CRIME & SAFETY
Colorado school bus aide shown hitting autistic boy faces more charges
DENVER (AP) — A school bus aide shown on surveillance video hitting a nonverbal autistic boy has been charged with 10 more counts of abuse involving two children, prosecutors said Friday. Kiarra Jones, 29, was arrested last month and initially charged with one felony count of third-degree assault on an at risk person. Eight additional charges of third-degree assault on an at-risk person and two misdemeanor counts of child abuse have been filed against her, Eric Ross, a spokesperson for 18th Judicial District Attorney John Kellner said. The new charges involve alleged abuse of the child originally named as a victim and a second child, he said. Jones is represented by lawyers from the public defender’s office, which does not comment to the media on its cases. The names of the victims were redacted in court documents but Qusair Mohamedbhai, a lawyer who represents the families of students who took the bus Jones worked on in suburban Denver, said they are both nonverbal autistic boys including a 10-year-old shown being hit in a video released by his mother last month.
Firefighters concerned about drivers traveling too close to dangerous scenes
Every day, emergency responders risk their lives to protect others in situations including crashes and fires. Now, they are sharing their concerns with drivers traveling too close to these dangerous situations.Crews with the Denver Fire Department responded to a car fire on I-70 near I-25 on Monday around 6:45 a.m. During this time, drivers were seen from the CBS News Colorado helicopter traveling way too close to this vehicle fire. Denver Fire Department Captain JD Chism tells CBS News Colorado Traffic Reporter Brian Sherrod this is just one concern they have. Chism said when there are emergencies, drivers are way too...
Denver police set rules for cruising on Federal Boulevard
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