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Investigators seek information about who shot, killed 2 mountain goats on Quandary Peak
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — Two mountain goats were found shot and killed and Colorado Parks and Wildlife investigators are looking for information to find out who did it. The two goats, young males between 1 and 2 years old, were found dead about 2.8 miles up the trail on Quandary Peak near Breckenridge July 4, a statement from Parks and Wildlife said Saturday. CPW officers are looking for information from anyone hiking Quandary Peak on July 2 or July 3 who […]
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Adams County sheriff’s deputy shoots, kills suspect who ran following crash
ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. — One person who pulled a weapon on a deputy after running from a car crash was shot and killed early Saturday, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to 7028 Lipan Street at about 1:30 a.m. on a report of a party at a vacant house. “When deputies arrived, several vehicles left at a high rate of speed. While checking the area deputies located an accident at 70th and Broadway. As deputies stopped to render […]
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Parker police: Alcohol suspected in crash on South Parker Road
PARKER, Colo. — Crews were working to clean up a fuel spill after a box truck rolled over in a collision with a sedan on South Parker Road Friday. Parker Police said alcohol use was suspected in the crash that happened at Parker and J. Morgan Boulevard in Parker. Two people went to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Parker Road was closed during the clean up.
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Denver police investigate possible vehicular assault in Lowry neighborhood
DENVER — Police were investigating a possible vehicular assault in the Lowry neighborhood late Thursday night. Officer responded to the 400 block of Golfers Way. That’s near East Lowry Boulevard and Yosemite Street. A post on Twitter from DPD said one person was taken to a hospital in critical condition. That was all the information police released. This story is developing, and it will be updated.
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Missing 7-year-old from Wheat Ridge found safe
DENVER — Police said 7-year-old Zion Dominguez was safely located Thursday. The girl was missing from Wheat Ridge and the subject of an endangered-missing advisory since Monday. The advisory was canceled. Wheat Ridge police said the girl and her grandmother walked into the police station Thursday afternoon. Investigators originally said the girl may have been with her non-custodial mother, Fanesa Dominguez. Police said the girl’s mother has not been located and she is not in custody.
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Sinkhole swallows car in Aurora
AURORA, Colo. — One person was in a car when it was swallowed up by a sinkhole in Aurora Friday. Aurora Fire Rescue shared a photo of the car in the hole. The person who was in the car got out OK. It happened in a parking lot in the 1000 block of South Zeno Way. That’s near East Mississippi Avenue and South Tower Road.
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Wildfire in Costilla County forces mandatory evacuation order
COSTILLA COUNTY, Colo. — A wildfire in Costilla County in southern Colorado forced mandatory evacuations Wednesday night. A full evacuation order was in effect for the Forbes Park area, the Costilla County Sheriff’s Office said. The Red Cross set up a shelter at the Fort Garland and Blanca Community Center at 17591 E. Highway 160 in Blanca. The Spring Fire was burning east of Fort Garland. The evacuation message went to 383 telephone numbers, according to San Luis Valley Emergency services. A […]
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Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run crash in Denver
DENVER — A bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash early Saturday in Denver. It happened on eastbound Speer Boulevard and Logan Street. Police said the bicyclist died at the scene. The driver of the run vehicle was located and taken into custody a few blocks away from where the collision occurred. Both the victim and the suspect are men. Investigators said they’re investigating if alcohol was involved.
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Aurora police issue alert for missing teenage girl
AURORA, Colo. — Police in Aurora issued an alert for a missing teenage girl. 17-year-old Fenix Stanford was last seen June 15 in the area of East Mississippi Avenue and South Potomac Street. Investigators call her a runaway, but they also say they’ve received information that indicates she may be in danger. Police say they can’t go into details about that information because she is a juvenile. Here is her description: Black female 5’6″ 150 lbs Black hair Black eyes […]
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Sheriff: 3 children reported missing with mother from southwest Colorado might be in danger
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, Colo. — Update: The three kids have been found safe and Felicia Mooneyham has been taken into custody. Original story: Three children were reported missing with their mother who has an active arrest warrant, the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. Felicia Mooneyham, 27, was last seen in Norwood in southwest Colorado on Tuesday with her 1-year-old daughter Sirena Wade and 3-year-old son Loki Wade. Norwood is about 30 miles west of Telluride. Mooneyham’s third son, 8-year-old Damian Banks, […]
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Illegal marijuana grow found in 2 Pueblo County homes
PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. — Sheriff’s detectives found an illegal marijuana grow Wednesday inside two homes near Boone in eastern Pueblo County. They acted on a citizen’s tip. “One home was being used strictly for the grow,” the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office said. Detectives found 52 plants valued at a total of $156,000. State law allows 12 marijuana plants per household. “Detectives obtained and executed a search warrants on the homes and found 31 marijuana plants growing in the unoccupied residence […]
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Evacuation order canceled for residents near wildfire southwest of Conifer in Jefferson County
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — An evacuation order was lifted Friday evening for residents near a small wildfire that was burning in the Wamblee Trail area southwest of Conifer. The order had affected people in about 20 homes. But quick work by firefighters reduced any potential threat from this fire. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said the fire near 13800 Wamblee Trail is about 2.5 acres. No structures are immediately threatened . North Fork Fire, Platte Canyon Fire, the US Forest […]
