Tag: Violence
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Classes to resume Thursday, threats against Adams City High School “unsubstantiated”
Adams City High School will resume classes as scheduled Thursday after police and school investigators found threats of violence that forced the Wednesday closure were unsubstantiated. Adams 14 School District Superintendent Dr. Karla Loria said the school was closed to facilitate a smooth investigation by the school district, Commerce City Police and the FBI. District spokesman…
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Mass shootings have increased significantly since Aurora theater massacre
Mass shootings in the U.S. and Colorado have increased substantially in the decade since 12 people were murdered and another 70 were injured in a shooting at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora on July 20, 2012. The shootings have occurred at grocery stores in Boulder and Buffalo, at a concert in Las Vegas,…
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Man charged in triple homicide near Green Valley Ranch
Denver prosecutors on Wednesday formally charged a man with killing three people, including a child, near Green Valley Ranch last month. Elijah Hood, 24, faces three counts of first-degree murder and one count each of child abuse resulting in death and first-degree burglary. Denver police were sent at 5:53 p.m. April 26 to an apartment…
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Arapahoe County coach accused of sexual assault; investigators believe there may be more victims
A former gymnastics coach is accused of sexually assaulting a child in Arapahoe County, and authorities believe there could be more victims. Erik Oldham is being held on suspicion of sexual assault on a child, unlawful sexual contact, enticement of a child and criminal attempt, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office. Oldham was the…
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Denver officers justified in shooting attempted murder suspect, DA says
Two members of the Denver Police Department’s SWAT team were justified in shooting a suspect last month in the city’s University Hills neighborhood, the Denver District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. District Attorney Beth McCann determined that the officers won’t face charges because the suspect, 36-year-old Vincent Martinez, pointed a gun at the officers and was…
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Man accused of stabbing Wheat Ridge police officer
A 29-year-old man is facing charges after authorities say he stabbed a Wheat Ridge police officer. Police were sent at 1 a.m. Wednesday to the 11000 block of West 44th Avenue for a report of a suspicious vehicle. Officers found a stolen U-Haul truck and confronted Andre Jones, according to the Wheat Ridge Police Department.…
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Woman fatally shot in Aurora
A woman was shot and killed Wednesday in a parking lot in Aurora. Police were dispatched at 12:50 a.m. to 9796 E. Mexico Ave. for reports of shots fired, according to the Aurora Police Department. Officers found a woman was shot, and she was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Detectives were working to…
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Denver police identify man accused of murder
Richard Montoya, 55. Courtesy of the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers Denver police have obtained an arrest warrant for a 55-year-old man accused of first-degree murder. Police said Richard Montoya, 55, is wanted in connection with the shooting death of 39-year-old Greggrey Higgins on Feb. 16, according to a Metro Denver Crime Stoppers bulletin released Monday. …
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Loveland man charged with sexual assault; police believe there may be more victims
Reed A. Charron, 22. Courtesy of the Loveland Police Department A Loveland man faces charges of sexual assault and police believe there may be additional victims. Officers arrested Reed A. Charron, 22, on Jan. 20 and charged him with sexual assault, third-degree assault and violation of bail bond, according to the Loveland Police Department. In…
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Man charged in Auraria Campus stabbing
Prosecutors in Denver have charged a man with murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of 36-year-old Richard Ford III in September 2020. Gregory Stapleton, 38, faces two counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated robbery. He was arrested in late January after being sought since Sept. 17, 2020, according to the Denver…