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Driver arrested for traveling 68 miles per hour OVER speed limit in Colorado
It's no secret at speeding is a relatively common problem on Colorado's roads – and a recent incident put that issue on full display. According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, a driver was arrested for traveling 113 miles per hour on a road with a 45 MPH speed limit – 68 miles per hour over what's legal. The incident took place in the area of S. Chambers Road and...
Man killed in northeast Denver shooting
DENVER — A man was killed in a shooting Tuesday night in northeast Denver, the Denver Police Department said. Police said the shooting happened around 11:40 p.m. in a building on Peoria Street just north of the Interstate 70 interchange. The victim died of his injuries. His name has not yet been released.
Topgolf employee murdered co-worker in parking lot and laughed as he made his getaway
A Colorado man has pleaded guilty to shooting two coworkers in the Topgolf parking lot they worked at, killing one and wounding the second, before laughing about the fatal violence as he made his getaway. The post Topgolf employee murdered co-worker in parking lot and laughed as he made his getaway first appeared on Law & Crime.
Neighbors along 13th Street in Aurora say drivers are out of control
Neighbors who live along East 13th Street in Aurora say drivers are out of control. Numerous wrecks and countless speeders have them pleading to the Colorado city's leaders for help. They say their safety is in jeopardy. Steven McDaniel has lived on the busy street for nearly three decades. In recent years, he says drivers have become more reckless, especially near 13th Street and Xanadu."We've had a lot of car accidents on this block. The damage to parked vehicles is constant, especially on weekends, with drunk or careless drivers," he said. "We saw a truck hit a utility pole outside and...
Venezuelan gang members in Colorado terrorized each other in violent turf war, arrest records say
Before they became national news, young Venezuelan gang members in Colorado were harassing each other at gunpoint, stealing cars to commit other crimes and crashing wherever they could find a bed, according to arrest documents obtained by The Denver Gazette. One particular set of crimes involving two of the 10 Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang members arrested by Aurora police involved an entanglement of mostly 20-something Venezuelan immigrants in a what appeared to be a free-for-all turf war. ...
Family of Luis Garcia files wrongful death lawsuit against East High, Denver Public Schools
DENVER — A year and a half after someone shot and killed 16-year-old Luis Garcia outside East High School in Denver, his family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the high school, Denver Public Schools (DPS), and the DPS school board. Court documents claim all of them were negligent...