Tag: Westminster Police Department
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Police identify man arrested in shooting death of Arvada police officer
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Arvada police have arrested Sonny Thomas Almanza, 31, of Arvada on suspicion of murdering a peace officer in connection with the shooting death of Officer Dillon Michael Vakoff, court records show. Vakoff was fatally shot around 1:40 a.m. Sunday while responding to a disturbance in…
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Westminster police give update on 2 recent explosions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Westminster Police Department announced late Friday that there may have been people living inside a home that exploded on Tuesday that had its utilities shut off last spring. The home in the 7700 block of Knox Court was boarded up and all natural gas…
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No wrongdoing in killing of suspect by Westminster police: DA
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save No criminal charges will be filed against three Westminster police officers who shot and killed a man wanted for domestic violence charges, the Denver District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Drew Lucero, 37, was fatally shot on Sept. 3 at 5343 Billings St. in Denver after…
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Man faces sexual assault charges in connection with missing Westminster girl
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man has been arrested and charged with sexual assault on a child in connection with the 11-year-old Westminster girl who went missing Tuesday, the Westminster Police Department announced. Police said Michael Patrick Buckley, 30, was arrested Wednesday afternoon and is being held in the…
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Missing 11-year-old girl out of Westminster found safe
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An 11-year-old Westminster girl who was missing for nearly 24 hours was found safe Wednesday afternoon, the Westminster Police Department announced. Police said the girl was found in unincorporated Jefferson County thanks to a tip from a citizen. Police have not released any additional information…
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Elk relocated to mountains after found wandering in Westminster park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two bull elk who were wandering around a park in Westminster were relocated to the mountains overnight, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said. Reports about the elk sightings began Tuesday morning, but weren’t located until later…
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Westminster man sentenced to life in prison for murdering his grandmother
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save John Swenson was sentenced to life in prison Monday after he was convicted of murdering his 75-year-old grandmother in December 2019. Swenson, 25 and a Westminster resident, was sentenced by an Adams County Court judge.…
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Mother pleads guilty to child abuse after 7-year-old fatally shot 3-year-old in Westminster
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Michaela Harman pleaded guilty to felony child abuse Tuesday after her 7-year-old son fatally shot her 3-year-old daughter last year while the two children were in Harman’s care. Police said the children were playing “swords”…