tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16647991826401645412012-02-10T00:37:52.920-07:00Crime Watchgatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.comBlogger5681100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-55680665249848255642012-02-10T00:34:00.003-07:002012-02-10T00:37:53.082-07:00Denver POST: Nearly 100 charged in largest drug bust in Colorado historygatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-49827855505583742492012-02-06T14:17:00.001-07:002012-02-06T14:17:53.672-07:00Former Quality Paving and Quality Resurfacing Owner and President Jerry Rhea Found GuiltyThe 17th Judicial District Attorney Don Quick announced today that former Quality Paving and Quality Resurfacing Owner and President, Jerry Rhea (DOB: 01/11/1948) was found guilty of theft of Adams County funds.
Charges stem from paving and resurfacing contracts between Quality Paving/Resurfacing and Adams County Public Works in 2007. Evidence presented at trial showed several discrepancies in gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-2052705254170697132012-01-30T14:57:00.002-07:002012-01-30T14:57:16.030-07:009NEWS: Police caution car sellers on Craigslistgatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-68348292325429515402012-01-27T22:22:00.002-07:002012-01-27T22:22:30.014-07:009NEWS: Operation Sweet Leaf: Investigators seized $13 million in marijuanagatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-77997720659958563422012-01-27T22:07:00.000-07:002012-01-27T22:07:39.132-07:00Multi-jurisdictional Drug Raids Report...17th Judicial District Attorney Don Quick and the North Metro Drug Task Force release the following information regarding yesterday morning’s multi-jurisdictional drug raids:
• Law Enforcement Officials raided 25 grow houses: 15 houses in Adams County, (four in Brighton, one in Commerce City, one in Northglenn, one in Strasburg, four in Thornton, one in Westminster, three in Unincorporated gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-67920865291716450222012-01-21T11:42:00.000-07:002012-01-21T11:42:27.133-07:00DA Announces Charges in Fatal Collision...Adams/Broomfield County District Attorney, Don Quick announced the filing of charges against a man in connection with an automobile collision that resulted in a fatality of a 21 year old woman in Westminster, Colorado.
Viet Quoc Nguyen (DOB: 09/06/1986) is charged with two counts of Vehicular Homicide (F3) and (F4), Leaving the Scene of an Accident (F3), Driving Under the Influence, Driving gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-6274830991771310832012-01-12T18:10:00.000-07:002012-01-12T18:10:00.094-07:00Puffer Week Enforcement January 15-21Statewide Law Enforcement/Community Groups Team up for “Puffer Week”
DENVER— Colorado Auto Theft Investigators (CATI) and Coloradans Against Auto Theft (CAAT) are teaming up the week of January 15-21 to raise public awareness of “puffers”—a term coined by car thieves to describe a vehicle left running unattended.
CATI will lead a concentrated effort by law enforcement agencies across the stategatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-84001504457322755822012-01-11T17:21:00.001-07:002012-01-16T16:06:00.038-07:00Thornton Police Department is asking for the public’s assistanceUpdate
On 01-03-2012, at approximately 9:30 pm, an adult female reported to police that she had noticed an unknown male following her in the store. When the victim exited the store, the male followed the victim to her vehicle and confronted her as she was attempting to enter her vehicle. The male grabbed the victim by the arm, displayed a black colored handgun, and threatened the victim to get gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-42602825825046321442012-01-11T16:27:00.000-07:002012-01-11T16:27:51.657-07:00Quality Paving VP Found Guilty...The 17th Judicial District Attorney Don Quick announced that former Quality Paving Vice-President Dennis Coen (DOB: 08/01/1953) was found guilty of theft of Adams County funds.
In the spring of 2008, the Adams County Sheriff and Adams County District Attorney commenced an investigation into allegations of improper and illegal transactions between employees of Adams County Public Works and countygatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-13240563635967946242012-01-08T17:44:00.003-07:002012-01-08T17:46:19.442-07:00Brighton Police shoot armed manAt about 8:45 p.m. last night, a Brighton police officer shot an armed 36-year-old Brighton man who was advancing upon him, after the suspect reportedly threatened several people in separate incidents and led officers on a vehicle pursuit. The wounded man was transported to Denver Health Center, where he later died. The identity of the suspect is not being released at this time.
At about 8:09 gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-26946449489627546142011-12-29T17:09:00.001-07:002011-12-29T17:10:24.100-07:00Brighton Police seek help identifying vandalsBrighton police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying possible suspects in graffiti vandalism to several locations around town. Police are asking citizens to examine the images below, obtained from surveillance footage, to see if they can provide information which would help identify the individuals shown.
A cash reward of up to $250 is being offered for information leading to the gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-5557410271678258032011-12-23T18:46:00.002-07:002011-12-23T18:46:31.374-07:009NEWS: 2 men officially charged in killing of teacher in Denvergatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-58436991572301307532011-12-15T16:34:00.000-07:002011-12-15T16:34:11.608-07:00Commerce City FOP Lodge 19 Statement on Chief Philip Baca’s retirement announcementThe Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #19 was notified yesterday of Chief Philip Baca’s retirement announcement effective January 2nd, 2012. Chief Philip Baca has been with the Commerce City Police Department for several years and achieved tremendous successes within the department. We wish him the very best for his earned retirement after over 34 years of service in law enforcement and all his gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-84249115329952664352011-12-14T15:53:00.000-07:002011-12-14T15:53:44.319-07:00Commerce City Police Chief announces retirementCOMMERCE CITY, COLO. – Police Chief Phil Baca informed city management he will retire from his position effective Jan. 2, 2012. A 34-year veteran of law enforcement, Baca served as chief for four years.
“I want to thank Chief Baca for his years of service to Commerce City and his commitment to building a Quality Community for a Lifetime,” said Brian McBroom, interim city manager. “During his gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-21118715617708397012011-12-13T17:07:00.003-07:002011-12-13T17:09:26.403-07:00District Attorney Don Quick Announces Charges Against Valdez
John Valdez
17th Judicial District Attorney, District Attorney Don Quick announced today the filing of criminal charges in connection with the shooting of a man in the parking lot of a bar in Adams County, Colorado.
John Valdez (DOB: 02/06/1986) was charged with First Degree Murder (F1), Possession with Intent to Manufacture or Distribute a Controlled Substance (F3), Vehicular Eluding (F5), gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-89341114028517430862011-12-12T15:37:00.002-07:002011-12-12T15:37:32.776-07:00Commerce City Hit and Run CollisionUPDATE: At approximately 7:00pm on December 11, 2011, the suspect vehicle from the hit and run accident was located in Denver, in the area of Interstate 70 and Interstate 270. A female driver was taken into custody at that time by the Denver Police Department.
The Commerce City Police Department is asking for help from the public tonight in identifying a hit and run vehicle and driver that fledgatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-48155461554747012972011-12-09T19:28:00.000-07:002011-12-09T19:28:32.946-07:00Increase in Residential Burglaries in Commerce City Northern RangeThe Commerce City Police Department has observed an increase in residential burglaries in the months of November and December. These burglaries occurred in the northern area of Commerce City (north of 96th Avenue), and the suspects gained entry to the residences through the basement windows. Items stolen in these burglaries included electronics, jewelry, and guns.
These burglaries occurred gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-42480189808162730342011-12-09T19:23:00.000-07:002011-12-09T19:23:01.827-07:00Commerce City seeking help from public on a homicideCOMMERCE CITY – The Commerce City Police Department is seeking assistance from the public in locating witnesses or any information regarding a homicide.
On October 15, 2011 at 11:25 p.m., the police department responded to the area of 58th Avenue and Quebec Street after receiving two 911 calls reporting a male lying in the street. Officers found 30-year-old Jervon Pitts unresponsive; he was gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-59223630280300020342011-12-06T14:08:00.000-07:002011-12-06T14:08:00.346-07:00District Attorney Don Quick announces the sentencing of a nurse for stealing identities of hospital patients in Adams CountyCannon Tubb (DOB: 08/20/1980) was employed as a contract nurse who was contracted out to numerous hospitals throughout the Denver metro area and Adams County, including St. Anthony’s Hospital and Platte Valley Medical Center. During his employment in late 2010 and early 2011, it was discovered Tubb accessed patient records and used that information to steal the credit card and personal gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-32298816552443905782011-12-01T19:18:00.000-07:002011-12-01T19:18:44.804-07:00Adams City High School Security IncidentCOMMERCE CITY, Colo. (December 1, 2011) – The Commerce City Police Department (CCPD) is investigating an incident that occurred this morning at the Adams City High School , 7200 Quebec Parkway .
Just after 9 a.m., a 911 call was received that indicated a bomb threat to the school. The school initiated a lockout, and the CCPD arrived on scene within minutes to investigate. It was determined gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-62014836151287567312011-11-28T02:33:00.000-07:002011-11-28T02:33:47.389-07:00Police arrest three in early-morning shootingBrighton police have arrested three individuals in connection with a shooting which occurred at about 1:45 a.m. this morning at 100 S. 18th Avenue, in Brighton.
Police were initially dispatched on a report of shots fired; when they arrived on scene, they found a 20-year-old male and a 19-year-old male with gunshot wounds, as well a 17-year-old female and a 22-year-old male with apparent stab gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-11561798049024497952011-11-26T19:24:00.002-07:002011-11-26T19:24:44.875-07:00Fatal Industrial Accident in Commerce CityThe Commerce City Police Department is investigating an industrial accident that resulted in the death of a man on Friday afternoon.
At around 3:30pm, officers and ambulance personnel responded to the Volvo of Denver dealership at 7250 E 56th Ave, in Commerce City, on a report of an industrial accident involving a tow truck operator.
A 53 year old tow operator for Joe’s Towing and Recovery gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-4666636609674585272011-11-06T01:23:00.000-06:002011-11-06T01:23:30.156-06:009NEWS: Deputies: Harlem Globetrotters trainer murdered (Former Brighton High School Trainer)gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-46078019263656357202011-11-02T23:24:00.000-06:002011-11-02T23:24:20.464-06:00Commerce City Police and Northglenn Police need your help in identifying a suspicious partyCOMMERCE CITY – On October 17, 2011 at 7:30 a.m. a 13 year old girl was walking to school in the 7100 block of Birch Street. An older faded purple and gray passenger van, very similar to a 1999 Dodge Caravan, pulled up next to her the Hispanic male driver said in English with a Spanish accent, “Do you want a ride?” When the girl said “No”, the male said, in a calm voice, “Get in the car.” The gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-75375844951636380912011-11-02T23:08:00.000-06:002011-11-02T23:08:58.156-06:00Single Vehicle Rollover Accident 5700 block of Quebec ParkwayCOMMERCE CITY ― Today, at 9:20 a.m., officers responded to a single-car rollover accident at E 58th Avenue and Quebec Parkway. Officers determined a Chevy Caviler was northbound on Quebec Parkway, the vehicle lost control striking the median causing the vehicle to overturn ejecting the driver and two passengers. The Caviler came to rest in the 5800 block of Quebec Parkway southbound. All partiesgatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-40098249482368895902011-10-28T12:25:00.000-06:002011-10-28T12:25:02.210-06:00Don't let this Halloween Turn into a Nightmare with a DUI Worst nightmare already comes true for 1649 arrested for DUI this fallDenver, CO - "The Heat is On" this Halloween weekend across Colorado, with a ramped-up enforcement effort against alcohol and drug-impaired drivers. The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and 89 local law enforcement agencies will work overtime across the state in an effort to discourage potential drunk drivers from getting behind the wheel, and arresting those who do.
Halloween "Heat Is On" DUI gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-60239097096167186372011-10-27T23:44:00.000-06:002011-10-27T23:44:13.864-06:00Lee Asay charged with 20 counts of TheftDistrict Attorney Don Quick and Adams County Sheriff Doug Darr announced today the filing of criminal charges against Lee Asay (DOB 04/13/1951). Asay was the Director of the Public Works Department for Adams County from December 1991 until June 2008. As the Director of Public Works, Lee Asay oversaw both the contracting for road paving and resurfacing, as well as the use of County trucks and gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-72792322504340896862011-10-27T23:40:00.002-06:002011-10-27T23:40:31.190-06:00Denver POST: Commerce City police seek tips in death of Jervon Pitts on Oct. 15A standing-room-only crowd attended the funeral for Jervon Wayne Pitts, 30, of Commerce City Wednesday in Aurora, as law enforcement continues to look for clues in his unexplained death on Oct. 15.
Pitts was found dead at 56th Avenue and Quebec Street in Commerce City at about 9:30 p.m. that night. According to his obituary, Pitts went by the name "Little Face."
His grandmother, Billie Walker, gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-45550688065459092062011-10-27T01:51:00.000-06:002011-10-27T01:51:49.903-06:00ALERT: Telephone Scams (Commerce City)The Commerce City Police Department and other Denver Metro Police Departments have observed an increase in telephone scams. These telephone scams, frequently referred to as “Grandparent Scams” are directed towards the Elderly and specifically the Hispanic population.
The premise of the scams is a party calls a resident posing as their grandchild or niece/nephew and says they have been gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-27147273717176776592011-10-21T16:48:00.002-06:002011-10-21T16:49:36.612-06:00Commerce City Officer Involved Shooting Results in FatalityCOMMERCE CITY –At approximately 9:06 a.m. today, the Commerce City Police Department responded to a check well being on a suicidal party at 6976 Monaco Street. Officers spoke to a female who said her boyfriend had strangled her last night during an argument and he told her if she called the cops he would have the cops kill him. She said prior to the police arriving, her boyfriend left the home gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-65708365475745161632011-10-20T19:42:00.003-06:002011-10-20T19:43:20.906-06:00K-9 Search of Adams City High School only finds one bad appleOn October 19, 2011 at approximately 8:15 a.m., several Adams County police agencies, in cooperation with Adams County School District 14, conducted a search of Adams City High School for illegal contraband and narcotics.
Various K-9 units from throughout Adams County joined together to search the building. The school was temporarily locked down while the search was conducted.
These efforts gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-17937438786388422932011-10-17T17:26:00.000-06:002011-10-17T17:26:31.343-06:00Commerce City Police need help finding a witness to a deathCOMMERCE CITY - The Commerce City Police Department is asking for the public's help to find a possible witness to a death.
The witness may have information regarding a suspicious death that happened in the area of 56th Avenue and Quebec Street in Commerce City.
If you have any information about the witness seen in this photo, call the Commerce City Police tipline at 303-289-3626.gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-38174357239591817882011-10-13T22:47:00.000-06:002011-10-14T10:47:48.315-06:00Pepper Spray Contaminates Classroom at Adams City High SchoolCOMMERCE CITY, Colo. (October 13, 2011) – The Commerce City Police Department is investigating an incident that occurred this morning at the Adams City High School, 7200 Quebec Parkway.
At around 9 a.m., a 15-year-old student discharged a can of pepper spray in a classroom full of students. Approximately 35 students and one teacher in that classroom were affected by the pepper spray, and two gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-61412638029323725332011-10-06T21:28:00.000-06:002011-10-06T21:28:15.149-06:00SECURITIES COMMISSIONER ORDERS CALIFORNIA FIRM TO STOP PROMOTING INVESTMENTS IN IRAQI DINARIColorado Securities Commissioner Fred Joseph announced today that he has entered a final cease and desist order against a California company and its managing director or allegedly violating the securities registration provisions of the Colorado Securities Act (“Act”) in connection with the offer of securities in Colorado.
Named in the Order is AmIraq Fund, LP, its general partner, BB&M gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-79768664996629314012011-10-05T20:50:00.001-06:002011-10-05T21:43:38.335-06:009NEWS: Mayoral candidate has been arrested 10 timesgatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-43099153399114638832011-10-04T14:49:00.000-06:002011-10-04T14:49:40.773-06:00Single Vehicle Rollover Accident on Sandcreek Drive SouthCOMMERCE CITY ― On October 4, 2011 at about 6:56 a.m., officers were called to the scene of a single-car rollover accident in the 6500 block of Sandcreek Drive South. Officers arrived and located a silver Subaru on the bike path, occupied by a male and female. Both parties were transported to the hospital for minor injuries.
The Subaru was driving eastbound on Sandcreek Drive South and gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-14603875278062246682011-10-03T00:13:00.002-06:002011-10-03T00:13:53.664-06:009NEWS: Commerce City council candidate facing DUI chargesgatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-67466619948862013442011-09-28T18:01:00.002-06:002011-09-28T18:01:46.480-06:00Metro Gang Task Force Arrests Bandidos Motorcycle Club Members and Their AssociatesMembers of the Bandidos Motorcycle gang and their associates, all of whom were charged for trafficking methamphetamine and cocaine, were arrested early this morning without incident by approximately 50 agents and officers affiliated with or supporting the Metro Gang Task Force. The arrests follow a grand jury indictment obtained on September 13, 2011, which was sealed until the first defendant’s gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-91585031576770127702011-09-27T00:06:00.002-06:002011-09-27T00:06:56.070-06:00Past City Manager of Commerce City Perry Vandeventer Enters Not Guilty Plea To Embezzling Casper Nursing HomePerry Vandeventer, the past city manager of Commerce City and former Chief Financial Officer for the Shepard of the Valley nursing home in Casper, has been charged with grand larceny and obtaining property by false pretenses.
It was reported that an investigation by nursing home staff found that Vandeventer received fraudulent expense reimbursements worth more than $24,000, and that he used 2 gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-17069215004598155682011-09-23T18:13:00.000-06:002011-09-23T18:13:45.591-06:00PROMOTER OF PROPOSED PRO BASKETBALL TEAM SANCTIONED BY SECURITIES COMMISSIONERDenver, Colorado --- Colorado Securities Commissioner Fred Joseph announced today that he has entered a final cease and desist order against a Greeley man for allegedly violating the securities registration provisions of the Colorado Securities Act (“Act”) in connection with the offer of securities in and from Colorado.
Named in the Order is Patrick A. Kelly. Mr. Kelly placed advertisements ongatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-44808593347086743332011-09-09T23:33:00.000-06:002011-09-10T12:34:32.565-06:00Public Safety Executive Director Statement...Colorado Department of Public Safety Executive Director James Davis has released the following statement in light of events described by the Department of Homeland Security yesterday concerning an investigation into a credible threat of terrorist activity:
"I want to assure the citizens of Colorado that there are no known threats to this state associated with the investigation that was announcedgatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-79694127599324288462011-09-09T15:52:00.000-06:002011-09-09T15:52:02.803-06:00Adams County Request for Review of Alleged Ethics Violation DismissedOn May 9, 2011, the Adams County Board of Commissioners requested the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission initiate an investigation of Gil Reyes, County Assessor, stemming from the Denver Post allegations that he accepted Colorado Rockies and Avalanche tickets as well as lunch invitations from Randall Hertel, senior vice president of Majestic Realty Company.
Colorado Constitution Article XXIXgatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-33795088344308051412011-09-07T01:51:00.001-06:002011-09-07T01:51:32.471-06:00Colorado State Patrol seeking 29-year-old Robert A. Lucero
Robert A. Lucero
Colorado State Patrol are asking for the public's help in finding 29-year-old Robert A. Lucero, accused of hitting and killing a man walking on I-76 near 88th Avenue on August 21st this year.
CSP reported, Lucero remained at the scene of the fatal accident but gave troopers a false name.
The Department of Corrections and Probations also seeks Lucero's arrest for parole gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-24730904750069957252011-09-07T01:20:00.002-06:002011-09-07T01:20:18.290-06:009NEWS: New child sex charges against former Walmart eye doctorgatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-2091766164361976962011-09-04T16:09:00.000-06:002011-09-04T16:09:25.113-06:0027 Year Old Man Dies at Phish Concert in Commerce City...At approximately 10:45 this morning, the Commerce City Police Department responded to Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, 6000 Victory Way, on a report of an unresponsive male on one of the fields.
The stadium, home to the Colorado Rapids, is the site of a three day concert series by the band PHISH. The complex has allowed overnight camping on the grounds for the concert goers.
A white male in his gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-10511348575196137142011-09-03T07:21:00.001-06:002011-09-03T07:21:45.686-06:0033 area youth graduate from Commerce City’s inaugural Police CampCampers learn how to conduct searches, take fingerprints
COMMERCE CITY, COLO. – A total of 33 youth graduated recently from Commerce City’s first Police Camp, held this summer in the foothills above Fort Collins.
Platoon B leader Peyton Smith dusts for fingerprints at a mock crime scene, one of the activities campers participated in during Commerce City’s inaugural Police Camp this summergatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-77129613981938203052011-09-03T07:10:00.001-06:002011-09-03T07:10:23.040-06:00Man dead after low-speed pursuitOn Friday, September 2, 2011, at about 5:23 a.m., a Morgan County deputy requested that Brighton officers check on the well-being of a man he planned to speak to later that day, who was reportedly staying at the Comfort Inn in Brighton.
When officers arrived at the motel, the subject of the welfare check was not present; a woman who had been with the subject at the motel informed officers the gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-57284138508382959622011-09-01T15:37:00.000-06:002011-09-01T15:37:01.226-06:00Attorney General announces lawsuit against Denver company involved in consumer restitution scamColorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that his office has filed a complaint against Denver-based RMI Associates on suspicion that the company fraudulently solicited customers that it could help them recover restitution related to a federal lawsuit the Office of the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission recently filed.
According to the complaint filed in Denver gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-45951926212811585662011-09-01T13:20:00.000-06:002011-09-01T13:20:24.882-06:00Commerce City FREE Crime Prevention Class...It’s that time of year again! Thursday, September 15th will be our next Quarterly Crime Prevention Class. The topic is Local Street Gangs, and it will be presented by Officer J. Jenkins and Officer D. Calvano of our Special Investigations Unit (SIU). This class will be held at 6:30pm at the Commerce City Civic Center (7887 E 60th Avenue), and is free. All are welcome to attend, bring your familygatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-78384615648984309702011-08-30T02:57:00.001-06:002011-08-30T18:32:32.031-06:00Thornton Police Officer Involved IncidentUPDATE: The Thornton Police Department has identified the suspect in the Felony Menacing/Domestic Violence incident occurring at 9793 Downing Street on 08-29-2011. Suspect is Carlos Jose Castro, Date of Birth: 08-24-1972 of 9793 Downing Street Thornton, CO. 80229. The suspect remains in critical condition at a local hospital. The case remains under active investigation by the Adams County gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-1576002478675342972011-08-30T02:47:00.000-06:002011-08-30T02:47:17.615-06:00Former Brighton Collegiate Teacher Sentenced...Adams/Broomfield county District Attorney, Don Quick, announced the sentencing of David Lange (dob: 12/7/70), a former Brighton Collegiate teacher, for the attempted sexual assault of a 14 year-old female student in 2009.
Lange pled guilty to Attempted Sexual Assault on a Child (F5) on June 17, 2011. Today, Adams County District Court Judge Jill-Ellyn Straus sentenced Lange to 10 years of Sex gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-87988426548692516142011-08-26T12:38:00.002-06:002011-08-26T12:38:20.923-06:00Visiting judge to hear Adams Co. paving scandal casesBy The Denver Post
A visiting judge will hear the four criminal cases in the Quality Paving scandal in Adams County.
The move was made official this morning after Judge C. Vincent Phelps issued a blanket order disqualifying all judges in Adams and Broomfield counties from hearing the cases in which former county and Quality Paving workers allegedly ripped off taxpayers for $1.8 million in work gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-30224024667266534022011-08-25T21:53:00.002-06:002011-08-25T21:53:57.215-06:00Adams County Sheriff and District Attorney 17th Judicial Intra-Government Statement...We received notice today that Adams County has filed an $8.6 million civil lawsuit in Federal Court against Quality Paving, Quality Resurfacing and former Adams County Public Works Employees. As documented in the Arrest Warrants filed over a year ago in July of 2010, during our investigation we identified over $8.5 million in criminal and non-criminal losses for Adams County.
The District gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-8665143331823398722011-08-25T21:08:00.000-06:002011-08-25T22:08:56.613-06:007NEWS: Adams Co. Files Suit Against Former Workers, ContractorsSuit Alleges Former Public Works Director Accepted $200,000 In Work On His Home
Adams County filed a federal lawsuit against seven of its former employees and contractors, alleging the group conspired to defraud the county of nearly $9 million in paving work.
The lawsuit, which says that the investigation was sparked by a series of CALL7 investigations, also accuses former Adams County Public gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-29003717372339689562011-08-24T19:06:00.005-06:002011-08-24T19:28:27.959-06:009NEWS: Apparent road rage incident ends with 40 stitches, felony charges (Commerce City)gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-28604128692055931532011-08-22T12:23:00.000-06:002011-08-22T12:23:37.875-06:00Adams County District Attorney - Fraud Alert.Fraud Alert going out to the seniors in Adams County... Click Here.gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-18870451496446372622011-08-22T12:07:00.000-06:002011-08-22T12:07:20.896-06:00Man killed on I-76 was hit by 2 cars...Last night around 9:10pm a man was walking in the left lane near 88th Avenue when a black 2006 Chrysler 300 hit him. Shortly after that a second car, a silver 1998 Honda Accord, also hit him. The man was kill at the scene. Officials are withholding the victims name until they can reach his family. Colorado State Patrol troopers have identified the Chrysler driver as Tyler Espinosa, 27, of Denver,gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-35092452905388673632011-08-20T09:49:00.000-06:002011-08-20T09:49:08.517-06:00Denver POST: Quality Paving VP paid $10,000 to Adams County official, lawyer claimsBy David Olinger and Kevin Vaughan, The Denver Post
A scandal surrounding the cozy relationship between a private paving company and Adams County officials took a bizarre turn Friday when a lawyer disclosed that a company vice president was prepared to testify that he paid a sitting commissioner $10,000 in cash.
The lawyer, Todd Calvert, also said in court that former Quality Paving vice gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-1849785613073829372011-08-19T20:07:00.002-06:002011-08-19T20:07:57.613-06:00Amber Alert for 3-year-old Wheat Ridge girlAn Amber Alert has been issued for a 3-year-old Wheat Ridge girl. Sarah Singleton was last seen at about 4:15 p.m. today, walking south from her home in the 3600 block of Upham Street. She was walking with an unknown white male. Sarah is about 3 feet tall and weighs 35 pounds with long, curly blonde hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a greenish or blue colored dress and white flip-flops. The mangatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-75164561355073348472011-08-19T19:16:00.000-06:002011-08-19T19:16:48.518-06:00Commerce City Residential Garage BurglariesThe Commerce City Police Department has observed an increase in residential burglaries in the month of August. The majority of theses burglaries are crimes of opportunity where residents are leaving there garage doors open and unattended. Items that have been taken are tools, motorized bikes, and bicycles.
These crimes can be prevented with some simple prevention tips:
• Never leave your gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-43348567079610392122011-08-18T15:20:00.000-06:002011-08-18T15:20:47.553-06:00District Attorney Don Quick: Maximum Penalty is Justice in Sears Case...17th Judicial District Attorney Don Quick announced today that Cristina Sears (DOB: 07/16/1965) was found guilty of killing her step-mother and attempting to murder her step-sister.
On December 22, 2009 at approximately 3:30 PM Aurora police responded to a residence on East 22nd Drive in Aurora, Adams County Colorado in reference to reports of an armed party and shooting of two people at that gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-39650838519377543012011-08-18T05:11:00.000-06:002011-08-18T05:11:35.089-06:00Denver POST: Colorado officials call for clarity in handling of rape casesBy Jessica Fender, The Denver Post
The district attorney for Adams and Broomfield counties is launching an extensive campaign to better train hospitals and other organizations on how to deal with confused or reluctant victims of sexual assault.
The effort in the 17th Judicial District also will address recent confusion over access to rape kits.
It follows, but is not directly related to, a gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-43208159669389904642011-08-17T14:14:00.002-06:002011-08-17T14:14:56.464-06:00Adams County Commissioner Erik Hansen quote regarding Assessor Gil Reyes..."It is my belief that it is time for Adams County Assessor Gil Reyes to step down. It is clear from the investigation by the State Division of Property Taxation that he has broken Colorado law and given unfair tax breaks to campaign contributors. Because Reyes has lost the trust of the citizens of Adams County, it is time for him to do the right thing and resign."gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-64319196633098567512011-08-17T12:53:00.000-06:002011-08-17T12:53:23.621-06:00Amber Alert issued for 15-year-old Aurora girlAn Amber Alert has been issued for a 15-year-old Aurora girl who police believe is with a 37-year-old man in a green Chevy Tahoe with Colorado license plate No. 616-XGD.
Aurora police seek help locating Jasmine Colleen-Ila Fike, 15, who is believed to be with Franky Lamont Session, 37. full detail click here...gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-4660159195812079462011-08-17T04:37:00.002-06:002011-08-17T04:37:58.889-06:007NEWS: Nursing Home Shake-Up Follows CALL7 InvestigationTom Burke and John Ferrugia, CALL7 Investigators
Woodridge Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Under New Management
Commerce City, Colo. -- Following a series of CALL7 Investigative reports, the state health department has fined a troubled nursing home in Commerce City more than $100,000 and forced sweeping changes to the facility's management.
"We saw a pattern of repeated complaints," gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-80105278512083853632011-08-17T04:02:00.004-06:002011-08-17T04:39:28.839-06:00Denver POST: All Adams County warehouses to be reappraised
Assessor Gil Reyes
By David Olinger, The Denver Post
Assessor Gil Reyes broke law, Colorado says
A state board voted unanimously Tuesday to reappraise every warehouse in Adams County after an investigation found Assessor Gil Reyes had favored campaign contributors.
The report, which was given to District Attorney Don Quick, concluded that Reyes, a Democrat, violated property-tax laws, butgatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-92095554645871630642011-08-16T14:38:00.000-06:002011-08-16T14:38:14.911-06:009 News: Reported child-custody battle results in assault {Commerce City}
Jayson Cluster
ADAMS COUNTY - Jayson Cluster is in police custody after an alleged child-custody issue led him to reportedly punch an older man several times.
According to Sergeant O'Neill with the Adams County Sheriff's Office, Cluster punched the 64-year-old man at least six to eight times in the 6600 block of East 78th Avenue in Commerce City. full story click here...gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-41968725104968876312011-08-12T16:10:00.000-06:002011-08-12T16:10:25.191-06:0019 Year-Old Sentenced in Auto/Motorcycle Collision17th Judicial District Attorney Don Quick announced that Joshua Wittig (DOB: 03/25/1992) was sentenced today for causing the death of a man in an automobile and motorcycle collision in Thornton, Colorado.
In the early hours of October 1, 2010 a SUV, driven by Wittig, was headed westbound in the eastbound lanes of the 3200 block of Thornton Parkway. A woman called 911 to report that Wittig had gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-48391601751149619232011-08-05T16:05:00.000-06:002011-08-05T16:05:06.725-06:00Denver POST: Budget problems hit Adams County Jail; space will be limitedBy Monte Whaley, The Denver Post
The Adams County Jail will soon limit the number of prisoners it will house from the county's cities because of budget and space problems.
The municipal bed-space restriction plan kicks in Aug. 15, with cities in Adams County getting a designated number of beds allotted for their prisoners based on the population of that jurisdiction.
Staff cutbacks at the gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-89063760716598418612011-08-05T15:07:00.000-06:002011-08-05T15:07:00.336-06:00Police Activity in Reunion {South Lawn} AreaYesterday officers responded to a report of a suicidal male with a handgun in the 10000 block of Salida Street.
Officers responding to the area established communications with and a perimeter around the house. In addition, the roadway was blocked to prevent cars and pedestrians from going past the house.
The man voluntarily walked out of the house and was taken into custody without further gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-45098422776323846722011-08-04T21:10:00.002-06:002011-08-04T21:10:29.947-06:00Second Brighton City Employee Arrested for Theft and Embezzlement
Quentin Rivera
Last Friday afternoon, July 29, after regular business hours, a City of Brighton employee reported she was the victim of a robbery at City Hall. The employee, Bernadette Haigh, reported cash and processed checks belonging to the City of Brighton, intended for bank deposit were taken.
The investigation by City of Brighton detectives determined the report was a hoax and Haigh tookgatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-54553763973131005212011-08-02T00:12:00.002-06:002011-08-02T00:12:42.672-06:00Adams County Assessor Gil Reyes Pleads Guilty
Adams County Assessor Gil Reyes
Adams County Assessor Gil Reyes plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of failure to report a gift of accepting Rockies tickets and was fined $300. The penalty could have been anywhere from $50 to $1000 fine.
The Denver Post reported that Reyes had three possible honorarium violations. The District Attorney’s Office investigated three allegations and during the gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-84296785498356088862011-08-01T14:22:00.003-06:002011-08-01T14:24:48.112-06:00Adams County Sheriff's Deputy David Morrow Fired...Adams County Sheriff's Deputy David Morrow, 28 has been fired. Morrow was arrested and charged for assaulting a fifteen year-old that resulted breaking the juvenile's jaw.
Deputy Morrow responded to a call about a large disturbance at 8790 Welby Road in Adams County on June 12th. One juvenile was issued a summons and released to a responsible adult and another juvenile, who appeared highly gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-68729362012557150102011-08-01T13:38:00.002-06:002011-08-01T13:47:00.580-06:00Brighton City Employee Arrested for Theft of Cash
Clarence Puller
Bernadette Haigh
Last Friday afternoon, July 29th, after regular business hours, a City of Brighton employee reported she was the victim of a robbery at City Hall. The employee, Bernadette Haigh, reported cash and processed checks belonging to the City of Brighton, intended for bank deposit were taken.
The investigation by City of Brighton detectives determined the report wasgatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-74234809657503089922011-07-30T09:05:00.000-06:002011-07-30T09:05:44.500-06:00Attorney General announces settlement with Westminster company behind deceptive ‘talk show’ infomercials and seminarsColorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that his office has reached a settlement with a Westminster-based company, Real Talk Network, David Allen Burke (DOB: 9/6/1967) and Melodie Rose Burke (DOB: 7/1/1969). The settlement permanently bars Real Talk Network and its principals from selling, marketing or advertising any debt-relief services. Real Talk Network also has agreed to pay gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-44856744116529004102011-07-26T17:56:00.000-06:002011-07-26T17:56:01.970-06:00Sex Assault Victims Not Required to Pay for Forensic ExamThe Division of Criminal Justice today reminds Coloradans that, under a law passed by the General Assembly in 2008, victims of sexual assault are not required to pay for a forensic examination administered by medical professionals, regardless whether the victim agrees to participate in a criminal investigation, says Nancy Feldman, Director of the Office for Victims Programs in the Colorado gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-43504692452724403082011-07-26T00:25:00.002-06:002011-07-26T00:25:42.347-06:00Attorney General announces 20-year sentence for Lakewood man who burglarized Front Range golf coursesColorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that a Broomfield County District Court judge has sentenced Marc Pierre Friel (DOB: 7/4/1966) to 20 years in prison in connection with a string of thefts from numerous individuals and golf courses along the Front Range. Friel received two 10-year prison sentences, to be served consecutively, after he pleaded guilty to two counts of theft, gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-35039059800088226402011-07-23T16:53:00.003-06:002011-07-23T16:55:17.242-06:00Missing Child in Commerce City Found Safe...UPDATE: The Commerce City Police Department is pleased to announce that 12 year old D’Koda Mathews has been found.
D’Koda was located approximately ½ mile southwest of his residence, in a field, where he had been hiding for most of the day. A worker in that area found the missing juvenile and called 911.
D’Koda had run away from home during the night, after being disciplined for fighting with a gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-85524849212737072152011-07-21T16:14:00.002-06:002011-07-21T16:14:58.713-06:00Perlmutter: Investigate Murdoch Empire for Foreign Corrupt Practices ViolationToday, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter called on the Department of Justice and the SEC to investigate Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation for alleged violations of U.S. law under the the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder and SEC Chief Mary Shapiro, Perlmutter indicated alleged News Corporation bribes of United Kingdom government officials to access private gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-78649703683263110752011-07-21T16:07:00.002-06:002011-07-21T16:07:14.328-06:00Broomfield Teacher/Coach Sentenced for Sexual Assault on Students
Travis Masse
17th Judicial District Attorney Don Quick announced today that a former Broomfield High School teacher and wrestling coach was sentenced for sexual misconduct against two students.
On May 2, 2011, Travis Masse (DOB: 06/19/1981) was found guilty by a Broomfield County jury of Sexual Assault on a Child by One in a Position of Trust/Pattern of Abuse (F3), and Sexual Assault on a gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-37745898881458463352011-07-21T00:10:00.002-06:002011-07-21T00:10:51.185-06:00Elizabeth Woman Pleads Guilty as Part of Mortgage Fraud SchemeKimberly K. White, age 38, of Elizabeth, Colorado, pled guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn last Friday (July 15, 2011) to one count of wire fraud related to a mortgage fraud scheme. White was named in a superseding indictment issued by a federal grand jury in Denver on May 20, 2010. White is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Blackburn on September 30, 2011.
According togatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-58366720329585754082011-07-19T15:20:00.001-06:002011-07-19T15:20:04.293-06:00Death in Reunion...On Saturday evening, July 16, a death of a male was reported to the Commerce City Police Department. The location was near Landmark Drive and 102cnd Avenue in the Reunion subdivision and was the reason for all the police activity that residents might have seen in the area. It is still an open investigation so no information can be released at this time. The police do not believe it to be a gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-32580496923621597082011-07-13T12:20:00.002-06:002011-07-13T12:20:18.714-06:009NEWS: 'Caylee's Law' may be introduced in Coloradogatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-7927814098394511132011-07-13T08:23:00.002-06:002011-07-13T08:23:56.967-06:009NEWS: Friend: Teen was 'pretty intoxicated' when punched by deputygatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-70693775638797250952011-07-12T18:21:00.000-06:002011-07-12T18:21:00.558-06:00Charges against an Adams County Sheriff’s Deputy for assaulting a fifteen year-old17th Judicial District Attorney Don Quick and Adams County Sheriff Doug Darr announce today the arrest and filing of charges against an Adams County Sheriff’s Deputy for assaulting a fifteen year-old.
On June 12, 2011 at approximately 1:10 AM, Adams County Sheriff Deputy Morrow responded to a call about a large disturbance at 8790 Welby Road in Adams County, Colorado. One juvenile was issued agatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-8330351494600658782011-07-12T02:13:00.002-06:002011-07-12T02:13:31.931-06:00Denver POST: Man bares buttock and gets spanked in Summit CountySummit County authorities say Jay Cromwell III, 38, of Commerce City showed his derriere on a public bus last Thursday night, and that was just the start of a bizarre altercation. Full Story Click Here...gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-78008705162297183202011-07-12T01:49:00.004-06:002011-07-12T01:51:00.657-06:00Brighton firefighter may have violated no contact ordergatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-12691490169443432162011-07-12T00:26:00.000-06:002011-07-12T00:26:16.120-06:00Drug Trafficking Ring - From Mexico to Warehouse in Commerce City...Jeffco Grand Jury Indicts 23 in $36M Drug Trafficking Ring
(GOLDEN, CO — July 11, 2011) A Jefferson County Grand Jury returned a 96-count indictment against 23 people suspected of being involved in a major drug trafficking ring in the Denver metropolitan area. The indictment was returned on June 3, 2011. It is estimated that this organization was bringing over 45,000 pounds of marijuana, with a gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-67726056903215244112011-07-11T18:13:00.000-06:002011-07-11T18:13:02.326-06:00Brighton Police Arrest Pool VandalsWith assistance from the public, Brighton police have identified and arrested six adults who trespassed the Brighton Oasis Water Park on Friday, June 17, 2011, threw pool furniture into the pool, and added an unknown liquid, later identified as dish soap.
Arrested in the incident were 20-year-old Augustus Meikle, of Hudson; 19-year-old Edgar Castro-Estrada, of Hudson; 19-year-old Scot gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-7851388075700243062011-07-10T06:08:00.001-06:002011-07-10T06:10:00.571-06:00FOX31: Missing Commerce City man found dead near Weld County train tracksgatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-10728688928957345552011-07-08T03:05:00.000-06:002011-07-08T03:05:41.321-06:00Attorney General announces $92 million multistate settlement with JPMorgan Chase to resolve bid-rigging allegationsColorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today $92 million multistate settlement with JPMorgan Chase to settle allegations that individuals working for subsidiaries of the financial holding company engaged in anticompetitive conduct in the municipal bond derivatives industry. The
$92 million multistate settlement is one component of a $228 million coordinated law enforcement and gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-38781777865835956082011-07-07T23:56:00.002-06:002011-07-07T23:56:41.540-06:00Commerce City Fireworks Complaints 2011...Commerce City Police: Between June 18 and July 5, 2011 CCPD responded to 127 fireworks complaints resulting in: 9 summonses and 14 warnings.gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-46855999265211730712011-07-07T17:19:00.002-06:002011-07-07T17:19:24.059-06:009NEWS: Casey Anthony to be free next Wednesdaygatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-83587798975160224802011-07-07T07:44:00.002-06:002011-07-07T07:44:29.262-06:009NEWS: Cash rewards offered for reporting animal abusegatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-30954165791723107242011-07-06T02:46:00.002-06:002011-07-06T02:46:40.066-06:00CBI’s annual 2010 Crime in ColoradoThe Colorado Bureau of Investigation today released CBI’s annual 2010 Crime in Colorado report, Director Ronald C. Sloan announced.
The report includes statewide crime statistics reported by Colorado law enforcement agencies and departments. An increase of 0.8 percent in total crimes was reported for 2010, although Colorado’s overall crime rate dropped.
The 2010 report shows a 3.4 percent gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-15176982476741754422011-07-03T00:53:00.000-06:002011-07-03T00:53:02.467-06:009NEWS: Tree trimmer killed by electrical wiregatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-32575688835060814392011-07-01T16:50:00.000-06:002011-07-01T16:50:03.756-06:004th of July Fireworks Message from the Colorado Division of Fire SafetyWhat's the busiest day of the year for firefighters?Answer: Throughout the nation, it's nearly always the 4th of July.
Of all fires reported, fireworks account for over half of those fires, said Kevin Klein, Director of the Division of Fire Safety.
"While fireworks are exciting to see, they are potentially dangerous and when misused can lead to serious injuries and devastating fires," he noted.gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-20261460441619121242011-07-01T16:45:00.003-06:002011-07-01T16:46:29.223-06:00Information Needed for Hit and Run Accident in Commerce CityOn June 13th 2011, approximately 0022 hours, the above described vehicle was involved in a property damage accident where the vehicle struck a attached garage to a residence, and two separate fence lines causing upward of 40k in damages. The vehicle fled the scene, and has been identified as a 99-06 GMC Sierra 2500 based on physical evidence at the scene and witness statements.
If you have any gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-34471095768973537212011-07-01T16:17:00.000-06:002011-07-01T16:17:11.377-06:00National Night Out brings neighbors togetherCitizens are encouraged to join their friends, family and neighbors in taking a stand against crime by organizing neighborhood activities in conjunction with this year's National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 2.
Held on the first Tuesday in August each year, this national event is designed to help curb local crime by bringing neighbors together in preventing crime in their neighborhoods. Now in itsgatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664799182640164541.post-80964223573786148062011-07-01T16:14:00.001-06:002011-07-01T16:15:20.805-06:00Commerce City Police Department conducts camp for youthsThe Commerce City Police Department is offering a unique, behind-the-scenes look at their profession to local youths age 11 to 14. Held in conjunction with the Parks & Recreation Department, the Police Camp for Teens is a three-day, two-night adventure into the world of law enforcement.
Members of the Commerce City Police Department will teach various classes during the camp including sessions gatewaynewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927162692831819846noreply@blogger.com0