Denver police said a person was seriously injured when an auto and standup scooter collided Thursday night in the vicinity of Broadway and Alameda Avenue. In Aurora, a pedestrian was seriously injured by a vehicle at East Colfax Avenue and Havana Street, police said.
Friday, July 4, 2025
SERIOUS INJURIES THURSDAY NIGHT
Thursday, July 3, 2025
LET'S BARK AND MEOW FOR DENVER'S FOSTER PET FAMILIES
Denver Public Health & Environment says on social media: "A shout-out to Denver Animal Shelter's amazing foster families! See how incredibly well the shelter's longest-stay pup, Woodstock, is doing in foster care, including getting some good nap time in with Mickey, the cat! Wanna add a new member to the family? Woodstock is waiting!" [Photos: Denver Public Health & Environment]
PRICKLY PEDESTRIAN
SAFEWAY ALBERTSON'S STRIKE EXPANDS
Union workers are on strike at more than 40 Safeway and Albertson's supermarkets in Colorado, primarily the Denver area, UFCW Local 7 reports. The walkouts started in mid-June.
SEEK CLUES IN HOUSE PARTY HOMICIDE
Police are seeking clues in a deadly shooting at a pre-dawn house party in Aurora.
Jose Alberto Bautista-Marquez, 35, died in the 1500-block of Dallas Street on Jan. 30, 2022.
"Numerous people who attended the house party have been interviewed," Aurora police said. "Detectives are interested in speaking with anyone who might have additional information."
Call Crime Stoppers (720) 913-7867.
ROYBAL-SMITH NOW FACING CHARGES IN AURORA HOMELESS SLAYINGS, TOO
Accused triple-murderer
It's three strikes for Ricky Lee Roybal-Smith, law enforcement officials announced Wednesday.
Accused of killing of his cellmate at the Downtown Denver Detention Center early Monday, Roybal-Smith now faces murder charges in the stabbing deaths of two homeless men in Aurora.
Roybal-Smith, 38, was booked into the Denver jail on unrelated charges, including a parole violation, on Sunday afternoon.
The homeless men were killed in separate attacks on Moline Street and Peoria Street early Sunday.
"Detectives have since confirmed the two crimes are connected and Roybal-Smith faces first-degree murder charges for both incidents," Aurora police said.
The accused triple-murderer has a lengthy criminal record. He was set to be transferred to the Adams County jail.
[Photo: Denver Police Department]
LIFE PLUS 16 YEARS IN LODO SLAYING
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
COLD CASE FILE: COLDEST UNSOLVED MURDERS
Officer Phillips
Six of the oldest, coldest unsolved murders in Colorado occurred in Denver and Boulder County in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century.
On July 16, 1889, John C. Phillips, a Denver police officer, was fatally shot in the chest by a suspected burglar.
"Officer Phillips was able to return fire but did not strike the suspect, who fled the scene and was never caught," according to the Officer Down Memorial Page. "Officer Phillips made it to a call box and called for help but succumbed to his injuries a short time later."
On Aug. 13, 1899, Denver officer William Griffiths was shot pursuing a suspect in the murder of fellow policeman Thomas Clifford that same day. The killer was believed to be a drunken soldier who left town.
Another Denver police officer, William H. Beck, was shot by a suspected burglar on 16th Street on May 2, 1908. Beck's killer fled.
The archives of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, meantime, list the Dec. 7, 1911, beating death of Charles Davenport, believed to be a transient, as its oldest cold case.
Davenport, 47, of Lander, Wyoming, was found beside a Lafayette railroad crossing - and a Boulder County coroner's jury determined he died from "blows inflicted by unidentified persons," according to the Rocky Mountain News.
The next oldest murder in the CBI's database is that of an unidentified man who died on New Year's Day 1912, also in Boulder County. "John Doe" was beloved to be about 60.
[Photo: Officer Down Memorial Page]
'DEATH IS MY SIDEKICK': CONVICTION IN HELLS LOVERS DOUBLE MURDER
A Denver jury Wednesday convicted Shon McPherson in the slaying of two men at the Hells Lovers Motorcycle Club, the DA's office said.
Three innocent bystanders were wounded in the Nov. 5, 2023, shooting on 33rd Avenue in the Park Hill neighborhood.
McPherson faces life in prison without parole for killing Michael David, 43, and Joshua Batts, 39, as well as other charges. He will be sentenced Aug. 11. The motto of the Hell's Lovers Motorcycle Club, a national organization, is "Death is my sidekick and the highway is my home." [Photo: Denver Police Department]
KICKIN' BACK
POLICE DETAIN STABBING SUSPECT
Denver police detained a person in a Tuesday night stabbing in the 2700-block of West 38th Avenue. The victim was transported to a hospital, officials said.
SERIOUS INJURIES IN PAIR OF I-25 MOTORCYCLE CRASHES
A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries in a hit-and-run crash Tuesday night at southbound I-25 and westbound Sixth Avenue, Denver police said. In a separate accident, two motorcycles and an auto collided at southbound I-25 and Park Avenue. One of the motorcyclists suffered serious injuries. The motorist remained on the scene.
POLICE SHOOT GUNMAN IN MONTEBELLO
UPDATE
Denver police shot and wounded a man welding a gun Tuesday night in the 4300-block of North Del Rio Court in Montebello. Chief Ron Thomas said police "don't know why he drew a weapon."
BRUSH FIRE AT DIA
A suspected lightning strike caused a brush fire Tuesday west of the main terminal at Denver International Airport. "There are no impacts to flight operations," airport officials said.
GUILTY OF MURDER
A city jury Tuesday convicted James Lee Sanchez, 32, of first-degree murder in the 2024 shooting death of a woman, the Denver DA's office said. Sanchez, who is being held at the Downtown Detention Center, faces a life sentence in state prison without parole for killing Desiree Terrazas, 39, during a domestic dispute. The crime occurred in the 2700-block of West Iliff Avenue on March 2, 2024, the DA said. Sentencing is set for Sept. 2.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
COLD CASE FILE: DENVER MOM OF THREE MISSING SINCE 1967
On the evening of July 24, 1967, Elaine Fauver, 38, left her home on Corona Street in Denver to visit a friend, who later told police she departed his residence in the company of another man.
Fauver has been missing ever since.
Her son located his mother's Chevrolet days later parked on East 17th Avenue, between Emerson and Ogden streets, as well as her purse and keys.
The divorced mother of three was employed by the Mountain States Telephone Company, according to a missing person database, the Charley Project.
Fauver was 5-foot-3, with brown eyes and hair and weighed 125 pounds, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. She was born on April 9, 1929.
TEACHER CHARGED
A former Commerce City teacher has been charged with felony sexual assault of a sixth-grade student almost a decade ago, police said Tuesday. The alleged crime occurred at Landmark Academy in 2016.
POLIS: U.S. SENATE VOTE 'SHAMEFUL'
Reacting to U.S. Senate passage of President Trump's "Big, Beautiful" tax cut bill, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, a Democrat, said "Republicans in the Senate voted to kick Americans off health care, raise costs on insurance, kill jobs, increase our deficit and debt, and make it harder for kids to access food. This shameful vote comes at the expense of hardworking Coloradans."
NOW IT'S MURDER! BOULDER FIREBOMB VICTIM, 82, DIES
UPDATE
Boulder city officials said Karen Diamond, 82, died of severe burns sustained in the horrific Pearl Street firebomb attack of June 1 - and the suspect now faces first-degree murder charges in the antisemitic crime.
Diamond passed away last week, the lone fatality. She was treated at the University Colorado Hospital burn unit in Aurora.
The Boulder County district attorney's office has identified 29 attack victims suffering various degrees of burns and injuries. Holocaust survivor, Barbara Steinmetz, 88, was among those hurt in the attack.
Colorado Governor Jared Polis said: "This loss is deeply felt by the Boulder community and our entire state, particularly within our strong Jewish community." District Attorney Michael Dougherty said: "Our office will fight for justice for the victims, their loved ones, and the community."
Shortly after the attack, Steinmetz, the holocaust survivor, said the crime “has nothing to do with the Holocaust, it has to do with a human being that wants to burn other people."
“It’s about what the hell is going on in our country,” the furious Steinmetz said on NBC. “What the hell is going on?”
"We’re Americans," she said. "We are better than this. That’s what I want them to know. That they be kind and decent human beings."
AUTO, SCOOTER CRASH; 1 HURT
A person suffered serious injuries Monday in a collision between an auto and a scooter in the vicinity of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Quebec Street, according to Denver police.
DENVER JAIL PRISONER ACCUSED OF KILLING CELLMATE
UPDATE
Denver police accused a prisoner at the Downtown Detention Center of killing his cellmate early Monday.
Ricky Lee Roybal-Smith, 38, faces charges of first-degree murder, police said. They did not disclose the manner of death nor the name of the dead inmate.
[9News reported Roybal-Smith "is a person of interest in a pair of fatal stabbings in Aurora the day prior." The 9News report couldn't be independently confirmed.]
Downtown Detention Center records show the 5-foot-6 Smith was booked into the jail Sunday on drug and motor vehicle charges as well as a parole violation.
POLICE IDENTIFY 'PERSON OF INTEREST' IN AURORA HOMELESS SLAYINGS
UPDATE The Aurora Police Department identified a "person of interest" in the slayings of two homeless men early Sunday. He was arrested Sunday afternoon in another jurisdiction and is being held on unrelated charges, police said Monday night. The killings are most likely connected "based on the timeline, proximity of locations, and similarities in injuries," police said. At 1:45 a.m. Sunday, police found a man suffering fatal stab wounds crumpled on the sidewalk in the 1500-block of Moline Street. Just before 6:30 a.m., police found another man near a bus stop on Peoria Street, south of East Colfax Avenue, also suffering fatal stab wounds.
"While the circumstances leading up to the fatal stabbings are not yet known - including whether the victims were specifically targeted because of their housing status - the department activated its Homeless Abatement and Relocation Team," police said. Regarding the person of interest in killings, police said: "We won’t release his identity unless he is formally arrested or charged in connection to these homicides." Police also disclosed that "investigators are actively following up on leads, including searching for and reviewing surveillance footage from the vicinity." If you have information, call the anonymous Crime Stoppers phone line at (720) 913-7867. Tipsters may be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000.CHAMPA WALL FALL
Denver police Monday closed Champa Street between Broadway and 2oth Street after the wall of a one-story commercial building collapsed onto parked autos. No injuries were reported.
Monday, June 30, 2025
POLICE ARREST 4, SEIZE GUNS, GRENADE AND DOPE
On June 17, the Denver police auto theft task force arrested four suspects in a stolen SUV in the vicinity of West 13th Avenue and Federal Boulevard and seized a variety of merchandise, including two AK-47 rifles, two handguns, an inert hand grenade and suspected fentanyl. The driver was a convicted felon and two of the occupants had active warrants. The SUV had no license plates.
SEEK CLUES IN NIGHT CLUB DRIVE-BY SLAYING
Aurora police are seeking information on a drive-by shooting that killed a man outside an East Colfax Avenue night club in the early hours of Aug. 11, 2024.
Witnesses said a blue sedan drove into the night club parking lot and opened fire. "Investigators believe the crowd was randomly targeted by the suspect or suspects," police said.
The Adams County Coroner’s Office identified the dead man as Rafael Rivera-Velez, 25, of Roma, Texas. Another man was injured in the hail of bullets. The club is located in the 11200-block of East Colfax Avenue.
"There is no suspect description and no additional information about the suspect vehicle. All investigative leads developed to date have been exhausted," police said in a June 6 statement.
EMERSON STREET SHOOTING
A man was shot Sunday night in the 1800-block of North Emerson Street in Denver and his injuries were considered "non-life threatening," police said.
Sunday, June 29, 2025
PRIDE DAY PARADE HITS 17TH STREET
Crowds gathered Sunday for Denver's annual Pride Day parade. This year's march ran along 17th Street due to construction of RTD's bus rapid transit line on the parade's usual route on East Colfax Avenue.
2 STABBED TO DEATH IN AURORA
Reports say two men were stabbed to death in Aurora early Sunday and police are investigating whether there is a connection.
The first fatal stabbing was reported in the 1600-block on North Moline Street.
The second stabbing was reported at a bus stop on Peoria Street near East Colfax Avenue, which is close to the North Moline Street crime scene.
TACO TRUCK FLIPS
Photo: Adams County Fire Rescue
A taco truck flipped Saturday night in a six-vehicle wreck on eastbound Highway 36 near Pecos Street and three people suffered minor injuries, Adams County Fire Rescue reported.
LEYDEN SHOOTING; COLFAX STABBING
A man was injured early Sunday in a shooting in the 3200-block of North Leyden Street, Denver police said. Police also reported a stabbing Saturday night near East Colfax Avenue and North Sherman Street. Also Saturday, a body was found outdoors near South Quebec Street and East Cornell Avenue. The coroner will investigate.
PRELUDE TO JULY 4: FIREWORKS MISCHIEF
Fireworks apparently caused a fire in a patch of prairie grass Saturday night in the vicinity of 108th Avenue and Havana Street in Commerce City, the South Adams County Fire Department said.
Saturday, June 28, 2025
DENVER ZOO DUBS BIG HORN RAMS
The Denver Zoo has awarded names to its desert big horn rams representing "the rugged landscapes they call home in the wild." "Dune, the largest and oldest at eight years old was named for the towering mounds of sand that shape the desert," the zoo says. "Mojave, or Mo, is six and his name is a nod to the Mojave Desert and Mojave National Preserve, where desert bighorn sheep roam. "Last but not least, four-year-old Zion's name honors Zion National Park, part of their native range and a site of successful reintroduction after the species was extirpated there in the 1960s."
KITCHEN FLAMES SCORCH SANTA FE DRIVE EATERY
Photo: Denver Fire Department
A kitchen fire Friday extended to the roof of a restaurant - formerly the popular El Noa Noa - on Santa Fe Drive near Seventh Avenue, the Denver Fire Department said. No injuries were reported.
POLICE SEEK 1ST AVE. BANK ROBBERY SUSPECT
Photo: Denver Police Department
This is the suspect in Wednesday's bank robbery in the 3600-block of East First Avenue in Denver. He "passed the teller a note demanding money" at about 12:15 p.m., police said. The suspect is described as a white man of thin build, 5-foot-11, between the ages of 20 and 28.
MOTORCYCLIST FACES CHARGES IN FATAL I-25 CRASH
A motorcyclist is facing vehicular homicide charges in the death of his passenger in Thursday night's crash on southbound I-25 near Park Avenue West, police said Friday. "Speeding appears to be a factor in this crash," police said.
ARREST 2 IN AURORA SLAYING
Aurora police arrested two suspects in a May 21 shooting that killed a man and injured a teenage boy, officials said Friday. The crime occurred in the 3100-block of Ursula Street. The suspects are both male, ages 17 and 18. The Adams County Coroner’s Office identified the dead man as Ernesto Jae Sandoval, 18, of Wheat Ridge.
Friday, June 27, 2025
HUNT CHERRY CREEK BURGLARY SUSPECT
Photo: Denver Police Department
Denver police launched a dragnet for a suspect in a wave of burglaries and auto thefts in the Cherry Creek area. The crime spree commenced in April. The suspect is a white man in his 30s or 40s, average height and medium build, police said.
LADDERS UP AT GRANT ST. HIGH-RISE FIRE
Denver firefighters extinguished a blaze Friday afternoon on the seventh floor of a building at 12th Avenue and Grant Street, officials said. No injuries were reported.
33 YEARS IN SLAMMER FOR WEST DENVER GANG BOSS
"In numerous instances, innocent bystanders who had nothing to do with the inter-gang feuds were the victims of this violence," the DA's Office said.
POLIS ASSAILS 'SAD' U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISION
Calling it "a sad day," Colorado Governor Jared Polis assailed Friday's U.S. Supreme Court decision that curbs the ability of lower courts to overrule a president's executive orders.
The high court's action clears the way for the White House to proceed with efforts to withhold birthright citizenship and press on with other presidential actions.
Said Polis: "President Trump’s unlawful executive order and this decision weakens our ability to preserve well-established constitutional rights, creating a patchwork where rights might be upheld in some states and rolled back in others.
"Colorado will continue fighting to defend our constitution no matter who is in Washington, and these constant attacks on our Constitutional rights will not go unnoticed."
TOTAL LOSS: BLAZE BROILS AUTO NEAR 88TH AND I-76
Photo: South Adams County Fire Department
The South Adams County Fire Department extinguished an auto fire early Friday near 88th Avenue and I-76 in Commerce City. "One vehicle with heavy fire in the engine, no extension to nearby trees, no occupants, and cause of the fire is undetermined." the fire department said on social media. Tower 24 and Engine 23 responded.
ARREST IN QUINCE STREET SHOOTING
Denver police arrested a suspect for investigation of first-degree assault with a deadly weapon in Thursday night's shooting in the 700-block North Quince Street. The suspect is a man, aged 25. "The shooting appears to have stemmed from an altercation involving people known to each other," police said Friday. "Victim's injuries are non-life threatening." The shooting victim drove to the hospital.
MEOW-OUCH: NEW HOURS FOR SHELTER'S VAX CLINIC
WRECK SHUTS DOWN I-25 NEAR PARK AVE.
Two people were injured when a motorcycle and auto collided Thursday night on southbound I-25 near Park Avenue West in Denver, police said. Sections of the road were closed for about three hours. In other incidents Thursday night, police reported a stabbing in the vicinity of East Colfax Avenue and Logan Street and a shooting in the 700-block of North Quince St.
Thursday, June 26, 2025
PAIN IN THE ASH
SECOND MAN CHARGED IN ERICA LONG KIDNAP; HE'S FROM VEGAS
UPDATE
Authorities in Nevada arrested a second suspect in the Internet luring and disappearance of Aurora teen Erica Long, police said Thursday.
Long, 14, was found safe Wednesday at the Las Vegas home of Cameron Scruggs, 25, who faces charges of kidnapping in Colorado and a related crime in Nevada, Aurora Police Commander Marc Paolino said at a news conference.
"This whole situation came about from chat rooms and social media," Paolino said.
Paolino said Long left her home early on June 16 in the company of a man named Christian Williamson, 26, of Kremmling, Colorado, who faces Internet crime charges in the dramatic case. Williamson and Long then checked into a hotel in Lakewood on June 16 and Scruggs met them June 17 and drove Long to Nevada, Paolino said. Authorities also investigated the possibility of a "female accomplice," he said. Long was last seen by her family on the evening on June 15, Father's Day. Her parents later found a journal detailing a plan to run away, providing leads for investigators, Paolino said.
EXPECT RTD RAIL DELAYS SATURDAY
Rail workers will perform maintenance at Denver Union Station on Saturday, disrupting the regular schedule, RTD says.
DIA ANTICIPATES BUSY HOLIDAY
The Independence Holiday is approaching. Denver International Airport anticipates about 900,000 travelers will pass through security lines through July 7. Arrive at least two hours before your flight, DIA officials advise.
POLICE CHARGE MAN IN ERICA LONG DISAPPERANCE
UPDATE
Police filed Internet crime charges against Christian Williamson, 26, in the Father's Day disappearance of Erica Long, 14, of Aurora, who has been found safe in Las Vegas. The suspect was being detained in Grand County, Colorado, about 120 miles northwest of Aurora. His home is in Kremmling. Colorado. "Investigators learned about prior communication between Christian and Erica dating back several months," Aurora police said. "Additional charges related to her disappearance are expected. The investigation remains active and ongoing." Aurora police were working with Las Vegas authorities "regarding a possible suspect there, as well as efforts to bring Erica home."
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
MISSING TEEN ERICA LONG FOUND SAFE IN LAS VEGAS, SUSPECT IN CUSTODY
UPDATE
Police announced Wednesday evening that missing Aurora teen Erica Long has been found safe in Las Vegas - and a suspect is in custody.
Long, 14, who also goes by the name Ember, was last seen on Father's Day.
"ERICA HAS BEEN FOUND AND IS SAFE," Aurora police said on social media just after 5 p.m. Police also disclosed "a 26-year-old man was identified as being involved and detained. He gave investigators information that Erica was in Las Vegas, NV. Charges are pending against that man." Las Vegas police and agents from the FBI's Las Vegas field office located the teen. Colorado's Kremmling Police Department and Grand County Sheriff's Office played key roles in solving the case as did federal law enforcement, Aurora police said. "The investigation is ongoing, with multiple jurisdictions," Aurora police said. On Tuesday, Long's family issued a statement saying "Erica, we love you!" and appealing for her return. They also offered a reward of up to $5,000 for information on the teen's whereabouts. Long left her home near East Dry Creek Drive and South Gartrell Road in Aurora at 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, June 15. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation worked with Aurora police early on in the case. The CBI issued an "Endangered Missing Alert." The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children also issued an alert.
POP GOES YOUR TIRE ... IN THE ROCKIES
Denver's Office of Emergency Management cautions travelers that "road trips are great—until your tire pops in the mountains with no service." Plan carefully. Let someone know your route and estimated time of arrival before departing. Pack provisions, such as a first aid kit, flashlight and batteries, bottled water and snacks, jumper cables, a cell phone charger and blankets for chilly mountain nights. And make sure your spare tire and jack are good to go.
HE'S THE COLFAX IN COLFAX AVENUE
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Denver's famed Colfax Avenue is named for Schuyler Colfax, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives during the Civil War and vice president under Ulysses S. Grant.
"Colfax had visited Denver in 1865, and locals may have named the street after him to gain national support from the prominent Indiana congressman for Colorado's ongoing statehood initiative," according to Wikipedia.
If so, it worked. Colorado won statehood in 1876, during the Grant presidency - and Grand Avenue (not to be confused with downtown Denver's Grant Street) was renamed Colfax Avenue.
FIRE AT CONEJOS AND LOWELL
Fire broke out early Wednesday at a home under renovation at Conejos Place and Lowell Boulevard in Denver.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
MISSING TEEN ERICA'S FAMILY APPEALS 'PLEASE COME HOME'
The parents of missing Aurora teen Erica Long - who vanished on Father's Day - are appealing for her safe return, saying "We love you, forever and always."
Long, 14, left her home near East Dry Creek Drive and South Gartrell Road at 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, June 15. Her family is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to her safe return.
"Erica, we love you! We are so worried about you, and we miss you—your card tricks, your artwork and your insight, your pats on dad’s hat and even your pats on my head," Long's family said in a statement distributed by Aurora police Tuesday. "We also see you and know you’re in pain. Qbert. We call Qbert. Please come home. We hope you’re safe. We love you, forever and always, Love Mom and Dad,” the statement said. Long, who also goes by the name Ember, is 5-foot-4, 130 pounds with shoulder-length brown hair. She sports a Henna tattoo on her left forearm. Call police at (303) 627-3100 if you have information.
TEXAS COPS NAB FUGITIVE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WANTED IN AURORA WIFE SHOOTING
Photo: Texas Department of Public Safety
Police in south Texas arrested a fugitive tow truck driver wanted by Aurora police on charges of shooting and wounding his wife, officials said Tuesday.A Texas state trooper stopped Juan Carlos Rivera Garcia, 42, and another man near the Mexican border in an SUV. Gracia's wife suffered multiple gunshot wounds inside a home on East Virginia Place in Aurora on June 16 - and he fled in a black, white and gray flatbed tow truck. The Aurora Police Department's fugitive and narcotics unit developed information that Garcia was headed toward the border and alerted law enforcement agencies in other states. Garcia, a native of Honduras, was booked into the Maverick County, Texas, jail last Thursday. He will be extradited to Colorado and faces charges of attempted murder, assault, child abuse and domestic violence.
POLICE SHOOT, KILL GUNMAN NEAR SCHOOL
UPDATE
Police killed a gunman during a foot chase near Kepner Beacon Middle School, Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said early Tuesday.
The gunman "fired at the officers as he was fleeing the officers," the chief said. "The officers then opened fire."
Two Denver officers and a school safety officer were involved in the shooting, which occurred late Monday in the 900-block of South Hazel Court.
They were dispatched to the school to investigate a man and woman on the property. The woman left the area.
BUSY NIGHT FOR DENVER POLICE
A stabbing Monday night injured a person near East Colfax Avenue and North Washington Street in Denver, police said. In a separate incident, a collision between a motorcycle and an auto resulted in a serious injury near West 10th Avenue and North Federal Boulevard.
Monday, June 23, 2025
GOOD SAMARITANS PULL DRIVER FROM FLAMING TRUCK THAT FLEW OFF I-76
Good Samaritans rescued the driver of a flaming truck that sped off I-76, struck a guardrail, plunged off an overpass - and exploded, Adams County Fire Rescue said. "Bystanders quickly stepped in, pulling the driver from the burning vehicle and beginning CPR," fire officials said. The driver was transported to a hospital from Sunday night's fiery crash finale on Tennyson Street. Adams County Engine 12 was the first fire crew on the scene. The Westminster Fire Department also responded to the wreck.
FBI JOINS HUNT FOR MISSING TEEN ERICA LONG
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security have joined the investigation into the disappearance of Aurora teen Erica Long, police said.
Long, 14, left her home near East Dry Creek Drive and South Gartrell Road at 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, June 15 and was last sighted in the vicinity of E-470 and Gartrell.
"Our detectives continue to work diligently, following up on every lead, but we still don’t know where she is," Aurora police said. The missing teen, who also goes by the name of Ember, is 5-foot-4, 130 pounds with shoulder-length brown hair and a Henna tattoo on her left forearm. Long's family is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to her safe return, police said.
POLICE SEEK CRAZED KNIFE-WIELDING MAN
Denver police are urgently seeking a knife-wielding man accused of menacing. No one was injured in the June 19's crazed confrontation in the 3100-block of South Tamarac Drive. The frightening scene was snapped at about 8 p.m., police said.
MAN CONVICTED IN HOT SAUCE SLAYING
UPDATE
A jury Monday convicted George Vigil of manslaughter in the stabbing death of his uncle during an argument and scuffle over hot sauce.
Vigil, 20, faces 2 to 6 years in state prison, according to the Denver DA's office. His sentencing is set for Aug. 22. The jury in the four-day trial deliberated for five hours.
The fatal attack over the bottled condiment occurred Sept. 22, 1994, at a home on North Federal Boulevard near West 23rd Avenue.
A police probable cause statement said Vigil was known to carry a switchblade.
DA John Walsh called the crime "senseless."
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