Tag: Westminster Police Department
-
1 dead, 1 injured in overnight shooting in Westminster
—
by
One overnight shootout in Westminster left one man dead and another critically injured. Officers responded to a shooting report in the parking lot of 8900 Harlan Street around 10:30 p.m. on Friday, according to a press release by the Westminster Police Department. Upon arrival, officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. The man…
-
Westminster bodycam footage shows man pointing gun before being killed
Man allegedly pulled out gun after fighting with other citizen
-
Bodycam footage released of deadly Westminster police shooting
Alysha Duran, 46, was killed following a traffic stop
-
Adams County Sheriff’s deputy shot, survives
A suspect shot an Adam’s County Sheriff’s deputy in the stomach after a vehicle pursuit early Monday morning, but the officer’s bulletproof vest prevented serious injury. The incident started just after midnight as a traffic stop at east 88th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, according to a sheriff’s office post on X. The deputy was shot…
-
Suspected DUI driver hits, seriously injures man sleeping in tent on side of I-25
—
by
A driver suspected to be under the influence hit and seriously injured a man sleeping in a tent off of I-25 early Saturday. Westminster police responded to the incident, which occurred on I-25 southbound at 136th Avenue, at about 3:16 a.m. Saturday. The suspect vehicle went off the roadway trying to avoid another motorist, and…
-
Juvenile suspected of vehicle theft dies after gun discharges during police chase
—
by
A juvenile suspected of vehicle theft died after a gun discharged during a police chase Friday. Westminster police responded to an ongoing motor vehicle theft on Wadsworth Parkway at 6:13 p.m. Friday. A witness confronted three suspects attempting to steal a vehicle, according to police. The suspects reportedly pointed handguns at the witness and fled…
-
Police identify man arrested in shooting death of Arvada police officer
—
by
Arvada police have arrested Sonny Thomas Almanza, 31, of Arvada on suspicion of murdering a peace officer in connection with the shooting death of Officer Dillon Michael Vakoff, court records show. Vakoff was fatally shot around 1:40 a.m. Sunday while responding to a disturbance in the 6700 block of West 51st Avenue. Almanza and a…
-
2 dead in Westminster rollover crash
Two people died Saturday in a single-vehicle rollover in Westminster, according to the Westminster Police Department. The crash occurred around 4:25 p.m. near Bradburn Boulevard and Turnpike Drive. A police spokesperson said a man and woman were ejected from the car and pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators believe the vehicle might have been speeding.…
-
Westminster police give update on 2 recent explosions
—
by
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Westminster Police Department announced late Friday that there may have been people living inside a home that exploded on Tuesday that had its utilities shut off last spring. The home in the 7700 block of Knox Court was boarded up and all natural gas…
-
1 dead, 3 injured after stolen car crashes into Westminster police vehicle
A stolen car crashed into a police vehicle in Westminster on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring three others, according to the Westminster Police Department. The driver of the stolen car was driving with a blown-out tire and its hazard lights on when police spotted the car at 92nd Avenue and Pierce Street shortly after…