Author: Kirk Mitchell
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Denver man arrested after allegedly shooting, killing teen in marijuana-filled backyard
Denver police have arrested a 48-year-old man accused of shooting two teenagers who apparently were trying to steal marijuana plants from his backyard. One 15-year-old boy was killed and a 14-year-old was wounded and possibly paralyzed. Keith David Hammock allegedly shot the teens with a .22-caliber rifle from a second-story window of a home at…
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Armed mannequin reported in Aurora park actually dead man
Aurora police are investigating an unusual case in which a 911 caller reported seeing a mannequin armed with a weapon. But the figure was actually the body of a male who apparently died of a gunshot wound. Police consider the incident as a “suspicious death,” according to a news release by Aurora police spokeswoman Crystal…
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Snow snarls I-70 traffic in mountains west of Denver
Snow-packed and icy roads triggered accidents and road closures in the mountains while it rained on a chilly Thursday morning in the Denver metro area. Interstate 70 was closed near Silverthorne following accidents, but the highway was reopened around 6 a.m., according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Chain laws are in effect for buses,…
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Man accused of trespassing at Broncos training center, threatening John Elway
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man posing as a Denver Broncos owner was arrested for trespassing after he threatened to “get” Broncos General Manager John Elway, authorities said Thursday. Cordell Eric Robinson, 36, was charged with second-degree trespassing, a…
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Denver TV station executive arrested, accused of internet luring of a child
A KCNC-Channel 4 executive has been charged with internet luring of a child after he was accused of offering to pay an underage girl to watch him masturbate, authorities say. John Edward Cushing, the creative marketing director at the CBS affiliate, was arrested Sept. 14 and later released on a $10,000 bond, according to Pam…
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Gay woman sues Boulder Whole Foods claiming homophobic abuse
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On a routine basis, Jennifer Johnston’s boss at Whole Foods in Boulder would ask her whether she thought a certain person in the store was gay. Her boss had concluded that Johnston, a graphic artist…
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Graphic artist challenges Colorado law she says forces her to promote same-sex marriage
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado graphic designer who creates custom websites filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging a Colorado law she says forces her to promote same-sex ceremonies against her religious beliefs. The lawsuit was filed on behalf…
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Pedestrian on train tracks killed in Denver
A person who was on train tracks in southwest Denver was struck and killed by a southbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train early Tuesday morning, officials say. The identity and gender of the victim has not been released. The mixed-load train just leaving Denver on its way to Pueblo when it struck the pedestrian…
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Denver Post reporter struck and killed by car
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an investigation of vehicular homicide in the death Wednesday night of Denver Post reporter Colleen O’Connor. Jesus Carreno is also under investigation for drunken driving, Denver police…
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Fake Colorado doctor charged with sexual assault, criminal impersonation
A 36-year-old Denver surgical tech who posed as a doctor and ran his own clinic has been arrested on charges of criminal impersonation, unauthorized practice of medicine, sexual assault and child abuse. Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey’s Office has charged Carlos Hernandez Fernandez with 10 felonies and three misdemeanors, according to a news release by Lynn Kimbrough,…