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Residents in Aurora spark concerns over Host Home following shooting with police
An Aurora community is speaking out in frustration over a home in their neighborhood they say has become a problem property, attracting bad behavior and drug use."Something like this doesn't need to be in our neighborhood," said Wendy Ratkin.Ratkin lives less than a block away from a home in the 4500 block of Himalaya Circle that was put in the spotlight earlier this week after a shooting with police."We saw SWAT marching down the street I just thought, not my neighborhood," she said. "This can't be."On Wednesday, the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office responded to a call of a woman being...
Teen set fire to wrong home, killing 5 innocent family members, in attempt to get revenge for stolen iPhone
Kevin Bui on Friday pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder for setting fire to a Colorado family's home because he believed someone inside stole his phone. The post Teen set fire to wrong home, killing 5 innocent family members, in attempt to get revenge for stolen iPhone first appeared on Law & Crime.
1 dead after serious crash on Highway 85 and 56th Avenue in Commerce City
Commerce City police say one person is dead after a vehicle was struck by an SUV on Highway 85. The police department says the driver who has been reported dead had run a red light and the SUV that was turning onto 56th had struck the back end of the vehicle which ended up on top of a guard rail. Both adult males were transferred to a hospital in critical condition following the crash. At approximately 2:07 p.m., Commerce City police issued an update via X, saying that one of the drivers died, while one remains in critical condition. CBS News Colorado will continue to provide updates.
Jeremy Rocha convicted of murder in 2022 deadly shooting on I-70
A jury returned a guilty verdict Friday for Jeremy Jacob Rocha in the deadly shooting on I-70 that stemmed from a street racing incident. The shooting happened June 18, 2022, in Aurora along I-70 between Tower Road and Colfax Avenue.Rocha was found guilty of second-degree murder, first-degree murder- extreme indifference and four counts of attempted murder. John Jaros died in the presence of his wife and three children after shots were fired into their truck from potential street racers. Aurora police investigators said that traffic was stopped on I-70 between Tower Road and 470 for a street racing event. That's when Jaros, 37, went around the stopped traffic and police said Rocha fired multiple shots, killing him. Jaros lived in Estes Park and was the Assistant Chief of the Glen Haven Area Volunteer Fire Department. Sentencing is scheduled for Rocha at 10:30 a.m. on May 23 in Adams County Court.
Mom of Brighton toddler who died of fentanyl poisoning pleads guilty
The mother of a toddler who died of fentanyl poisoning during her parents’ New Year’s drug exchange pleaded guilty to child abuse resulting in death and drug possession with intent to distribute, a Class 3 felony. Nicole Casias,32, and the child's father, 33-year-old Alonzo Montoya, were originally charged with seven counts in Aviyana Montoya's death, including first-degree murder of a victim under 12 by a person in the position of trust and child abuse resulting in death. ...
'There's nothing you could do' | Witness describes tanker crash, fire that closed I-70
DENVER — Moments after a vehicle crashed into a tanker on the shoulder of Interstate 70 west of Denver on Thursday, killing one of the drivers and causing an hourslong shutdown of the interstate, Aeh Jay Hollenbeck came around a bend to a wall of smoke and fire. "I...
Arapahoe County man shot and killed by police identified
The Arapahoe County Coroner's Office identified the man who was shot and killed by sheriff's deputies on Wednesday afternoon. Everett Shockley, 42, was shot and killed by the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office after allegedly holding a developmentally disabled woman at gunpoint in her home outside of Aurora. The identity of the victim was released by the coroner's office Friday following the autopsy and notification of next-of-kin.
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