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Aurora police see 80% increase in ‘puffing’ car thefts, an illegal activity in state law
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Aurora police see 80% increase in ‘puffing’ car thefts, an illegal activity in state law

By Rachel Saurer | KDVR-TV Fox 31 News While Colorado continues to see frigid temperatures across the state, police are warning drivers about the dangers of “puffing.” The Aurora Police Department has reported an 80% increase in thefts from puffing compared to the same time in 2024. From January to February 2025, the department has seen 30 cases. The month before that, they saw 15. “That number is probably going to go up in our next reporting period just because of the very cold days that we are experiencing right now,” said Agent Matthew Longshore, a spokesperson for Aurora police. READ THE FULL STORY AT KDVR-TV FOX 31 NEWS
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Aurora police say teen faked attempted robbery, shot himself
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Aurora police say teen faked attempted robbery, shot himself

By Christa Swanson | CBS Colorado Aurora police provided an update on a shooting in Montview Park, stating the teenager involved shot himself in the hand. Initially, the 15-year-old reported to police that he was inside the park around 11:30 p.m. Saturday when he was approached by two unknown men. He said the men reportedly tried to rob him at gunpoint and shot him in the hand when he tried to fight back. He was driven to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening wounds. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Drunk man arrested for throwing snowballs at children at Colorado ski resort
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Drunk man arrested for throwing snowballs at children at Colorado ski resort

By Lindsey Grewe | KKTV-TV CBS 11 News A drunk man’s day on the slopes ended in jail after he allegedly started yelling and throwing snowballs at children at a Colorado ski resort. Deputies responded to the base of Keystone Ski Resort on Feb. 1 on reports of a man harassing two young girls waiting for their dad to get out the restroom. READ THE FULL STORY AT KKTV-TV CBS 11 NEWS
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Douglas County deputies reunite with family they saved from crash with stolen vehicle
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Douglas County deputies reunite with family they saved from crash with stolen vehicle

By Alliyah Sims | KDVR-TV Fox 31 News Quick work and thinking by Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies protected a family of pedestrians from getting hit by a driver in a stolen vehicle at a grocery store. FOX31 spoke exclusively with them about their heroic actions after reuniting with the family they saved. Deputies Trent Hoffman and Connor Lacey face new challenges every day at work. “I don’t know what I’m going to run into,” said Lacey. “Who I’m going to find.” READ THE FULL STORY AT KDVR-TV FOX 31 NEWS
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For murdering his mother, Greeley man gets life in prison without parole
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For murdering his mother, Greeley man gets life in prison without parole

By Brooke Williams | KDVR-TV Fox 31 News A man from Greeley was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for shooting and killing his mother over two years ago. Andrew Sweatt, 28, was convicted of first-degree murder by a Weld County jury on Wednesday after an eight-day trial. According to a press release from the 19th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, Sweatt shot his mother 10 times on Dec. 8, 2022. The mother, Angela Eyestone, was found unresponsive when police arrived and was pronounced dead at a hospital. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Denver police investigate string of shootings into vehicles along I-225 and I-25
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Denver police investigate string of shootings into vehicles along I-225 and I-25

By Gabby Easterwood | KDVR-TV Fox 31 News Denver police are investigating a string of shootings along Interstate 225 and Interstate 25 early Wednesday morning. Denver police said on Feb. 5, between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m., they received approximately five reports of felony menacing with shots fired by a driver of a vehicle along I-225 in Aurora and I-25 in Denver. Detectives believe they have located and secured the suspect vehicle connected to these incidents. One of the victim’s vehicles was Terrell Padilla’s Honda. READ THE FULL STORY AT KDVR-TV FOX 31 NEWS
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Idaho Springs police revisit cold case of teenager Beth Miller 42 years after disappearance
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Idaho Springs police revisit cold case of teenager Beth Miller 42 years after disappearance

By Spencer Wilson | CBS Colorado A Colorado mountain missing persons case for a teenage girl has been cold for 42 years, but there is renewed effort to learn what happened since her disappearance happened decades ago.  Beth Miller was 14 years old when she went missing from Idaho Springs. Investigators believe she went for a jog and never returned home to her family in the small mountain town. Now, Idaho Spring Police Department is revisiting one of the cases that's haunted its community for decades.  Sgt. Ryan Frost took the case after the chief of police said it was going to be a priority for them to get some answers. The issue is there's still not a lot to go on without help from the community on a case that hasn't been touched for a long time.  READ THE FULL STORY AT C...
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Two found deceased in storm drainage tunnel in Fort Collins
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Two found deceased in storm drainage tunnel in Fort Collins

By Jennifer McRae | CBS Colorado Fort Collins police told CBS News Colorado that two people were found deceased in a storm drainage tunnel early Monday morning. Officers were called to the location under College Avenue about 3:30 a.m. The person told police that there were two people unresponsive in a tent that was set up inside the tunnel. Law enforcement and emergency personnel believe they likely got into the tunnel by crawling under safety gates at the opening. Police said the two found deceased were previously contacted on several occasions by members of the Homeless Outreach and Proactive Engagement team "in an effort to direct them to various city resources." READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Moms for Liberty leader targeted after El Paso Democratic Party vice chair’s call to ‘choose violence’
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Moms for Liberty leader targeted after El Paso Democratic Party vice chair’s call to ‘choose violence’

By Jen Schumann | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice Kristy Davis woke up to an email that made her stomach drop. "Where you live, worthless c$#!? I have a sharp blade to stick in your worthless neck." Less than 24 hours earlier, El Paso County Democratic Party First Vice Chair Rob Rogers had posted online: "Being nice is overrated. Just find a good lawyer and choose violence." Davis, the El Paso County chapter president for Moms for Liberty (M4L), doesn’t believe it was a coincidence. "While I cannot definitely tie the death threat to the vice chair, the timing is just really suspect," Davis said. The Colorado Springs Police Department provided Davis with a case number. But beyond that, no action has been taken. "Law enforcement provided me with a case ...
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Top Aurora police crime analyst faces nine counts of official misconduct: ‘I shouldn’t have done it’
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Top Aurora police crime analyst faces nine counts of official misconduct: ‘I shouldn’t have done it’

By Brian Maass | CBS Colorado The Aurora Police Department's top crime analyst, Frank Fredericks, 60, was charged this week with nine counts of official misconduct. In a phone call Wednesday evening, Fredericks admitted he used department computers for non-law enforcement purposes. "I ran a query on my husband to obtain a VIN on a vehicle that is in his name. Is it wrong, yes," said Fredericks. "I shouldn't have done it." Court records show the nine charges were filed Monday and stem from incidents between March 22, 2023, and April 29, 2024. Fredericks resigned from the Aurora Police Department June 17, 2024, after about 18 months on the job. He said he resigned due to a difference of opinion with APD command staff over an internal reorganization. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS ...
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