Kieran Nicholson – The Denver Post https://www.denverpost.com Colorado breaking news, sports, business, weather, entertainment. Mon, 04 Sep 2023 00:40:18 +0000 en-US hourly 30 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cropped-DP_bug_denverpost.jpg?w=32 Kieran Nicholson – The Denver Post https://www.denverpost.com 32 32 111738712 Two suspects arrested in connection to Aurora shooting death https://www.denverpost.com/2023/09/02/aurora-shooting-death-two-suspects-arrested/ Sun, 03 Sep 2023 00:36:03 +0000 https://www.denverpost.com/?p=5789033 Two suspects have been arrested in connection to a shooting death in Aurora’s Dayton Triangle neighborhood.

Donald Howard, 18, and Jordan Zachary Leday, 27, both face a first-degree murder charge as suspects in the Monday shooting of a 20-year-old victim in the 1500 block of South Galena Way, the Aurora Police Department said in a news release.

Howard was arrested Wednesday by the Regional Anti-Violence Enforcement Network as part of a Colorado Organized Crime Control Act investigation. Leday was arrested Wednesday on an outstanding warrant by Aurora police. An investigation is ongoing.

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Aurora homicide suspect arrested; allegedly beat man to death at RTD station https://www.denverpost.com/2023/09/02/aurora-homicide-suspect-arrested-allegedly-beat-man-to-death-at-rtd-station/ Sat, 02 Sep 2023 23:01:06 +0000 https://www.denverpost.com/?p=5788903 A homicide suspect has been arrested in connection to a death at an RTD rail station.

On Wednesday officers responded to a report of a robbery at the RTD Nine Mile Station, 3181 S. Parker Road, according to an Aurora Police Department news release.

A light rail conductor reported to RTD dispatch there was an unconscious man lying on the tracks, an open backpack and personal items were also on the tracks, the release said. The man was taken to a hospital where he died Friday morning.

Daniel Maxine Tivet, 34, was arrested Friday afternoon on investigation of second-degree murder and robbery, police said. Evidence from the scene suggests the man died from injuries suffered in a fist fight with Tivet on the light rail platform. The victim will be identified by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office after family is notified. An investigation is ongoing.

An advisement hearing for Tivet is scheduled Tuesday morning in Arapahoe County.

 

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I-70 reopens at Denver West after ice cream truck fire is out https://www.denverpost.com/2023/09/02/semi-truck-ice-cream-fire-road-closed-i-70/ Sat, 02 Sep 2023 22:34:52 +0000 https://www.denverpost.com/?p=5788933 The eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 have reopened at Denver West near Golden after a semi-truck fire was doused.

The truck was hauling a load of ice cream, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. Drivers were urged to avoid the area, traffic was detoured.

At 5 p.m. the sheriff’s office reported that the fire was out and the highway had reopened.

Firefighters with West Metro Fire Protection District doused the fire.

 

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Man shot at Northglenn garage sale is in critical condition https://www.denverpost.com/2023/09/02/northglenn-garage-sale-shooting/ Sat, 02 Sep 2023 17:43:40 +0000 https://www.denverpost.com/?p=5786617 A man is in critical condition at a hospital after being shot multiple times at a garage sale in Northglenn.

The shooting happened just after 3:30 p.m. Friday in the 1500 block of Kennedy Drive, according to the Northglenn Police Department.

A “person of interest” had been “detained as part of the investigation,” police said.

Gabby Easterwood, of Fox31, reports that the shooting happened at a garage sale.

An investigation is ongoing.

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Small plane makes emergency landing in open field on golf course in Douglas County https://www.denverpost.com/2023/09/02/small-plane-emergency-landing-douglas-county-golf-course/ Sat, 02 Sep 2023 17:13:42 +0000 https://www.denverpost.com/?p=5786184 The pilot of a small plane made an emergency landing on an open field in Douglas County Saturday morning, the plane flipped after touching down.

The pilot of a Cessna 172S and a passenger escaped injury, South Metro Fire Rescue said on X at 6:47 a.m.

The hard landing happened south of Lincoln Avenue and east of Oswego Street on the Meridian Golf Course. No fire or fuel spill occurred. The plane departed runway 17R at Centennial Airport prior to the emergency landing.

The aircraft flipped over about 50 yards after touching down, South Metro Fire Rescue said. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.

 

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Denver weather: Heat continues on the plains, scattered storms in the mountains https://www.denverpost.com/2023/09/02/denver-weather-heat-continues-scattered-storms-mountains/ Sat, 02 Sep 2023 16:48:47 +0000 https://www.denverpost.com/?p=5785819 Skies will be partly sunny over Denver as the heat continues.

The high temperature in the city on Saturday will top out near 95 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible Saturday afternoon in the mountains, with brief winds gusting to 40 mph, rainfall is likely to be light. Hot and dry weather is expected on the plains with temperatures in the mid-90s.

Tonight in Denver skies will be mostly cloudy, with a low temp near 65 degrees.

On Sunday in the city there’s a 20% chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, skies will be mostly sunny and the high will hit near 92 degrees, according to the weather service. Sunday night the 20% chance for precipitation lingers in the area until 1 a.m., mostly cloudy skies will begin to gradually clear and the low temp will be around 61 degrees. Winds could gust to about 20 mph.

Monday — Labor Day — there’s a 10% chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms, the high temperature will be about 91 degrees. Winds are expected to gust to 24 mph.

Storms are in the mountain forecast on Sunday and Monday, with isolated storms over the plains. Drier conditions are expected from Tuesday through the rest of the week, the weather service said, with just a slight chance of storms in and along the foothills.

 

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Scorching hot Denver sets record-high temp with 99 degree mark https://www.denverpost.com/2023/09/01/denver-sets-record-high-temp-99-degree-mark/ Sat, 02 Sep 2023 03:00:17 +0000 https://www.denverpost.com/?p=5776203 September weather in Denver is off to a red hot, record breaking start.

Denver hit a record high temperature at 2:57 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, with a 99 degree reading at Denver International Airport, according to the National Weather Service.

The previous record-high temp for the date, 98 degrees, was set in 2019. The forecast high for the city on Saturday is 96 degrees. The record-high temp for Denver on Sept. 2 is 100 degrees, also set in 2019.

 

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Body of missing Colorado climber found in Glacier National Park https://www.denverpost.com/2023/09/01/adam-fuselier-missing-climber-glacier-national-park/ Sat, 02 Sep 2023 01:38:51 +0000 https://www.denverpost.com/?p=5776170 The body of a missing climber, a man from Castle Pines, was found Friday in Glacier National  Park.

National Park Service crew members at about 11 a.m. Friday found the body of 32-year-old Adam Fuselier on Reynolds Mountain in Montana, according to a GNP news release. The cause of death is under investigation.

Tips from hikers who had earlier contact with Fuselier helped narrow the search area, the release said. The family last heard from Fuselier on Tuesday afternoon. Rangers were alerted Wednesday morning that he was overdue from his climb. Rangers located his vehicle at Logan Pass later that day.

A ground search for Fuselier began Wednesday in rainy, windy and foggy weather. On Friday, two helicopters, 50 searchers and a dog team searched for Fuselier. Glacier National Park staff expressed condolences to the Fuselier family.

 

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Six people arrested after apparent fake hostage situation, police shooting in Denver https://www.denverpost.com/2023/09/01/body-camera-footage-police-shooting-denver-york-street/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 21:32:18 +0000 https://www.denverpost.com/?p=5775752 Denver police arrested six people overnight Aug. 25 after a police pursuit that led to a forced stop, a fake hostage situation and a police shooting in the Cole neighborhood.

Denver police on Friday released body camera footage from two police officers who responded to the scene of the forced crash that appears to show a man holding a woman hostage and threatening to kill her before an officer shot the suspect.

However, Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas at a news conference said the man and the woman were known to each other and that the pair planned the hostage situation to dupe police and try to escape arrest.

The incident happened about 11:20 p.m. Aug. 25 in the 3500 block of York Street, police said.

Body camera footage from two officers released Friday shows shots being fired at police from inside a pickup truck as police were pursuing suspects in the truck.

In footage from the body camera worn by the officer who shot the suspect, the officer is seen pursuing the truck at a high speed as shots are fired from the truck and the officer, in a patrol SUV, bumps the truck, causing it to roll and come to stop on its side.

Several officers surround the truck and yell out commands for the four people, two men and two women, inside the truck to show their hands and come out of the truck, for about 15 minutes. Then, a man, identified Friday by police as Keith Michael Mosley, 35, emerges from the truck while pretending to hold a gun to the woman’s head.

“I’m going to kill this bitch,” Mosley is heard saying in footage from the body camera worn by another officer at the scene. “I’m gonna kill her.”

In the dark of night and because they were standing some yards away, , officers believed Mosley to be armed, police said.

The pair are seen in the body camera footage heading south away from the truck, with officers screaming for them to stop and show their hands to no avail. The suspect and woman go behind a chain link fence and are on private property between two homes when the officer with a rifle fires one shot, hitting the suspect. The man and woman fall to the ground.

The woman, crying, tells police she has the gun. “I’m going to kill myself,” she cries out.

Officers yell for the pair to show their hands and put their hands on their heads. They yell for the woman to crawl toward them, away from the man, so they can help her and get medical help for him. After a couple minutes, the man surrenders.

Police did recover three guns at the scene, but not on or near Mosley, who was shot in the face, or the woman who said that she was armed. One gun was found in the street, near where the truck had rolled. Another gun was found under the truck, and a third gun was found inside the truck after police served a search warrant.

Mosley was taken to a hospital in stable condition. The woman was treated for a leg injury and two other people in the truck, who remained inside the vehicle as the incident unfolded, were also taken to a hospital.

The 28-year-old man who was driving the truck was arrested on a parole violation. Police on Friday said that Mosley pointed a gun at the driver, threatening him and commanding him to keep driving, as Mosley fired shots at pursuing officers.

Two women at the scene, one who remained in the truck and the woman who was held and threatened in the hostage ploy, were arrested on unrelated warrants, police said.

Two other suspects were arrested at a residence in the 4700 block of Josephine Street, near where the pursuit of the pickup truck originated. A 33-year-old man is being investigated for criminal attempted first-degree murder in connection to a road rage incident, with shots fired at a victim’s vehicle on Interstate 25, near Colfax Avenue, earlier on Aug. 25 prior to the police shooting. A woman at the residence was arrested on unrelated warrants.

Police on Friday, in a news release, said that their update on the police shooting is consistent with the department’s “practice of providing a follow-up briefing intended to provide additional details beyond the preliminary information released during the initial briefing at the scene.”

Thomas gave a briefing early Aug. 26, shortly after the incident, at the scene. His initial briefing is consistent with the video and information released by police on Friday.

At the Friday news conference, Thomas said Denver officers demonstrated restraint during the incident, as suspects showed blunt disregard for public safety, leading officers on the chase and firing from inside the truck.

The footage from the camera worn by the officer who fired the rifle at the suspect goes dark for a moment but returns to visual footage. The footage from the other officer was released because it shows a different angle, including “the suspect’s actions after exiting the vehicle and when the involved officer discharged his firearm,” police said.

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Colorado man arrested for allegedly assaulting police in Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection https://www.denverpost.com/2023/09/01/colorado-man-arrested-insurrection-u-s-capitol/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 21:03:41 +0000 https://www.denverpost.com/?p=5775833 A Colorado man accused of assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has been arrested.

Todd Branden Casey, 53, of Denver, was arrested Wednesday in Georgetown, according to a U.S. Justice Department news release.

Casey faces felony and misdemeanor charges, including assaulting police on the Capitol’s West Plaza, the release said. He’s also suspected of taking part in a riot in the lower west terrace tunnel.

“His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election,” the release said.

Casey has been charged in the District of Columbia with felony civil disorder and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers. He also faces multiple misdemeanors. He has made an initial appearance before the federal bench in the District of Colorado in Denver.

“In the 31 months since Jan. 6, 2021, more than 1,106 individuals have been arrested in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, including more than 350 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement,” the release stated.

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