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LONGMONT, Colo. — A suspect has been named in the case of a missing mother, the Longmont Police Department said Thursday. Juan Figueroa, 29, has not been formally charged in the case of Rita Gutierrez-Garcia, who has not been seen since the early-morning hours of March 18. Gutierrez-Garcia, a mother of three, was celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with friends and was last seen in a parking lot behind 3’s Bar in downtown Longmont about 2:30 a.m. “I just don’t want […]
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Two U-Haul storage pods were recently stolen from one of the company’s facilities in Englewood. One of the victims, Jackie Dunlap, lost irreplaceable items. She was told by staff her storage box would be parked and secured in the warehouse. Instead, it was left outside. On June 25, just before 9 p.m., criminals rifled through her U-Box storage pod and got information that allowed them to use her identity. They are now trying to drain her bank […]
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DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock said Tuesday that his deputies did what they are trained to do in the deadly New Year’s Eve ambush. He said they used just the amount of force necessary to stop the aggressor. On Monday, the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office ruled the deputies acted appropriately and lawfully in using deadly force against Matthew Riehl. Deputy Zackari Parrish was shot along with three other sheriff’s deputies, a Castle Rock Police Department […]
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AURORA, Colo. — Sunday marks two years since an Aurora teenager went missing in the middle of the night. Her family is pleading with our community for help finding her. “You just want to find her and rescue her and then in the back of your mind you’re like my poor baby,” Sabrina Jones said as she fought back tears. It’s now been two years since Lashaya Stine disappeared. Two years since this mother hugged her only daughter. “She has […]
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ERIE, Colo. — A local woman is speaking out after the temporary plates on her SUV were involved in a crime more than 300 miles from where she lives. “Somebody scammed me,” Betsy Smith said. On Wednesday morning, Smith got a call from a number she didn’t recognize. It was a detective with Durango police, saying her vehicle and temporary plates had just been caught on surveillance video. The detective said the vehicle was tied to credit card fraud. “I […]
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CASTLE ROCK, Colo. – There were tense moments as police chased a stolen SUV with three suspects inside through a quiet Castle Rock neighborhood. “Get in, get in, get in, Josh get in” Karen Janda told her son. You can hear the urgency in Janda’s voice. She watched a police chase unfold right in front of her home. “My heart was racing. It was very chaotic,” Janda said. Janda was outside with her kids around 8:30p.m. on Monday when she […]
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WESTMINSTER, Colo. — It’s been more than a month since a fire broke out at a Westminster town home complex, and yet no repairs have been made – leaving multiple families displaced. “I saw fire shooting out of that unit down there,” Kings Mill resident Josh Schwartz said. “It was so hot I could feel it just standing at my door.” Frantic moments as a fire erupted at the Kings Mill town homes on the afternoon of June 3. “I […]
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AURORA, Colo. — On Saturday night, family and friends of a coach and father killed outside an Aurora nightclub came together to rally for justice. “What do we want?” the preacher questioned. “Justice for D,” the crowd responded. Holding handmade signs, loved ones of 37-year-old Dejon Williams, a family man and youth coach, lined 6th Avenue. “He was stolen from us,” Williams’ wife Shanan Daugherty said. “He touched so many kids. He coached youth basketball boys [and] girls. [He] was all […]
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ARVADA, Colo. – Police are investigating a string of break-ins that may be connected, all near a popular strip mall. They were caught on camera. “It was glass everywhere,” Brenda Gallegos, owner of LOMA Eye Care said. A shattered front door and shattered dreams. “I mean it’s heart-breaking. It’s devastating because we put our pride and joy and all of our money into this,” Gallegos said. “We offer free eye exams for kiddos who don’t have eye insurance so we’re […]
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ARVADA, Colo. — A family was forced out of the home they rent after an electrical fire that they say could have been prevented. The tenant said over the past year, five different outlets inside the home have sparked and melted. “My daughter went into my bedroom and the outlet was basically shooting sparks onto my bed,” tenant Joe Herrera said. A charred bed frame is what’s left of the place Herrera and his family called home. “It still just […]
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NORTHGLENN, Colo. — Local renters caught in the middle of a housing scam, turn to the FOX31 Problem Solvers for help. “These are our dining room and hallway decorations. That we can’t even put up because it’s not our home,” Jo Verde said. After searching for homes to rent on-line, Jo Verde came across a three bedroom home off of West 97th in Northglenn. She found the listing on Craigslist and Zillow. “I loved the big back yard,” Verde said. […]
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CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — A family is pushing back against their homeowners association over their display of the American flag. The flag in Jennifer Brant’s yard has the Gadsen insignia with the words “Don’t tread on me.” According to the Keene Ranch HOA, that’s in violation of its flag code. But the family said it’s freedom of speech. “I’m pretty shocked that such a small, petty thing would be addressed by the HOA,” Brant said. But Brant’s flag looks a […]
