Wheat Ridge
CRIME & SAFETY
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...
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,...
Denver man sentenced for revenge house fire that killed 5, including infant and toddler
DENVER (TCN) -- A 20-year-old man will spend six decades behind bars for his role in a fatal fire that killed a mother and her infant, as well as a couple and their young daughter in 2020. Denver District Attorney Beth McCann announced July 2 that a judge sentenced Kevin...
Statewide alert issued after driver hits and kills man in Denver
DENVER (KKTV) - Colorado law enforcement urgently need your help!. A driver remains out on the road after authorities say she ran over a man last month and left him dying in the street. The deadly collision was reported in broad daylight at the intersection of Colfax and Ogden Street...
Body camera video showing officer berating suspect shocks DA, sparks plea deal
EDGEWATER, Colo. — An Edgewater police officer berated and threatened to shoot a suspect in an arrest captured by his body-worn camera – video that helped convince prosecutors they could not present the case to a jury, 9NEWS Investigates has learned. The same officer had been fired by...
Police Rescue Dog Left in Hot Trailer
A Colorado police department is urging pet owners to act responsibly this summer after a video of officers rescuing a dog from a hot trailer gained traction online. The Wheat Ridge Police Department shared the video on its Facebook page, emphasizing, It is WAY too hot to leave your dog in a trailer unattended.
Business Boom: Pete Elliott Goes to War With Wyoming Over Fireworks Store
Threatening public officials, attempting arson for hire and being generally obnoxious. Those are just some of the things Denver resident Pete Elliott has been accused of while running a fireworks business in Laramie County, Wyoming. Elliott's Jurassic Fireworks sits off Interstate 25 outside of Cheyenne, around three miles from the...
Suspect in fatal shooting outside Denver shelter is identified
DENVER — At least seven people reported witnessing a fatal shooting Monday night outside a Denver Rescue Mission shelter, documents obtained by 9NEWS show. The Denver Police Department said the shooting happened around 8 p.m. outside the shelter in the area of 48th Avenue and Dahlia Street in the Northeast Park Hill neighborhood. Police said two people got into a fight, and one of them shot the other.
Search for bank robbery suspect in Colorado
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KKTV) - Authorities in Colorado are offering a reward tied to a bank robbery case. According to a crime poster shared by Metro Denver Crime Stoppers on social media, the robbery happened June 25 at about 10:30 in the morning near the 3500 block of S. Wadsworth Boulevard. The bank robbed was a FirstBank.
2 plead guilty in 2022 killing of Denver community activist
DENVER — Two of the four people arrested in the July 2022 killing of a community activist who was struck by a stray bullet pleaded guilty last month, according to a spokesman for the Denver District Attorney's Office. Nu La and Swa Bay both pleaded guilty to a single...
Wheat Ridge Police Department takes relationship-based policing approach on 38th Avenue
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — As more businesses find a home on 38th Avenue, the Wheat Ridge Police Department says it's working to make more of an effort to build relationships with their owners. 38th Avenue has seen some crime in the last year, including an aggravated robbery at a...
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