Parker Cop Climbs Window, Vaults Fence To Nab Wanted Suspect
A Parker police officer turned a chaotic call into a full sprint arrest, climbing through a window, vaulting a six-foot privacy fence and chasing down a suspect for roughly 200 yards, according to a video the department posted Saturday on its Facebook page. The Parker Police Department says the person taken into custody had an active felony arrest warrant for sexual assault on...
Man shot in arm after altercation in northwest Aurora road median
AURORA | Police said an unidentified man in northwest Aurora was shot in the arm late Saturday after he and another unidentified man got into an altercation on the road median. Officers were called to East Colfax Avenue and Macon Street shortly before midnight on reports of a shooting. “Officers...
Denver Should Start Listening to Neighborhoods and Rethink Public Safety
We’re aiming to raise $20,000 by April 26. Your support ensures Westword can continue watching out for you and our community. No paywall. Always accessible. Daily online and weekly in print. If you spend enough time at neighborhood meetings across Denver, you increasingly hear the same concerns. Golden Triangle....
Aurora Cops Say 9-Year-Old Behind Wheel in Peoria Street Crash
Aurora police say a 9-year-old boy was driving a stolen vehicle that crashed Saturday afternoon on Peoria Street near 11th Street. Officers reported that the child was injured and taken to a hospital, and that two other people who fled the wreck on foot were later taken into custody. What...
Parker Mom’s Crusade After Daughter’s Near-Fatal Aurora Crash
Patti Fox was not supposed to become a full-time nurse, benefits coordinator and amateur legal researcher for her own child. Yet that is where the Parker mom landed after her 22-year-old daughter, Carissa Aspnes, survived a near-fatal motorcycle crash in Aurora and was left with catastrophic brain injuries. Fox says a little-known federal victims' office helped her family navigate...
Shooting under investigation after victim walks up to police station
Denver police are investigating a shooting after a victim walked up to the police station in the Sunnyside neighborhood on Sunday morning.
Colorado Police Lost Most Of The Dirt Bike Pack And Still Managed To Start...
One arrest came from a reckless riding incident in Colorado, but the department's vehicle mislabeling sparked a separate and growing debate
Enrollment at Adams 12 Schools drops by the thousands
Adams 12 Five Star Schools — which serves all or parts of Broomfield, Federal Heights, Northglenn, Thornton, and Westminster — could soon see changes as enrollment continues to drop.
Colorado passes first-in-the-nation law, banning arrest based solely on common drug tests
Colorado has become the first state to pass a law banning an arrest based solely on a colorimetric drug test, a common tool used by police to identify suspected narcotics in the field.
Wait… Casa Bonita started in Oklahoma?
The Casa Bonita comeback is everywhere right now, but the story actually begins in Oklahoma.
