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Mother killed in Denver crash remembered as a ‘huge light’ by friends
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a Denver crash that killed Camden Warren. Matias Lopez faces charges of vehicular homicide and driving under the influence following the multi-car collision. Denver police say Lopez allegedly ran a red light and crashed into a...
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This Little Colorado Mexican Bakeshop Turns Out Tamales Locals Swear Are The Best Anywhere
Some Denver families start their holiday mornings in a line outside a small counter-service spot on the city’s north side, long before the sun comes up. A few arrive at 4:30 in the morning, and nobody seems to mind. The reason is a foil-wrapped dozen of red or green tamales that many regulars call the best in town.
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Jury awards $200,000 to Mexican tourist in Colorado ‘fart police’ lawsuit
DENVER — A Colorado jury on Tuesday awarded more than $200,000 to a Mexican tourist who was bitten by an Aurora police dog three years ago after officers gave nonsensical Spanish-language warnings about the dog. Jurors found Robert Wong, the dog’s handler, liable for using excessive force during the SWAT operation and a second officer, Grant Peet, liable for pursuing a malicious prosecution. Jurors did not find fault with the other two officers named as defendants in the complaint, Oscar Pena and Jeremiah Miles. Salvador Alonso Guerrero-Salmeron was renting a room in an Aurora home on March 2, 2023, when police officers arrived to arrest a man who was renting a different room in the house and who had no connection to Guerrero-Salmeron, he alleged in his lawsuit. The officers used a loudspeaker to command people in the home to come out during the early morning operation, but Guerrero-Salmeron, who was asleep when police arrived, did not hear or understand their commands, which the officers announced in both English and poorly pronounced Spanish, he alleged in his complaint. The officers also tried to warn residents that a police dog named Loki was present, but their attempts to do so in
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Denver Bank Robber Gets 63 Months as Federal Task Force Touts Crackdown
A 43-year-old Denver man is headed to federal prison after admitting to robbing a bank, with federal officials pointing to his case as proof that the region's bank robbers will get caught. Justin Victor Velasquez was sentenced to 63 months behind bars after pleading guilty without a plea agreement to one count of bank robbery.