Author: Kieran Nicholson
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Teen suspect in death of 10-year-old Kiaya Campbell makes first court appearance
A 15-year-old boy arrested in connection to the death of a 10-year-old girl made his first appearance in Adams County court on Monday. The juvenile, who has not been identified, appeared at a detention hearing where he was ordered to continue to be held without bond, said Sue Lindsay, an Adams County District Attorney’s Office…
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Ski patrol illegally moved skier’s body, coroner says
An investigation into a skier’s death on a Colorado ski slope was mishandled when ski patrol members removed the body and cleaned up the scene before the coroner arrived. Cole Barker, 35, of Georgetown, hit a tree at Loveland Ski Area on March 24 near the bottom of Lift 8. Barker, who had no vital…
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Denver police motorcycle officer on speed patrol near Pepsi Center injured in collision with a car
A Denver Police Department motorcycle officer looking for speeders on Speer Boulevard near the Pepsi Center was involved in a crash with a car Friday afternoon. Authorities say the officer’s injuries appear to be non-life threatening. The officer, who had been with Denver police since 1998, was taken to a hospital and is in stable…
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Home explosion in Colorado severely burns three, starts wildfire
A home exploded in the Bailey area Friday night, injuring three people and starting a wildfire. The incident happened about 9 p.m. in the Burland subdivision, said Gene Stanley, director of Park County Office of Emergency Management. Three people at the home were “severely burned” and taken by helicopter to undisclosed hospitals, Stanley said. Read…
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Woman allegedly steals Uber vehicle, crashes through Fort Collins yard
A woman was arrested in Fort Collins after allegedly stealing an Uber driver’s vehicle and crashing it through a yard then driving off in the heavily damaged vehicle. The incident happened about 2:40 a.m. Saturday in the 700 block of Glenn Ridge Drive. A fight had broken out among passengers, and one woman refused to…
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Fire danger rises along Colorado’s Front Range
Several wildfires broke out in northeastern Colorado on Monday, and unseasonably warm, windy weather could spark an additional round of fires Tuesday. The National Weather Service posted a red-flag warning for fire danger for northeastern Colorado on Tuesday, including along the Front Range — from the Wyoming state line to south of Castle Rock —…
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10 pounds of meth, firearms seized in western Colorado; two arrested
More than 10 pounds of methamphetamine and multiple weapons were seized last week on the Western Slope by drug task force investigators. The drugs and weapons were seized during a Jan. 26 during a traffic stop on I-70 by the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office. A search warrant had been issued for the vehicle, a 2001…
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Five die in separate northern Colorado crashes as winter weather hits state
Five people died in five separate traffic crashes on Wednesday as winter weather, including ice storm conditions, blasted parts of northern Colorado. Investigators on Wednesday night could not definitively say that all five fatal crashes were caused by adverse weather, but weather did play a role in some. “Certainly weather is playing a factor in…
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Driver crashes Camaro, flees, leaves pinned passenger
A driver ran away from a single-vehicle crash in Weld County early Friday morning, leaving behind an injured passenger pinned in the wreckage. At about 12:45 a.m. Friday, a deputy with the Weld County Sheriff’s Office spotted a black Chevrolet Camaro heading south on County Road 19, near County Road 28, speeding in excess of…
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DUI distracted driver who killed couple on motorcycle gets 20 years in prison
A woman who was driving drunk and texting on her phone when she hit and killed a couple on a motorcycle was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in prison. Athina Munoz, 28, also tested above the legal limit for marijuana after the Feb. 27, 2016, crash that killed Brian Lehner, 58, and Jacquie Lehner,…