Tag: Wheat Ridge Police Department
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Wheat Ridge adopts muffler requirements to combat noise
Wheat Ridge is working to muffle automotive noise. The City Council unanimously approved a new ordinance on Feb. 9 that amends the city’s code regarding mufflers, ultimately allowing for the police department to enforce rules surrounding vehicular exhaust noise. The city code — as it stood before the amendment — did not directly address noise…
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Wheat Ridge police begin using AI to help police reports
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Artificial intelligence software will now help Wheat Ridge Police Department officers save hours on official written reports. During a 10-hour work day, police officers can spend up to four hours writing out reports based on the day’s arrests, according to Wheat Ridge Police Department’s spokesperson Alex Rose. Now, with the department’s Aug. 1 adoption of…
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Wheat Ridge police arrest suspect in connection to deadly stabbing on Sunday
Stabbing stemmed from a fight between two women around the 3900 block of Sheridan Blvd on Sunday.
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Suspected DUI driver arrested after fatal Wheat Ridge crash
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The Wheat Ridge Police Department arrested a driver Thursday morning after he crashed into another vehicle while allegedly intoxicated, killing one and injuring a toddler. Officers responded to the two-vehicle crash on eastbound Interstate 70 near Ward Road around 5 a.m., according to a social media post by the department. One person was pronounced dead…
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2 drivers report possible police impersonator on I-70
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An Arvada man on Friday warned drivers to stay alert after he said a police impersonator attempted to pull him over. The incident is one of four similar reports across the Front Range in the past month, including two in Wheat Ridge this week. Jason Patton said he was merging onto Interstate 70 Eastbound from…
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Homicide charge recommended after Wheat Ridge fatal crash
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Wheat Ridge police recommended a suspect be charged with vehicular homicide after a fatal crash that killed one driver and injured a passenger. Officers arrested 54-year-old John David Bormolini after a crash at the intersection of West 44th Avenue and Kipling Street on Dec. 23, according to a news release from the police department. After investigations, the…
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Victims of fatal I-70 Wheat Ridge crash were newlyweds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Not even a week before a fatal semi-truck crash took the life of three family members on Thursday, two of them had just married. Ruben Rodriguez, 33, Juliana Rodriguez Plata, 37, and Plata’s mother, Luz Melba Martinez were killed following a crash on Interstate 70…
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Wheat Ridge police using drones to curb illegal firework usage
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Drones aren’t just overtaking fireworks shows — they’re working to stop illegal ones, too. The Wheat Ridge Police Department will be using its new drone equipment to pinpoint illegal firework users during the Fourth of July holiday — a new endeavor adopted by the department earlier this…
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Wheat Ridge Police identify suspect in shoplifting, crashes at King Soopers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Wheat Ridge Police on Thursday identified and released photos of a man suspected of shoplifting at a King Soopers and crashing into three vehicles, including a police patrol car, as he fled the scene. Police are looking for Francisco Gonzales, 37, related to the series…
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Wheat Ridge shoplifting call turns into officer involved hit-and-run
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save What started as a shoplifting call turned into an officer-involved hit-and-run outside a King Soopers grocery store in Wheat Ridge on Wednesday. The Wheat Ridge Police Department responded to a shoplifting report at the grocery store at 3400 Youngfield Street around 12 p.m. Wednesday, according…