Ambulance hit by driver of reported stolen Jeep in Lakewood

DENVER — A 12-year-old boy in a stolen car died in a shootout with the owner in west Denver on Sunday, police said. The car's owner reported it stolen in the 8300-block of E. Northfield Blvd., and tracked it with an app to the intersection of West 12th Avenue and North Decatur Street, police said.

LAFAYETTE, Colo. — Lafayette Police (LPD) are looking for a suspect after a man was shot Tuesday afternoon. Police said the shooting happened around 1:50 p.m. at a mobile home park at the intersection of Avalon Avenue and South Boulder Road, which is about 1 1/2 miles east of Highway 287. The victim was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

AURORA, Colo. — Police are searching for the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a man in Aurora last month. The Aurora Police Department said the crash happened around 12:45 p.m. Jan. 28 on South Chambers Road just south of East Tennessee Avenue. A Toyota Camry was southbound on Chambers Road, and a Toyota Corolla was trying to turn left out of a business's driveway and go northbound on Chambers Road. The Corolla driver did not yield to oncoming traffic and crashed into the Camry, police said.

LAKESIDE, Colo. — A man was shot and injured by a Lakeside police officer Tuesday afternoon, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said. The sheriff's office, which is investigating the shooting, said around 4:30 p.m., police received a call about shoplifting at the Walmart on 44th Avenue in Lakeside. The suspect ran from the scene and encountered a Lakeside officer near the Murphy Express gas station, not far from the Walmart, the sheriff's office said.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Englewood Police asked Tuesday for the public's help in finding a 14-year-old girl who was last seen Feb. 2 in the area of Englewood High School. McKenna Ferguson has brown and blue hair and brown eyes. She is 4 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs 115 pounds, according to an Endangered Missing Alert from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

EVERGREEN, Colo. — Crews from Evergreen Fire Rescue (EFR) responded to an early morning fire in the 3800 block of Spring Valley Trail on Tuesday. Nobody was home when the fire started, EFR said in a tweet. The structure was a total loss, according to EFR. EFR first tweeted...

DENVER — Fire crews responded to a brush pile fire early Monday morning near Sloan Lake in Denver. Denver Fire Department (DFD) said the brush pile fire was extinguished around 5:30 a.m. on the southwest side of Sloan Lake. DFD said there was lots of smoke in the air,...

DENVER — A man accused of shooting a Denver police officer in the neck while handcuffed inside a police vehicle at the downtown detention center is charged with 25 felony counts. The charges against Daniel Cheeseman include 13 counts of attempted murder and eight counts of assault or attempted...

BOULDER, Colo. — A Boulder man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to taking money from pandemic relief funds by filing false applications. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado ordered Russell Lester, 44, to also pay more than $584,000 in restitution at his sentencing.

LAFAYETTE, Colo. — Police are looking for a 25-year-old man who was last heard from on Jan. 20 after running out of gas in Lafayette. The Lafayette Police Department (LPD) said 25-year-old Ricardo Garza Jr. was last heard from via phone around 3:27 p.m. Jan. 20 after he ran out of gas in Lafayette. Police did not give out an exact location.

DENVER — Nine months after his son was killed by a drunk driver, Eytan Tsioni said the pain is still almost unendurable. "They say time helps. I don't know. It's been almost a year and I don't see a light at the end of the tunnel," Tsioni said. Tsioni...

WELD COUNTY, Colo. — Nearly eight months after a truck driver slammed into a car on Interstate 25, killing a family, the company that put the driver on the road without a proper license is losing its primary customer. The United States Postal Service (USPS) now says it’s in...

COLORADO, USA — Mail delivery woes have been plaguing mountain towns so much that lawmakers are getting involved, and a lawsuit is being considered. But, it's not just a mountain issue. The problems in Summit County and other mountain communities were just the first to come to light. Mail...

WELD COUNTY, Colo. — A man is facing drug and attempted murder charges after being arrested at a gas station in Weld County this week. The Greeley Police Department (GPD) said that at around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, officers from the Nunn and Ault police departments responded to the Soaring V Fuels gas station in Nunn on a report of a man who had asked staff to call 911 because he believed he was overdosing on drugs.

DENVER — The great-aunt of 8-year-old Dametrious Wilson pleaded not guilty Monday in Denver District Court on charges of first-degree murder and child abuse causing death in connection with the boy's death. Susan Baffour is now set for a three-day jury trial expected to begin July 5. On the...

DENVER — An administrative law judge sided with workers Monday at a Denver Starbucks and agreed that workers were retaliated against in various ways after a decision to unionize last year. In her decision, Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Amita Baman Tracy ordered Starbucks to reinstate one fired worker and...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. — After a beautiful weekend in Colorado, another winter weather system has arrived in the state. The system will bring light snow to Colorado's mountains throughout Monday, gradually decreasing in the afternoon. The heaviest snow is expected to fall over the Elkhead and Park Mountains and...

DENVER — Disturbed is hitting the road for their first full tour since 2018. The rock band announced a 36-date North American tour Monday morning. The "Take Back Your Life" summer tour will feature support from Theory of a Deadman in Canada and Breaking Benjamin and JINJER in the United States.

DENVER — A Denver judge on Monday sent a man to prison for repeated probation violations in a 2020 assault – a decision made separately from a pending case in which he’s accused of causing a fatal high-speed car crash last summer and fleeing the scene. Taylor...

COLORADO, USA — U.S. News & World Report said five Colorado hotels are among the best 100 lodging facilities in the United States. In its 13th annual Best Hotels rankings, the report analyzed more than 35,000 hotels to help travelers across the country. Acqualina Resort & Residences in Sunny...