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4 Colorado State Patrol troopers hit on roads over 4 days across state
DENVER — Four Colorado State Patrol troopers were involved in accidents on four consecutive days across the state. The fourth accident happened about 2 p.m. Sunday when a trooper from Weld County was investigating a crash on Interstate 25 near the Wyoming border. The trooper was outside when another vehicle drove by, slid off the highway and hit the Colorado State Patrol vehicle. One person was taken to a hospital from the second crash, but the trooper was not injured. […]
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Man shot during parking dispute between neighbors at Eaglecrest High School
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — A man was shot during a dispute between neighbors about a parking space on Sunday morning, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said. The shooting happened between Eaglecrest High School and Thunder Ridge Middle School just before 9:30 a.m., officials said. A sheriff’s spokeswoman said the two men agreed to meet at Eaglecrest High School to settle the dispute. The sheriff’s office said during the course of the argument, a 31-year-old man shot his 46-year-old neighbor. The […]
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Man who suffocated mountain lion after being attacked stepped on its neck
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The man who suffocated a mountain lion after being attacked while running in Larimer County was identified Thursday and spoke for the first time since the incident. Travis Kauffman, 31, of Fort Collins was attacked by the juvenile mountain lion at Horsetooth Mountain Park on Feb. 4 while on a 12-mile trail run. “Show of hands: Who all is disappointed that I’m not, in fact, Chuck Norris,” Kauffman said at the start of the hourlong news […]
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Sedalia man accused of selling meth-laced marijuana to middle school students
DENVER — A Sedalia man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on accusations he sold marijuana laced with methamphetamine to middle school students, the Department of Justice said Thursday. John Bruce Fifield, 47, is charged with selling the meth-laced marijuana to students at Woodland Park Middle School. On Nov. 15, police found several students had drug paraphernalia that allegedly was provided by Fifield. Three days later, the Teller County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Team was tipped off that Fifield […]
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Meth dealer to be deported to Mexico after 22-year prison sentence
GREELEY, Colo. — A Greeley methamphetamine dealer will be deported to Mexico after serving a 22-year prison sentence, the Weld County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. Luis Castro, 32, pleaded guilty in December to dealing large amount of methamphetamine along the Front Range. He was sentenced on Wednesday morning. “During the investigation which lasted several months, almost every single day this defendant was distributing meth to Cheyenne to Longmont and everywhere in between,” Weld Chief Deputy District Attorney Steve Wrenn […]
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Former Douglas County teacher accused of touching student inappropriately
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — A former Douglas County teacher has been accused of inappropriately touching a student during class, the Castle Rock Police Department said Wednesday. John Adkins, 27, of Lone Tree was taken into custody just after 8 a.m. Wednesday by the Lone Tree Police Department. Castle Rock police did not say which school Adkins formerly taught. Adkins has been charged with one count of sexual assault of a child by one in a position of trust. He is […]
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Broncos to trade for Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Broncos have an agreement in principle to trade for Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, according to several news outlets. ESPN was first to report the news Wednesday. Several reports indicated the Broncos would send a midround pick for Flacco, 34, who was the No. 18 overall draft pick in 2008 and is due to make $18.5 million in 2019. The Broncos have two fourth-round picks in this year’s draft. Flacco was the Super Bowl XLVII most […]
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Police: Man fatally shot by LaSalle officer involved in Frederick gun shop burglary
FREDERICK, Colo. — One of the suspects involved in the burglary of a gun shop earlier this month was the man who was shot and killed last week by a LaSalle police officer, the Frederick Police Department said Tuesday. Seth Keo Mallard, who lived as a transient, was tied to the theft of 73 firearms as well as a lot of ammunition from Snoopy’s Guns late on the night of Feb. 2. The burglary happened four days before the 20-year-old […]
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Suspect in LaSalle officer-involved shooting dies, identified
LaSALLE, Colo. — The suspect involved in an officer-involved shooting in LaSalle has died, the 19th Judicial Critical Incident Response Team said. It’s the second deadly LaSalle Police Department officer-involved shooting in less than a month. The suspect was identified as 20-year-old Seth Keo Mallard. He died just more than an hour after the shooting in the area of Highway 85 and Weld County Road 394 on Wednesday morning. Mallard’s hometown was not released. The cause and manner of death […]
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Man arrested after woman found shot to death in Lakewood apartment
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — A man has been arrested after a woman was found shot to death inside an apartment on Wednesday afternoon, the Lakewood Police Department said. Officers responded about 3:10 p.m. to reports of a person with a gun at the Parkview apartment complex at 9890 W. 26th Ave., across from Crown Hill Park just east of Kipling Street. As officers surrounded the apartment, 60-year-old Bruce Bagwell exited and surrendered without incident. When officers entered the apartment, they found […]
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Officer-involved shooting investigated near LaSalle
LaSALLE, Colo. — An officer with the LaSalle Police Department was involved in a shooting early Wednesday morning, the 19th Judicial Critical Incident Response Team said. About 2:40 a.m., an officer responded to a call for service involving a suspicious vehicle near Highway 85 and Weld County Road 394. The officer was involved in a shooting after arriving at the scene, the Critical Incident Response Team said. The number of people involved and their conditions were not released. Anyone with […]
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Bodies of 2 men reported missing after snowcat fell through ice found
DELTA COUNTY, Colo. — Two men reported missing after falling through the ice while driving a snowcat across a frozen lake in western Colorado have been found dead, the Delta County Sheriff’s Office said. A search began Monday after the sheriff’s office was notified of overdue parties who were staying at the Grand Mesa Lodge. About 3:30 p.m., search and rescue teams from Delta and Summit counties were deployed to a location on Island Lake where it was obvious the […]
