Tag: Colfax Avenue
-
Aurora council to vote on new laws about drug paraphernalia, car registration requirements
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Aurora’s lawmakers will vote Monday night on a rule change allowing local police to enforce state car registration, two new ordinances regarding marijuana licensing and drug paraphernalia, both of which would align the city with state laws, and finalize an ordinance to ask voters about…
-
Lakewood launches new grant program to help secure West Colfax businesses
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The City of Lakewood started a pilot program to help businesses combat increasing weariness of property crime. The city’s new Colfax Security Enhancement Pilot will provide up to $5,000 to businesses that face West Colfax Avenue for security improvements like cameras, locks, fences and mirrors,…
-
Aurora moves forward with Colfax revitalization project
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Aurora lawmakers voted to move forward with an effort to create a Downtown Development Authority to revitalize the Colfax Avenue corridor, a decision that will now need to go to voters in November. Councilmembers unanimously approved taking the question to voters, who would need to…
-
Aurora police investigating whether 2 fatal Colfax-area stabbings are related
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two deadly stabbings took place only blocks away from each other along East Colfax Avenue in Aurora early Sunday morning, leaving authorities wondering whether the incidents are connected as police search for one or more suspects. The first stabbing took place before 1:45 a.m., when…
-
Man dies weeks after being shot on Colfax Avenue
A victim in a shooting last month was pronounced dead Wednesday, turning an attempted murder investigation into a homicide, Denver police announced on social media platform X Monday morning. Denver police first alerted the shooting on the evening of Feb. 3, saying on social media that investigators were looking into a shooting in the 1100…
-
5 injured in crash at Colfax and Speer Saturday morning
Denver Police say five people were taken to the hospital after a crash Saturday morning. Police posted at 6 a.m. on social media that officers were investigating the two-vehicle crash at the intersection of West Colfax Avenue and North Speer Boulevard. Police were not able to share the extent of the victims’ injuries. Northbound lanes…
-
Denver police investigate fatal shooting on East Colfax
The Denver Police Department is seeking suspects and information regarding a fatal shooting late Friday night. Officers responded to a shooting report near the intersection of East Colfax Avenue and North Cherry Street — near a Regional Transportation District bus stop in the South Park Hill neighborhood — around 10:30 p.m., according to a social media post…
-
Aurora police to bolster enforcement in Havana, Colfax area
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Aurora Police Department is implementing a new initiative in an effort to mitigate crime and bolster public safety along the Colfax Avenue and Havana Street corridor, which has seen increased criminal activity according to police. The initiative to “take back” the area — which…
-
Aurora section of I-70 closed Monday night for bridge construction
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Both directions of I-70 through Aurora will be closed Monday night for construction on a new pedestrian bridge, according to the city’s social media account. Between Tower Road and Colfax Avenue, the westbound lanes of I-70 will be closed between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.,…
-
Life on the streets: Homeless woman’s struggle with addiction in Denver’s encampments
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Crystal Munn sat in a diner on Colfax Avenue eating breakfast for dinner one evening in late March, devouring her eggs, taking the pancakes with her in a to-go box for later. She is jittery, less focused than even a few weeks before. She admitted…