
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Hundreds of police officers – some from as far as Utah – say goodbye to fallen officer Dillon Vakoff
Dillon Vakoff loved fishing. He loved his family. He loved spending time with the family dog. He loved Halloween costumes. But most of all, he loved Megan Esslinger, fellow Arvada Police officer. And the couple loved to do one thing together – dance. But not just any kind of dancing. “He would always want to…