CRIME & SAFETY
Colorado man accused of trying to kidnap child from elementary school
AURORA, Colo. (KKTV) - A Colorado man is behind bars after allegedly trying to snatch a child from an elementary school during recess. 11 News sister station CBS Denver says the frightening incident happened at Black Forest Hills Elementary School in Aurora on Friday. According to an Aurora Police Department...
Man struck, killed by train
DENVER — A man is dead after he was hit by a train near Quebec Street and Smith Road. Around 11:44 p.m. Friday, a man was crossing the tracks when he was hit by an RTD train, according to the Denver Police Department. Initial information shows the man was crossing against the signal in the area before he was hit, police said.
Suspect arrested, accused of setting several fires since April 9
Joshua McCarty has been arrested and accused of setting several fires in the past couple of weeks. McCarty, 52, is facing several charges including intentionally setting a wildfire, arson, firing woods or prairie, and third-degree criminal trespass. According to the 1st Judicial District Attorney's Office, McCarty set the fires at several locations, including:April 9: 4600 block of Kipling Street April 9: Property owned by Colorado Department of Transportation at I-70 and KiplingApril 10: W. 52nd Avenue and Kipling StreetApril 12: Property owned by Colorado Department of Transportation at I-70 and Kipling April 16: Clear Creek Office Park
Police asking for public’s help in identifying driver involved in hit-and-run in west Denver Sunday
DENVER — Police in Denver are asking for the public’s help in identifying a driver involved in a hit-and-run early Sunday morning in the city’s Westside neighborhood. The crash happened at around 12:51 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of W. 14th Ave. and N. Mariposa St., according to police. The driver was traveling south and struck riding an electric scooter who was trying to cross N. Mariposa St., according to police.
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