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CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Shoplifting suspect busted outside Colorado King Soopers
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (KKTV) - A man picked up some Tide Pods, grabbed bottles of shampoo, took some M&Ms, and helped himself to other merchandise from a Colorado King Soopers. Then he skipped scanning the items and rolled his cart out the door. But Wheat Ridge police say the suspect...
Woman killed in hit-and-run crash in Denver
The Denver Police Department is investigating what led up to an early morning that killed a woman. The driver was later located and arrested.Denver Police say they first got the call of a crash around 3:45 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of Alameda and Dayton. This left the westbound lanes of Alameda closed for several hours. As the CBS Colorado First Alert Traffic Team arrived, they saw two cars with extensive damage. Our team stayed on scene for four hours during the investigation.Police confirmed the woman involved in the crash was taken to the hospital where she died from her injuries. The driver involved was located and arrested. Police say the man, who has not yet been named, is being held for investigation of vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a crash. The investigation is ongoing.
Driver involved in fatal hit-and-run arrested
DENVER — The Denver Police Department is investigating a hit and run crash that happened near Speer Boulevard and Colfax Avenue. Denver Police first posted about the crash on the social platform X at about 12:23 a.m. on Thursday. A driver and a pedestrian were involved in the crash....
Growing scam costs victims hundreds of dollars
AURORA, Colo. — A Denver man received a phone call from what he thought was his bank. The call was meant to verify purchases in his account because of possible fraud detected coming from Texas. Alex Wegienka said he would normally never pick up unknown calls, but this time...
Boulder police arrest indecent exposure suspect
Police in Boulder have arrested a suspect they believe is the perpetrator in an indecent exposure case. Nimroid Boles Folsom was arrested on Tuesday.Detectives believe Folsom, 51, had been seen following college-aged women to their homes in the University Hill and Goss Grove neighborhoods at night in the past few days. Folsom was arrested on Tuesday night on a single count of indecent exposure. Boulder police said additional charges are possible. Additional Information from the Boulder Police Department:Since this investigation remains ongoing, detectives ask anyone with any information related to this crime or who believes they might have been a victim to contact Detective Her at HerF@bouldercolorado.gov or 303-441-1829.
Denver prosecutors dismiss first-degree murder case after realization during testimony
DENVER — Something very unusual happened in a Denver courtroom in June: Prosecutors dismissed a first-degree murder case after testimony had already started. For the first time during the trial, district attorneys realized a potential weapon had been in the victim's hand when the shooting happened. In April 2023,...
2 of 4 suspects plead guilty in connection to Ma Kaing's 2022 murder
Two of the four suspects arrested in connection with Ma Kaing's murder nearly two years ago have pleaded guilty. On July 15, 2022, businesswoman Ma Kaing was killed by a stray bullet while she was unloading groceries outside of her apartment on Xenia Street.Four suspects were arrested in her shooting death, Nu Ra Ah La, Pa Reh, Lu Reh, and Swa Bay. According to court records, Nu La has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Swa Bay has also entered a guilty plea. As for the other suspects, Pa Reh is scheduled for an arraignment in a Denver courtroom on July 15. Lu Reh has hearings in a Denver courtroom scheduled for July 15 and July 25 with a trial scheduled to begin Aug. 6. Reh is also facing charges of first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon in a different deadly shooting that happened in Aurora on May 30, 2022.
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