Tag: Sheriff
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Woman dies in custody at Denver County Jail on Friday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A woman died in custody at the Denver County Jail Friday afternoon. The woman, who was in the custody of the Denver Sheriff Department, was discovered to be non-responsive in a housing unit at about 2:40 p.m. Friday, according to a news release sent by…
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Deputies: Man admitted to murdering in-laws to police dispatch, asked to be shot
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man who was fatally shot by police at the scene of a double homicide in Adams County Friday morning allegedly called 911 dispatch, confessed to the killing and asked police to shoot him, Adams County Sheriff’s Deputies say. The 51-year-old man, identified as the son-in-law…
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Adams County Sheriff’s deputy not charged in February 2024 shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced that Adams County Sheriff’s Deputy Lane Paintin was not charged in the shooting of a man in Denver last year. Paintin, who fired his handgun four times at Francisco Cruz, shooting him in the chest, was found to…
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One dead after crash, shooting in Douglas County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A person is dead after an overnight vehicle crash and shooting in Douglas County Monday. In what initially appears to be a self-inflicted incident, the driver of the car crashed into a house in the 8210 block of Big Thompson Street in unincorporated Douglas County,…
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Denver City and County offices closed Monday for César Chávez Day
All City and County of Denver offices will be closed Monday for César Chávez Day, a city holiday. Chávez led a varied life, serving in the United States Navy for two years, as well as cofounding the National Farm Workers Association, which later evolved into the United Farm Workers labor union. In 1994, Chávez was…
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Man arrested in connection to Highlands Ranch crash that killed teen
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man in connection to the March 6 pedestrian crash that left a 13-year-old dead. The man allegedly ran a red light. Deputies arrested Ruben Morones, 52, on Wednesday on charges of careless driving causing serious bodily injury to a vulnerable road user, careless driving causing death and failure…
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Driver crashes through front of Centennial restaurant, allegedly intoxicated
An SUV drove through the front of a restaurant in Centennial on Saturday morning, severing a gas line and causing a leak. The crash led to a driving under the influence citation. Arapahoe County deputies responded to a crash at the El Señor Sol Mexican Food on South University Boulevard in Centennial around 2:30 a.m.…
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Sheriff’s deputy injured in shooting, suspect killed in Adams County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An Adams County Sheriff’s deputy was injured in a shooting and a suspect who fired was shot and killed in Sherrelwood Wednesday night, said the sheriff’s office. The shooting happened near West 81st Avenue and Leona Drive in Sherrelwood around 10:15 p.m. and involved a…