CRIME & SAFETY
Teen faces decades in prison after guilty plea in connection with rock-throwing death
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — One of three suspects charged with first-degree murder after a 20-year-old woman was killed by a rock that crashed through her windshield last year pleaded guilty to three counts Friday morning. Zachary Kwak, 19, appeared in Jefferson County District Court where he pleaded guilty to...
DPD will not pull over drivers for low-level traffic violations in policy shift
There's a new approach to how the city of Denver will handle low-level traffic violations. Cities like Los Angeles and Philadelphia have told their police officers to stop pulling drivers over for low-level traffic infractions. A similar approach is now taking place in Denver, this time under a new police policy. The stops will not happen in the Mile High City regularly now, unless there's a real threat to safety. Denver's policy was approved on May 1 and it comes after the city council suggested the idea to Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas a year ago. It is based on...
Prosecutors file 10 new charges against Colorado school bus aide accused of beating child
LITTLETON, Colo. (TND) — Prosecutors in Colorado filed a motion to add 10 new charges against a school bus aide who was recently arrested for abusing a student who has special needs. An 11-page arrest affidavit noted 28-year-old Kiarra Jones, a paraprofessional for Littleton Public Schools, was charged in...
Teenage boy stabbed in Aurora, suspect sought by police
A teenager was seriously injured after he was stabbed in Aurora, according to a release from the Aurora Police Department. Friday night, officers responded to a hospital following a report of a walk-in stabbing victim, a 15-year-old boy, per the release. The release said initial investigation efforts found that a suspect went up to the boy outside the area of South Peoria Street and East Archer Place, near the Aurora...
Broomfield police investigate suspicious activity report at Westlake Middle School
Broomfield police investigated a report of suspicious activity Thursday morning at Westlake Middle School but found nothing suspicious. According to a post on X by Broomfield police, the report was made before students were in the building and police conducted a thorough search of the building. The school resumed normal...
New billboard honoring Colorado fentanyl overdose victims unveiled near Denver
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — A new billboard featuring the faces of Colorado fentanyl overdose victims was unveiled at the corner of Parker Road and Iliff Avenue on Saturday. Dozens of family members gathered at the intersection for a rally, hoping to raise awareness to the fentanyl crisis. Fentanyl overdose...
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