Box labeled “Inherited Trauma” that led to Lutheran Medical Center lockdown...
The wooden box emblazoned with the words “Inherited Trauma” that led officials to place Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge on lockdown on Wednesday was empty, police said. Hospital employees at...
View ArticleDriver cited in I-70 crash in Wheat Ridge involving semi truck and school bus...
A woman was cited for careless driving in a three-vehicle collision on Interstate 70 last month which resulted in eastbound traffic backups where a fatal, fiery crash later occurred. Marina Kharkova,...
View ArticleDrunk drivers, beware! Colorado cops will be on the lookout for you this...
Mothers Against Drunk Driving and 39 Colorado police agencies will take part in a nationwide campaign this weekend called “Saturation Saturday” to crack down on drunk driving. Drivers can expect to see...
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Emergency road repair work complete on I-70 near Kipling Street; lanes reopened
CDOTEastbound I-70 backs up just west of Kipling Street early Thursday evening. Highway crews closed two lanes of eastbound Interstate 70 near Kipling Street in Wheat Ridge Thursday night to work on an...
View ArticleAt least 2 shot and injured in midday gunfight in Wheat Ridge
Wheat Ridge police are investigating a gun battle in which two people were shot late Monday morning near Ames Street and 38th Avenue and then fled the scene to two different hospitals. “At this point...
View ArticleOne person dies, one injured in two-vehicle crash on Kipling Street in Wheat...
One person died and another person was injured in a two-vehicle crash in Wheat Ridge on Monday night, police said. WRPD responded to crash on Kipling at 36th. Two cars, one fatality, one transported....
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For the Thursday evening commute, drivers should slow down
The first slick and icy roads of the season caused a painful morning commute along the Front Range, but conditions should be better for the drive home. CDOTA Colorado Department of Transportation...
View ArticleFor the first time, the DEA will accept vape products on National Drug...
In light of increased awareness on the harm of e-cigarettes, people will be able to securely dispose of their vaping devices and cartridges Saturday for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. It’s...
View ArticleWheat Ridge woman, a mother of two, reported missing
A 28-year-old Wheat Ridge woman is reported missing, and police are asking the public for help in locating her. Krystin Loera, a mother of two, has been missing since Oct. 18, police said Thursday. Her...
View ArticleMissing Wheat Ridge woman is found safe
A Wheat Ridge mother of two children who was reported missing has been found and is safe, police said. UPDATE: Krystin Loera has been found safe and is in contact with family. Thank you for all the...
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Wheat Ridge names deputy chief from Maryland as new police chief
Chris Murtha, a deputy chief in Prince George’s County, Md., has been named as the new Wheat Ridge police chief. City Manager Patrick Goff said in a statement Friday that Murtha was chosen after a...
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Lakewood police kill armed man after standoff at Wheat Ridge motel
Thomas Snyder Two Lakewood police agents shot and killed an armed man inside a motel in Wheat Ridge early Sunday morning after a two-hour standoff, according to the Lakewood Police Department. The...
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Three suspects in custody, one at large in shooting death of 23-year-old man...
Three males and a woman have been charged with murder in the shooting death of a 23-year-old man in Wheat Ridge, authorities said. Jonathan Joseph Montoya, 18; Jalen Isiah Wilson, 17; Christian Salas,...
View ArticleFourth suspect in Wheat Ridge shooting investigation surrenders
The last of four suspects sought in the shooting death of a 23-year-old man surrendered Monday to Wheat Ridge police. Marissa Danielle Lawrence, 19, and three co-defendants face multiple murder and...
View Article“I swear to God I just killed a man,” teen allegedly boasted to friends...
Four teens recently charged in connection with a Wheat Ridge drug robbery and the shooting death of a 23-year-old man allegedly boasted about the crime to a large group of friends attending a party and...
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Truck fire on I-70 in Wheat Ridge shuts down eastbound lanes
A truck fire on Interstate 70 in Wheat Ridge on Thursday afternoon has shut down eastbound lanes of the highway. The incident happened about 3:14 p.m. near West 32nd Avenue, according to the Colorado...
View Article“Shelter in place” lifted in Wheat Ridge
A man was shot in the hand in Wheat Ridge Sunday morning, and police asked neighbors to “shelter in place” for several hours because officers believe the suspect in the shooting barricaded himself...
View ArticleA male juvenile found fatally shot inside crashed car in Wheat Ridge
Wheat Ridge police who responded to a car crash early Monday morning found a juvenile male fatally shot and another injured male inside the vehicle. The crash happened at midnight at 33rd Avenue and...
View ArticleWheat Ridge police seek help in identifying shooter who killed juvenile
Wheat Ridge police are asking people who live near Panorama Park to check their surveillance videotape for any sign of a disturbance that led to the shooting death of a juvenile male early Monday....
View ArticlePolice in Wheat Ridge ask public’s help in identifying juvenile hit by car
Police investigators in Wheat Ridge are asking for the public’s help in identifying a juvenile who was hit by a vehicle on Sunday night. The collision happened about 9 p.m. Sunday at 11001 West I-70...
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