Author: Jesse Paul
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Colorado Springs woman’s slaying prompts bill to keep domestic violence offenders behind bars
Janice Nam took out a permanent restraining order against her ex-boyfriend and saw him convicted of stalking her. But on the night of May 30, police say, the 28-year-old woman was asleep in her northeast Colorado Springs home when Glen Law Galloway broke in and fatally shot her twice in the head. Galloway, 45, had skipped out…
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11-year-old girl dies after falling from overlook in Trinidad
An 11-year-old girl has died after falling about 20 feet Sunday evening from an overlook in Trinidad. The Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office says the child fell from the southwest side of Simpson’s Rest, where the town’s namesake sign sits. She was taken to Mt. San Rafael Hospital where she was pronounced dead after efforts…
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Vail police say fraudulent lift ticket cases have increased by 875 percent in 12 months
Vail police are again warning skiers and snowboarders of a growing trend of fraudulent lift ticket sales this season that has cost visitors thousands of dollars. So far this winter, there have been 39 such cases reported to police, an 875 percent increase over the 4 cases during the same period last year. “As a…
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Police: Man who killed woman had been deported once, arrested twice in Denver
The man accused of killing a young Denver lawyer in an October hit-and-run collision had been deported in 2007 only to return illegally to the U.S., where he was arrested twice before the deadly crash, authorities say. Norlan Estrada-Reyes, 27, who was born in Sulaco, Honduras, had twice been accused of crimes in Denver, including…
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Watch: Video shows fatal Denver train collision with van
Aurora police on Thursday morning released video recordings of the violent, fatal collision of the speeding University of Colorado A-Line train with a van earlier this week. The collision happened about 3:45 a.m. on Tuesday at Chambers and Smith roads as the train traveled toward Denver International Airport. Police posted on YouTube two angles of…
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Husband of Denver’s district attorney accused of violating Grand County burn ordinance, starting wildfire
Christopher Linsmayer, the husband of Denver District Attorney Beth McCann, is facing charges in Grand County that he violated a burn ordinance in November. He also is suspected of igniting a September wildfire that prompted evacuations near Kremmling. Linsmayer, 65, is accused of two counts of having an open fire without a permit, a violation of a county…
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26-year-old Mexican man killed in Breckenridge ski crash is identified, suffered severe head trauma
A 26-year-old Mexican man who died after a ski crash Friday at Breckenridge Ski Resort suffered severe head trauma, according to the Summit County Coroner’s Office. Coroner Regan Wood said Ricardo Cohen, of Mexico City, was wearing a helmet when he slammed into the snow on an advanced run. His death has been ruled an…
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Man wrote, then claimed to find “THERE IS BOMBS” note on Denver-bound United flight, feds say
A man who allegedly wrote a bomb threat aboard a Denver-bound United Airlines flight and then claimed to find it in the plane’s bathroom told federal authorities he penned the note because he was trying to get help for his problems, court documents say. “I won’t say I wrote the threat,” Cameron E. Korth told an…
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Woman shot in the back while driving in apparent road rage incident
Colorado Springs police believe a road-rage incident led to a woman being shot in the back while she was driving on a busy road. The shooting happened about 2:45 p.m. on Thursday on the 1300 block of Dublin Boulevard in the northeast part of the city. Police say the woman called 911 to say she had…
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Coroner identifies woman killed in Adams County crash that preceded car theft, high-speed chase
Adams County authorities have identified the 34-year-old woman who died after her vehicle crashed into the South Platte River late last month. Sherrie Hassey, of Denver, was pronounced dead after the Jan. 27 wreck near the intersection of York Street and Colorado 224, according to the Adams County Coroner’s Office. The Colorado State Patrol says…