Tag: Violence
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Commerce City fight leads to death, first degree murder conviction
An Adams County jury convicted 29-year-old Omar Nieves of first-degree murder for the shooting death of Miguel Antonio Chavez-Eagle, 24, Adams County District Attorney Brian Mason announced. Nieves will serve life in prison without the possibility of parole. He was arrested in 2023 following a shooting in Commerce City. Police suspected Nieves had shot Chavez-Eagle…
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19-year-old sentenced in 2020 Denver arson case that killed 5 family members
One of the three teenagers convicted of starting a house fire in the wrong home, killing a family of five, will serve 40 years in prison for second-degree murder. “This is the worst and most senseless murder I’ve ever investigated,” Denver Police Department Detective Neil Baker said at the sentencing on Friday. Gavin Seymour, now…
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Knife-wielding man who threatened to kill family shot by Commerce City officers
Commerce City Police officers were involved in a shooting with a suspect who was armed with a knife and threatening to kill his family, according to police. Officers responded to the scene in the 7000 block of Garden Lane just after 8 p.m. Thursday after the man called 911 to tell emergency dispatchers that he…
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Boulder man arrested in assault of father-in-law, who later died
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: the Office of the Boulder County Coroner identified the victim on Wednesday as 60-year-old Steven Craig. The cause of death was not released. Police arrested a man in Boulder County for allegedly assaulting his 60-year-old father-in-law with an axe in the victim’s home.…
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Denver police arrest juvenile following school stabbing
Denver police arrested a juvenile suspect after he allegedly stabbed another boy on Thursday afternoon. Officers responded to a reported stabbing at the Marie L. Greenwood Academy school at 5130 Durham Court at 1:53 p.m., according to the Denver Police Department. They had the suspect in custody by 1:58 p.m. The alleged stabbing happened inside of the…
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Urban Farm provides job experience, connections to at risk youth
At the grounds of the old Stapleton Airport, something else is growing. The Urban Farm in Northeast Denver has partnered with the Denver Juvenile Justice Department’s Helping Youth Pursue Excellence program (HYPE) to give justice-involved youth the opportunity to learn hands-on skills and while participating in what staff calls a, “earn-while-you-learn,” program earn money to…
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Crime Watch: multiple shootings now considered homicides by Denver police
2 dead following separate shootings, 3 more injured.
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6 arrested following Denver road rage shooting and hostage situation
The incident took place on Friday evening