Tag: 911
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Early morning fire displaces 17 people in Denver
Denver Fire responded to a report of a structure fire early Tuesday morning near East Oxford Drive and South Yosemite Street. When firefighters arrived, they saw heavy smoke and fire, according to a social media post from Denver Fire. The American Red Cross will be assisting with the 17 people who were displaced by the…
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Denver fails to meet emergency response time goals, audit says
A city audit concluded that Denver’s emergency first responders are failing to meet their own response time goals — a situation that managers partly blamed on new laws that resulted in having less control over how often staffers could take a leave of absence. Emergency managers also said that, as a result, the city needs to…
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Douglas County officers looking for man who escaped patrol car
A man still bound by handcuffs escaped from the back of a sheriff’s patrol car in Douglas County on Tuesday evening after being arrested for outstanding felony warrants. Deputies are now searching for the suspect. Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 29-year-old Alexander Reighart on outstanding felony warrants for “financial crimes and drug violations” on…
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Frozen and thawing water pipes lead to hundreds of emergency calls in Denver
The majority of roughly 600 calls that the Denver Fire Department answered on Monday, the coldest day of the polar vortex that covered the metro area over the weekend, involved burst water pipes. And though temperatures picked back up into the mid-to-high 30s on Tuesday, the city received 780 more calls, most of which dealt…
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Man sentenced to life in prison after shooting and killing Arvada officer
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An audible sigh of relief could be heard from the countless number of police officers stuffed into an overflow Jefferson County courtroom — Sonny Almanza will serve life in prison for shooting and killing their fellow officer. First Judicial District Court Judge Russell Klein sentenced 32-year-old Almanza…
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Several prescribed burns to continue in Boulder County
If you are traveling northwest and notice smoke on the horizon, fear not, for Boulder Fire Rescue are continuing several prescribed burns this week. With weather conditions permitting, there are four controlled burns planned over the next several days. Boulder Fire Rescue — in collaboration with Open Space and Mountain Parks and the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office…
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Larimer County Sheriff’s Office seek public’s assistance in search for missing man
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing person and is asking for the public’s assistance for any information on him. Jerry Allbright, 53, left his Glen Haven home on foot on Friday and has not been seen since. Allbright sent a text…
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Six seconds: Smartphone app speeds up police response to school shootings
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In every school shooting, getting help to the scene is critical. But a bottleneck of the 911 system can impose minutes-long delays in dispatching police to critical incidents. Dozens — or even hundreds — of simultaneous phone calls from panicked students, teachers and parents can overwhelm…
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Older 3G-only phones to be obsolete in February
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Older cell phones and other devices like security systems that use only the 3G cellphone network are going to stop working in early 2022 because the radio frequencies used are being reallocated to newer technology…
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CBI issues alert for missing Aurora woman
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Bureau of Investigation issued a Developmental Disabilities Alert for an Aurora woman who was last seen in late July. Police said Felicia Martinez, 38, was last seen in the 2500 block of East Lake Place in Aurora on July 30. She stands 5-foot…