Tag: Violent Crime
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Shot fired into Adams County building window near schools during carjacking
No one was injured when a gunshot went through an Adams County building near a high school window following an armed carjacking Tuesday afternoon. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a carjacking near Global Leadership Academy at 7480 Broadway — northwest of the Interstate 25 and U.S. 36 interchange — around 3…
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2 suspects at large after carjacking, kidnapping in Commerce City
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Police in Commerce City are trying to catch two suspects in a carjacking and kidnapping Friday night. The Commerce City Police Department said it started around 6:30 p.m., when two men tried to steal two vehicles near Fairfax Park at East 69th Avenue and Fairfax…
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Crime Watch: 3 violent crimes leave 4 injured overnight in metro
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Wet weather did not stop a string of violent crimes throughout Denver overnight Friday. The Denver Police Department responded to three separate violent incidents Friday night and Saturday morning, leading to four people injured. The police continue to investigate each incident, according to a social…
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Aurora teen arrested after alleged carjacking and fatal crash
Aurora police arrested a teenager after an alleged armed carjacking turned into a car chase and fatal crash. The teen now faces charges of second-degree murder, among others. The 17-year-old boy was arrested by the Aurora Police Department early Monday morning on charges of second-degree murder, aggravated robbery and vehicular eluding causing death after a…
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CU Study: 2020 police pullback led to more crime
Police pullback in response to law enforcement changes in Colorado’s metro areas led to more instances of violence and property crimes, according to a University of Colorado Boulder study. Still, researchers stressed that more policing is not necessarily the answer. “It’s an interesting time. The pendulum swung pretty far in 2020 and 2021, but now,…
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Wheat Ridge man indicted by federal grand jury following carjackings
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal grand jury indicted a Wheat Ridge man who went on an alleged string of crimes around the metro Denver area over several months, reportedly injuring two people, carjacking three vehicles and robbing five stores. Keenan Clodfelter, 20, was indicted on 11 counts — three…
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Boulder man arrested in assault of father-in-law, who later died
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: the Office of the Boulder County Coroner identified the victim on Wednesday as 60-year-old Steven Craig. The cause of death was not released. Police arrested a man in Boulder County for allegedly assaulting his 60-year-old father-in-law with an axe in the victim’s home.…
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Woman shot during carjacking in Thornton
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two people were carjacked late Wednesday in Thornton in separate incidents. One of the people carjacked was shot, Thornton Police said. The first carjacking happened just before midnight in the 9700 block of Welby Road, police said. That’s near Colorado Boulevard and Thornton Parkway. A man told…