Tag: Crime
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Man dies in hospital after robbery shooting in Aurora Monday night
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man died in the hospital from a gunshot wound he sustained during an armed robbery in an Aurora Monday night. The man was reportedly meeting someone in the parking lot of a residential complex in the 190 block of Kenton Street in Aurora just…
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FBI asks for help identifying for ‘one-hit wonders’ metro Denver bank robbers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force alongside Denver and Greenwood Village Police Departments are searching for three individuals who independently robbed banks earlier this year. Investigators are asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects based off security camera photos. The FBI Denver…
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Denver Police Department increases security for NCAA Tournament
The streets of downtown Denver will be alive with March Madness this week as the NCAA Tournament returns to Ball Arena Thursday and Saturday. With an influx of college basketball fans and visitors flooding the city, the Denver Police Department plans to step up its security and presence in the area to help deter crime,…
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New Detective Bureau formed at the Regional Transportation District Police Department
The Regional Transportation District Police Department has launched an internal detective bureau to consolidate investigations of crimes on district property. The move will help resolve the district’s problem of investigating and prosecuting crimes on its far-flung transit network, according to transit officials. Currently, the district turns over criminal investigations and prosecutions for thefts, assaults, drug crimes…
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City targets parking lot crime with lighting regulations
Just days after Denver District Attorney Beth McCann announced the indictments of 17 suspects allegedly involved in an elaborate car theft ring, the city outlined new “guidance” for proper illumination in parking lots, which city officials said is a key step in its goal to reduce criminal activity, particularly in downtown, where most paid parking…
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Copper wire thefts causing delays and malfunctions on RTD light rail system
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Theft of copper wire from Regional Transportation District light rail facilities is impacting service systemwide, causing train delays and malfunctions of crossing arms and signaling devices, and necessitating bus shuttles along the R, A and G lines. Demand for copper “has created a market for…
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Two shootings near Manual High School were related, police say
Two shootings occurred near Denver’s Manual High School over the past week. Initial investigations found that both incidents were related. On Saturday night, a suspect shot and killed a man — later identified by the Office of the Medical Examiner as 37-year-old Marvin McCullough — around 7 p.m. in the area of East 29th Avenue and North Gilpin…
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1 dead following Friday Denver shooting
One man is dead after a shooting in the Ruby Hill neighborhood of Denver Friday morning. Police responded to a call of a shooting in the 1600 block of South Federal Boulevard around 7:30 a.m., according to a social media post by the Denver Police Department. Upon arrival, responders found one man suffering from gunshot…
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After heated debate, Aurora council finalizes harsh penalties on retail, restaurant theft
After heated discussion Monday night, Aurora city council finalized two ordinances making the penalties for retail theft and “dine and dash” crimes harsher. Both ordinances add to an original ordinance passed in 2023, which set a three-day mandatory minimum jail sentence for retail theft of $300 or more. Supporters of the ordinances finalized Monday night…