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LITTLETON, Colo — More than 20 years after three people were shot and killed at a Littleton bowling alley, the FBI and Littleton Police Department are asking anyone who has information to come forward. > The video above is from a 2021 news conference about the case. "Someone has...
Man found guilty in double shooting in Aurora
AURORA, Colo. — A man charged with a shooting that injured his wife and stepfather at a senior living center in Aurora in April 2022 was found guilty. Fermin Bonsell, 35, was convicted on three counts of attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury and second-degree assault with a deadly weapon causing injury.
Loveland church fire: Investigators followed footprints in snow to suspect's house
DENVER — A man arrested on suspicion of setting two small fires that damaged a Loveland church this month faces federal charges in the case, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado said on Friday. Darion Ray Sexton, 21, of Loveland, was charged on Monday with one...
Woman killed in four-vehicle crash in Boulder
BOULDER, Colo. — A 65-year-old woman died in a crash near the intersection of Foothills Parkway and Valmont Road on Thursday afternoon, Boulder Police said. Just before 4 p.m., the driver of a blue Toyota 4Runner going south on Foothills Parkway crossed over the median into the northbound lanes, hitting a Toyota Rav4 and a BMW. A fourth vehicle that was going south had "peripheral damage."
Man convicted in Aurora hotel shooting that left teen dead, 3 injured
AURORA, Colo. — A 22-year-old man was found guilty this week of several charges, including murder, in a 2021 shooting at a hotel in Aurora that left a teen dead and three injured. Luis Martin Estrada faces life in prison at sentencing on March 23 after being convicted of...
Son of man beaten to death outside bar on Christmas Day pleads for help
THORNTON, Colo. — The son of a 69-year-old man who died after being assaulted outside a bar in Thornton on Christmas Day made a plea to the public for help in finding the person responsible for his father's death. Thornton Police said officers responded just before 10 p.m. Dec....
Aurora Police investigate fatal hit-and-run crash
AURORA, Colo. — The Aurora Police Department (APD) is investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian near Peoria Street between East Montview Boulevard Thursday morning. A pedestrian was transported from the scene with life-threatening injuries, according to police. In an updated tweet, police said the pedestrian had died. Police...
Pedestrian seriously injured in hit-and-run in Denver
DENVER — Denver Police officers are looking for a suspect vehicle in a hit-and-run Wednesday evening that left a pedestrian seriously injured. The crash happened around 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of Colfax Avenue and Franklin Street, according to the Medina Alert. The suspect vehicle was described as a...
5 new charges filed against Club Q suspect
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Five new charges have been formally filed against the suspected Club Q shooter. The 4th Judicial District Attorney's Office filed to add the new charges on Jan. 23. Judge Michael McHenry approved the additional charges on Jan. 25 despite the suspected shooters' objections. The new...
Former Boulder pizza shop employee pleads guilty to felony
BOULDER, Colo. — A man who was accused of engaging in sex acts with underage girls while working at a Boulder pizza shop has pleaded guilty to two criminal charges. Ilir "Jack" Sokolaj was arrested in May 2022 for alleged acts that happened in 2019 when he was 19 and the victims were 14, the Boulder Police Department (BPD) said.
Man charged in deadly stabbing of 61-year-old woman
DENVER — A man accused in the stabbing death of a 61-year-old woman in northeast Denver has been charged with first-degree murder. Denver Police said officers responded to a 911 call of a stabbing in the 14600 block of East Elk Place on the night of Jan. 20. That's located in the Montbello neighborhood, north of Interstate 70 and west of Chambers Road.
Suspect wanted after woman, businesses hit by stray bullets
DENVER — Authorities are looking for a suspect after a woman was shot in a retail area Wednesday near 53rd Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard. Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded just after 10:30 a.m. to a report of shots fired in the 5300 block of Sheridan Boulevard on the border with Adams County. They confirmed the shots were fired from the Sheridan Estates mobile home park.
Lawsuit claims negligence after woman was struck by train while in patrol car
WELD COUNTY, Colo. — Yareni Rios screamed for help as a freight train barreled toward her at nearly 48 mph while she was handcuffed in the back of a patrol car in Weld County, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. It's unclear whether the three officers nearby, two from...
Lawsuit claims former Aurora police chief used power to ensure partner's ex-girlfriend was arrested
AURORA, Colo. — A federal lawsuit claims former Aurora police chief Vanessa Wilson used her power as chief to have her partner's ex-girlfriend arrested in 2021. That ex-girlfriend, Kristin Nichols, is now suing Wilson, the city of Aurora and Adams County officials. The 67-page complaint mostly focuses on a...
Witnesses ran to help 2 people injured when driver plowed into Aurora bus stop
AURORA, Colo. — Two people were hurt, one of them seriously, when a hit-and-run driver slammed into an Aurora bus stop Tuesday night. The crash was reported around 7:35 p.m. in the area of Colfax Avenue and Moline Street, according to a tweet from the Aurora Police Department. The two victims were waiting at a bus stop shelter when they were hit.
Man gets decades in prison for hitting, killing 2 people during police chase
BRIGHTON, Colo. — A man who pleaded guilty to hitting and killing two people in 2021 will spend at least 20 years in prison for their deaths. Nicholas Villarini was sentenced in Adams County District Court Thursday after he pleaded guilty in December to:. two counts of vehicular homicide...
Man pleads guilty to killing ex-wife after cutting off ankle monitor
WESTMINSTER, Colo. — A 33-year-old man accused of killing his ex-wife in 2020 in Westminster after cutting off an ankle monitor pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Court records show that James Naulls Jr. entered a guilty plea on Friday in the death of 33-year-old Yasmin Usama Dahabreh, and a charge of first-degree murder after deliberation was dismissed.
Deputy under investigation after 'use of force' incident
ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. — A deputy with the Adams County Sheriff's Office is under investigation after a use-of-force incident last month at the detention center, the Sheriff's Office said on Thursday. Few details were provided by the Sheriff's Office about the incident, which occurred Dec. 13. It's being investigated...
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Teen accused of driving drunk, killing 2 people pleads guilty
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