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Crime Watch: 3 violent crimes leave 4 injured overnight in metro
Wet weather did not stop a string of violent crimes throughout Denver overnight Friday. The Denver Police Department responded to three separate violent incidents Friday night and Saturday morning, leading to four people injured. The police continue to investigate each incident, according to a social media posts by the department. Police first responded to reports of a shooting in the 400 block of East 20th Ave., near the Five Points...
Police investigate possible homicide near Cherry Creek High School
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. — A possible homicide is under investigation after a body was found near Cherry Creek High School Saturday morning. Around 5:07 a.m., Greenwood Village Police said officers responded to the area of East Union Avenue, just east of South Yosemite Street, and found a young adult man's body. The area is across the street from the high school.
Two overnight car crashes leave 1 dead, 2 injured in metro area
Two separate car crashes in Aurora and Denver left one person dead, one pedestrian seriously injured and another person suffering from minor injuries overnight Friday. The first crash occurred in the area of 10th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard, right on the edge of Lakewood, around 9:30 p.m. A vehicle allegedly struck a pedestrian, leaving them with serious injuries, the Denver Police Department said in a social media post. The pedestrian...
Rain tapering off going into Sunday
Colorado has seen widespread precipitation Saturday, with rain and morning snow for the metro area and snowfall totals continuing to pile up in the mountains, as high as 1 to 3 feet. Heavy, wet snowfall is falling in the foothills and Palmer Divide through Sunday morning, with the National Weather...
Woman shot, injured Friday night in parking lot of Aurora auto parts store
AURORA | Police say a woman was shot and injured Friday night by another woman while in the parking lot of an auto parts store in north Aurora. Dispatchers were notified of the shooting at about 8:30 p.m. at the NAPA store 15355 E. Colfax Ave. “One adult woman has...
RTD operators can receive paid leave for exposure to illicit drug smoke on the job
DENVER — RTD employees reported nearly 70% more on-the-job injuries in 2023. Exposure to drug smoke was cited hundreds of times — almost half of injury reports last year. Starting last year, operators can receive paid leave without affecting their paid time off for reporting an exposure to illicit drug smoke on the job.
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