Tag: fbi
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From George Washington to CU to Nuggets, a timeline of Chauncey Billups’ career
The FBI on Thursday announced the arrest of Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups for his involvement in an illegal gambling scheme. Here is a look at the decorated basketball career of the Denver native: Born: Sept. 25, 1976 (Denver) High school 1992-95: George Washington High School (Denver) College 1995-97: University of Colorado NBA Playing FBI…
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Bomb threat at Alamosa airport leads to an arrest
Alamosa police arrested a man in connection with a bomb threat at the San Luis Valley Regional Airport, according to a news release from the city. The FBI notified the Alamosa Police Department at noon Wednesday of a post on social media threatening to detonate an explosive device at the airport and provided information about…
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FBI apprehends suspect in Pueblo with felony warrant
The FBI Denver office arrested Lawrence Romero, 49, on Aug. 22 in Pueblo after he had a felony menacing warrant in the county, a spokesperson with the office told The Gazette Tuesday. The agency office announced the arrest earlier on Tuesday on social media and stated that “this one is behind bars and the community…
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FBI apprehends suspect in Pueblo with felony warrant
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The FBI Denver office arrested Lawrence Romero, 49, on Aug. 22 in Pueblo after he had a felony menacing warrant in the county, a spokesperson with the office told The Gazette Tuesday. The agency office announced the arrest earlier on Tuesday on social media and…
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Police renew hunt for remains of murdered Colorado Springs woman
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Over the past couple of days, Colorado Springs police and the FBI have been combing through the landscape of Teller County for the remains of a local woman murdered by her husband in 2019. Dane Kallungi was found guilty by a jury in 2023 for…
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Friend of Iranian man seized by ICE says his arrest was based on lies
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When Mehrdad Mehdipour was arrested on June 22 by federal immigration agents at the home of his Colorado Springs host and friend, Iranian Christian-advocate Mohamad Faridi, Faridi was angered. Mehdipour had been surrounded, cuffed and hauled away based on “lies from the pit of hell,”…
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Colorado Springs man sentenced to 141 months for armed robbery
On June 16, a Colorado Springs man was sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison for his involvement in two separate armed robberies that occurred in 2023. Jahlique Rahmir Dorsey, 25, is convicted of robbing two Brinks U.S. employees who were servicing ATMs. Dorsey acted with an accomplice according to court records, Jarrett Lacourtney Grier,…
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Federal judge rules to halt deportation of Boulder attack suspect’s family
Editor’s note: an earlier version of this story mistakenly identified attorney Susanna Dvortsin as a family friend to Soliman’s wife. The wife and five children of an Egyptian man charged with a hate crime after an fire-involved attack in Boulder over the weekend were headed for deportation Wednesday until a lawsuit filed on behalf of the family…
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Livestream video and updates: News conference on the Boulder attacks; Colorado Springs mayor offers support
Live updates: 3:00 p.m.: Regarding the family, a search warrant was carried out in Colorado Springs where the family was “cooperative,” Michalek said. The FBI was able to collect evidence but did not offer a direct update on the family’s whereabouts or condition. Soliman was not on Boulder Police’s radar prior to the Sunday attack,…
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Officials give apparent cause of death for man in Cybertruck explosion
LAS VEGAS — The highly decorated Army soldier inside the Tesla Cybertruck that burst into flames outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel shot himself in the head before the explosion and likely planned to cause more damage but the steel-sided vehicle absorbed much of the force from the rudimentary explosive, officials said Thursday. Clark…