CRIME & SAFETY
Victim threatened with handgun, forced to drive from Highlands Ranch to Englewood
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. — Douglas County Sheriff's Office is looking for a person of interested in a suspected kidnapping incident Friday evening. The victim told investigators that just before 7 p.m. she was threatened with a handgun and forced to drive from the 9200 block of South Broadway in Highlands Ranch to Chenango Circle in Englewood.
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.
1 killed in Denver shooting
DENVER — Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man in east Denver Saturday night. The Denver Police Department posted on X just before 6:40 p.m. Saturday that they were investigating a shooting in the 4800 block of East Hale Parkway. The victim got to the hospital on...
Suspect wanted in alleged attack at Lakewood RTD station
According to police, on April 13 at 7:06 p.m., a male suspect attempted to grab a victim near the Federal Center RTD Station. Lakewood police said the victim was sitting down making a phone call and was grabbed from behind.
Body camera video shows response to last year's East High School shooting
DENVER — Body camera video obtained Friday shows the massive response to a shooting at East High School last year in which two deans were injured by a student. The video shows the chaotic morning at East High School in March 2023. The deans who were shot survived. Investigators found the student later that day in a remote part of Jefferson County. He had taken his own life.
Evergreen man sentenced after threatening mass violence at 3 Colorado locations
Evergreen man Kyle William Staebell was sentenced to 21 months in prison on Thursday for making threats to commit mass violence. According to the defendant’s plea, in the early morning hours of Jan. 16, 2023, the defendant, 34, threatened to attack the Federal Bureau of Investigation office in Denver, an office of the Department of Homeland Security and the location of a Colorado-based performing arts group.
Disabled veteran pulled over while riding motorized wheelchair in Littleton
LITTLETON, Colo. — While riding his motorized wheelchair on the road, a disabled veteran was pulled over and issued a ticket by a Jefferson County Sheriff's Office deputy. The veteran asserted that he was not in violation of any laws and said ticketing him seemed to infringe upon his rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Residents react to "Lookout Alert" after reports of man walking with rifle
Imagine receiving an alert instructing you to head to your basement and cover your windows because a dangerous individual is in the area. That's exactly what hundreds of Coloradans in Lakewood experienced when they received a "Lookout Alert" from the Lakewood Police Department on Monday night.An hour later, an all-clear was given, but many were left with questions about what had happened.CBS News Colorado obtained the 911 calls that prompted the alert to help understand the threat."I'm a hiker on Green Mountain Trail, here with a fellow hiker. There is a man with a rifle walking up the trail right...
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