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FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Pet owners in Northern Colorado are on alert, after poison meatballs were found in several yards in the Fossil Lake Ranch Subdivision. The Larimer County Humane Society said the raw meat was laced with rat poison. While the motive behind the crime is still unclear, if ingested – it can be deadly. “Bizarre, very bizarre,” homeowner, Susan Jin said. The Fossil Lake Ranch subdivision is filled with homes with manicured lawns. It’s a place where many […]
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LAKEWOOD, Colo. — A local hair salon needs help tracking down a customer who it said ripped it off. Hairdresser Shannon Gould said the woman is a con artist. She sat in the salon chair for nearly three hours making conversation. “With her whole demeanor, I never saw it coming,” Gould said. With a little cut and color, Gould takes pride in giving her clients a newfound confidence. “I love making people feel beautiful about themselves inside and out,” Gould […]
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AURORA, Colo. — The FOX31 Problem Solvers are getting answers about customers’ concerns with what they consider filthy conditions inside a pet store. The state has an open investigation into Pet City, located inside the Aurora Mall. “I fell in love right away. I had to have her,” Sherri Millican said. Millican purchased a chocolate poodle she named Jazzy from Pet City and couldn’t wait to get her home. But shortly after, the dog started foaming at the mouth and […]
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DENVER — Several businesses along East Colfax Avenue were caught in the crossfire on Wednesday night. Slice Works employees said they heard bullets shatter the glass. They had to board up the windows on the second floor. Erin Connor and her 2-year-old son often walk up the street to grab milk at the 7-Eleven near Pearl Street. But the routine errand took a turn for the worse on Wednesday night. “Move, get back, get back,” Connor said. Connor stepped foot […]
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DENVER — Do Denver police officers engage in racial-profiling during traffic stops? That’s the question behind the launch of a new demographic data collection program hitting our city. In the coming months, Denver Police officers will be required to collect information on the ethnicity of the person they make contact with during traffic and pedestrian stops. Denver Police said it will improve community-police relationships and measure whether biased policing exists within DPD. Concerns exist across the country, and in Denver, […]
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AURORA, Colo. — A mother is desperate for answers. Her daughter was killed nearly eight years ago, and still no arrests have been made. But police have now increased the reward money to $4,000 in hopes of getting justice for the family. “There’s a spot in every picture where she’s supposed to be,” Bertha Wooten said. Bertha Wooten feels the pain no parent should have to go through. “Always smiling, always showing love. I remember the day she graduated. We […]
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PLATTEVILLE, Colo. – A family is thanking the Good Samaritan who pulled over to perform CPR on their unresponsive baby, right on the side of a busy highway. “Hi buddy. Oh, you want to come to me? Awe hi buddy,” Jon Province said. The last time Province held the one-year-old boy, the baby was lifeless. Two families were brought together through an incredible act of kindness. “He’s our guardian angel,” Vanessa Navarrete said. Navarrete was on her way to Greeley […]
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DENVER — Just days after a family was attacked by a black bear while camping, experts are offering tips to keep wildlife away during camping season. Wildlife experts said bears in particular are going to explore all food sources, so having something as small as a tube of toothpaste or even a granola bar could attract them. Like many in the summer months, Judy Jacobsen, heads to the high country to escape reality. She surrounds herself with nature and enjoys […]
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LOVELAND, Colo. — People staying at a Loveland hotel are sounding the alarm after they say their hotel rooms were infested with bedbugs. The woman working the front desk of the Travelodge showed one of the bedbugs captured in a cup. “When I walked in, the room was clean and it smelled fine,” Cassandra Sewald said. Sewald thought she found a good rate for a four-night stay in Loveland. She booked a room at the Travelodge off Highway 34. “I […]
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DENVER– A legal expert is weighing in on the case of a Denver Uber driver accused of shooting and killing his passenger. Denver criminal defense attorney, Dan Recht, said the overwhelming odds are that the Uber driver, Michael Hancock, will use self-defense, as his defense. But he said the success of that defense will depend on Hancock’s credibility. “He did tell the person on the side of the road, when he pulled over, he was attacked by his passenger. Presumably […]
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HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. — A mother has a warning for all parents, after she says the lithium battery in her child’s toy exploded while it was charging. Austin Harnish has a need for speed. “They are fun – and they’re pretty fast too,” Harnish said. The 12-year-old isn’t quite old enough to drive, so he gets his thrills by racing his Taxxas RC Truck all over the neighborhood. “Sits just like that and you plug in right there,” Harnish said. […]
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DENVER, Colo. — A local man is speaking out from his hospital bed after being attacked by a pair of dogs. Denver Animal Services has since seized the dogs, a bulldog and presa canario, from the owner. But as the victim deals with complications from his injuries, the FOX31 Problem Solvers have uncovered this is not the first time animal control has been to the house. “They were coming for blood,” William Parson said. With a gaping leg wound, and […]
