Author: Kirk Mitchell
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Fatal crash on I-25 south of Denver expected to slow rush-hour traffic
One person was killed early Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash on northbound Interstate 25 just north of E-470, state troopers say. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision, said Trooper Josh Lewis, spokesman for the Colorado State Patrol. The investigation and clean up on the highway is expected to slow rush…
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Suspect arrested after Red Rocks Amphitheatre parking lot crash, escape attempt
A driver who struck and injured two female pedestrians, then crashed into as many as nine parked cars following a Red Rocks concert, was rescued after he ran, tumbled and rolled 300 feet down a steep ravine, authorities say. The suspect was taken to the hospital with various injuries, but the two women who were…
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Metro Denver police fatally shoot 1, arrest 2 and search for another suspect
A Federal Heights police officer shot and killed a fugitive parolee who had driven to an apartment complex after threatening a woman and attempted to flee, ignoring orders to surrender. Police also arrested two other suspects and are searching for another person who bolted on foot. The officer fired multiple shots at the unnamed suspect after…
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Star-struck Thornton police officer pulls over Clint Black tour bus
Thornton police officer Mickey Schaetzle was working a graveyard shift when he made what he thought would be a routine traffic stop. A large tour bus pulled up to a Jack in the Box restaurant in Thornton early on Independence Day. Its hazard lights were blinking. Schaetzle didn’t see any infraction, but he was a…
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Officers fatally shoot woman in Denver following Littleton carjacking, chase
Police shot and killed one woman and injured a second woman following a carjacking and high-speed chase that traversed Littleton, Englewood and Denver before police stopped the alleged robbers. No officers were struck by bullets in the early Friday morning shootout. One woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was taken to…
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American Airlines flight from LA to Boston diverts to DIA to boot unruly passenger
An Airbus A321 departing from Los Angeles and headed for Boston was diverted to Denver International Airport early Tuesday morning because of an unruly man, authorities say. Denver police boarded the plane at 2:45 a.m. and arrested the man, according to Matt Miller, spokesman for American Airlines and local officials. The name of the passenger…
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Westbound I-70 closed at Vasquez after semi-truck blaze
Yet another semi-tractor-trailer blaze has triggered a big highway closure in metro Denver. This one didn’t caused major damage to Interstate 70 but it is bound to snarl rush-hour traffic. Early-morning commuters are being detoured onto Colorado Boulevard, said Lt. Mike Somma of the Denver Fire Department. Westbound I-70 is closed at Vasquez while firefighters…
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Denver police search for 1-year-old boy missing for more than a month
Denver police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 1-year-old Denver boy who has been missing since early May. The boy, known only as Samuel, has been missing since May 1 from a home near 7th Avenue and Bellaire Street. Authorities say Samuel’s last name is unknown. When he was last seen on…
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Family warns of ‘dry drowning’ after son dies days after swimming
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A family, preparing to bury their 4-year-old child, wants to warn other parents of the medical condition that cost them their son. Francisco Delgado Jr. says almost a week after a family trip to the Texas City Dike, he called 9-1-1 because his son Frankie stopped breathing.The child had shown symptoms…
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Colorado Supreme Court rules sex offenders can be forced to pay for rape kits
The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that convicted sex offenders can be compelled to pay the hospital costs of performing sexual assault examinations of victims. The court released its finding Monday in the cases of two sex offenders in Arapahoe and El Paso counties who contested court orders that they be charged for the examinations.…