Tag: Youth Violence
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Down on the farm: At-risk youth find their way on old Stapleton grounds
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…
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Denver, Aurora’s tactics evolve as gangs attract younger children more prone to violence
Experts say this new reality makes it even more difficult to get to gang members — and help set them on the right path — before tragedy strikes
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Colorado’s youth corrections chief recognized nationally for innovation, results
Colorado’s youth correction system chief received a top national award which recognized him for a career of enterprising work with juveniles and staff. The Council of Juvenile Justice Administrators named Colorado Division of Youth Services (DYS) Director Anders Jacobson recently as the 2023 Juvenile Justice President’s Award recipient. He received the award over corrections leaders…
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Murder charges filed against Space Force sergeant accused of shooting Aurora teen car thieves
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The district attorney’s office Wednesday filed a first-degree murder charge against the man who allegedly shot and killed a teen boy trying to steal his car, which means prosecutors believe the act was pre-meditated. Orest Schur, 27, was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder related to the July 6 shooting that resulted in…
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Aurora police arrest man who allegedly shot and killed teen who tried to steal car
Police arrested Orest Schur, 27, on charges of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder after he allegedly fatally shot a teen boy trying to steal his car.
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18-year-old sentenced to 24 years after stabbing security guard at dentist appointment
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An 18-year-old man who stabbed a security guard while at a dental appointment in Lakeside will serve 24 years in prison, according to a news release. On May 31, 2022, Juan Ocegueda — who was 17 years old at the time — was taken to a routine orthodontist appointment while in the custody of Platte…
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Greeley teen charged as adult after 15-year-old ex-girlfriend shot, killed
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A 16-year-old Greeley boy is being charged as an adult after allegedly shooting and killing his 15-year-old ex-girlfriend. Jovanni Sirio-Cardona was charged with first-degree murder, and other felony counts, following the June 16 shooting death of Lily Silva-Lopez, 15. Greeley Police officers responded to the shooting at a trailer home at 435 N. 35th Avenue…
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14-year-old shot, killed by Aurora police identified
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The teen who was shot and killed by an Aurora police officer Thursday was identified as 14-year-old Jor’Dell Da’Shawn Richardson. The Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office released Richardson’s identity Friday after the teen was shot by law enforcement in Aurora. His cause of death is a gunshot wound and his manner of death is classified as…
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Denver teens arrested after crashing stolen car outside fire rescue station
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Douglas County deputies arrested two teenagers after they allegedly crashed a stolen car near the South Metro Fire Rescue Station. The crash occurred around 1:05 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of East Lincoln Avenue and South Peoria Street in Lone Tree, according to a Douglas County Sheriff’s Office news release. The call came in through…
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2 teens sentenced in 2021 Hinkley High School rival gang shooting
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Arapahoe County Judge Ryan James Stuart sentenced two teens for their roles in the 2021 gang-related shooting outside Hinkley High School in Aurora. Dalen Brewer, 18, and Larry Jefferson, 17 — who were both 16 at the time of the shooting — each received seven years…