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Mesa County deputies shot man Friday night

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:00:59 GMT

A critical incident response team is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Mesa County.Just after 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Mesa County sheriff deputies responded to the 500 block of 31 ½ Road to contact a wanted male suspect.According to a Saturday news release from the sheriff’s department, once deputies made contact with the suspect, 56-year-old Ray Cox, he responded with force and the deputies on the scene shot him.Paramedics transported Cox to the hospital where he was later discharged and booked into the Mesa County Detention Facility on charges of assaulting a peace officer and criminal mischief.The deputies involved have been placed on paid administrative leave, the standard protocol for officer-involved shootings, while the investigation takes place, Monday’s news release stated.According to the release, the findings will be turned over to the 21st Judicial District Attorney’s Office for review.The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office will be responsible for releasin...

PHOTOS: Pizzeria Lui in Lakewood, Colorado. 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:00:59 GMT

Pizzeria Lui in Lakewood, Colorado.

13 indicted for allegedly stealing cars from DIA, Denver metro area

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:00:59 GMT

Following a lengthy investigation, 13 people have been indicted on more than 100 counts of motor vehicle thefts and burglaries that occurred at Denver International Airport and throughout the Denver metro area.“Thieves continue to steal cars at alarming rates in Colorado, but particularly at Denver International Airport and the lots that surround it,” District Attorney Brian Mason said in a Monday news release from the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s OfficeBack in July, an airport spokesperson said DIA had seen a 28% increase in car thefts during the first half of 2023, forcing airport officials to announce several new safety measures.The 13 indicted individuals allegedly stole 59 vehicles from various locations, including DIA, between February 2022 and March 2023, according to Monday’s release.The 121-count indictment includes varying charges such as COCCA, burglary, aggravated motor vehicle theft, and theft, the release stated.Related ArticlesCourts | ...

Avs anthem writers Blink-182 set Ball Arena concert date

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:00:59 GMT

Pop-punk titan Blink-182 will headline Denver’s Ball Arena on June 27, 2024, as part of the band’s tour promoting the new album “One More Time…”Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, and Travis Barker’s 30-date tour includes stops in Latin America, Europe and Australia, and will take up most of the trio’s year. New album “One More Time…,” the band’s first studio album in a decade, was released on Oct. 20.Tickets for the Colorado concert, with opener Pierce the Veil, are on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27, via Ticketmaster, with a website pre-sale (via blink182.com) starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, among others. Ticket prices were not immediately available.Blink-182 has become a favorite of Colorado Avalanche fans, who sing their song “All the Small Things,” at games, and it helped provide a soundtrack to the team’s Stanley Cup championship in 2022. Hoppus even stopped by to lead fans for the flag-raising cer...

Opinion: Why the incumbent DPS board members — Baldermann and Lindsay — must go

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:00:59 GMT

After the violence in and around Denver Public School earlier this year, we are some of the many parents who founded or joined grassroots organizations concerned with the safety of Denver’s schools and classrooms.Even after months of advocacy, there has not been enough change.Next week’s school board election is a long-awaited opportunity for all Denver voters to send a clear message about the current Denver school board’s disregard for student and staff safety and their disdain for transparency and accountability. We join and urge all Denver voters to reject the incumbent Board candidates Scott Baldermann in District 1, and Charmaine Lindsay in District 5.Here’s why:After the March 2023 shooting of two staff members at East High School, and continuing this day, DPS refuses to share basic safety data with families, including the number of students who — similar to the student at East who shot the staff members — undergo a daily pat down for weapons before joining classro...

Broncos stock report: Best outing of the season yet continues a positive trend for RB Javonte Williams

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:00:59 GMT

Stock UpRB Javonte WilliamsBest outing of the year so far for Williams. He had 96 total yards (82 rushing) on 18 touches. Williams continues to look stronger as he gets further and further off last year’s knee injury. And that should only continue. Only bad thing for Williams against the Packers came on the opening drive when his first rushing touchdown of the year was wiped off the board by a holding penalty.CB Fabian MoreauThe veteran corner has been Denver’s dime defensive back most of the year, but took over a starting spot Sunday and played the whole way. Moreau had played 28 snaps in the first six weeks and then got 64 against Green Bay. He’s played 96 games in his career, started about half and looked like a veteran across from Pat Surtain II on Sunday. A new duo going forward for Denver? A trade candidate showcase? Time will tell.WR Courtland SuttonDenver’s veteran receiver had his best outing of the year, finishing with six catches for 76 and his fifth touchdown catch of th...

'Flash mob' thieves steal thousands in merchandise from Van Nuys shoe store

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:00:59 GMT

Another business has fallen victim to a flash mob-style robbery, with eight suspects targeting a local shoe store in the latest case of retail theft in Southern California. Surveillance footage shows at least five of the thieves walking calmly around the WSS store in Van Nuys around 9 p.m. Sunday night, casually stealing $5,000 to $6,000 worth of clothes and shoes, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Authorities later confirmed that a total of eight suspects -- five men and three women -- carried out the robbery.Some of the suspects were seen exiting the store, located in the 7900 block of Sepulveda Boulevard, with merchandise stuffed in plastic bags; others just took items and walked out. Thieves seen walking out with thousands of dollars in merchandise from a Van Nuys shoe store on Oct. 22, 2023. (OnScene TV)Thieves seen walking out with thousands of dollars in merchandise from a Van Nuys shoe store on Oct. 22, 2023. (OnScene TV)Thieves seen walking out with ...

Motorcyclist killed by hit-and-run in Mission Hills

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:00:59 GMT

The Los Angeles Police Department is looking for a hit-and-run driver who killed a motorcyclist in Mission Hills early Sunday morning.The crash occurred near Chatsworth Drive and Chatsworth Street at about 12:45 a.m., the LAPD said in a news release.According to police, a dark-colored sedan ran a red light and hit a motorcycle, then fled without stopping to help.The motorcyclist, a man believed to be 40 to 45 years old, was taken to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. His identity will not be released until his family is notified.The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to call Detective Ortega at 818-644-8035 or Officer Freeman at 818-644-8115.During non-business hours, or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or go directly to lacrimestoppers.org.

Hundreds of health care workers on strike in L.A. County  

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:00:59 GMT

A large group of employees at a Los Angeles County hospital began a five-day strike on Monday. Nearly 700 non-nursing staff at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank will walk off the job in protest of what they say are unfair labor practices. Hospital officials said that the strike will not impact patient care. The employees striking on Monday are laboratory technicians, EMTs and patient transporters.  Teens terrorizing Long Beach apartment complex, residents say Negotiators are in discussion with union leaders and say that they have offered “significant” wage increases. The local strike starts exactly two weeks after 1,500 nurses and health care workers at St. Francis Medical Center took to the picket lines to protest staffing shortages, and it also follows a nationwide protest by 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers who claimed unfair labor practices and working conditions were affecting patient care.The Kaiser strike, thought to be the largest health care...

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson responds to Paris wax figure

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:00:59 GMT

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is waxing on about some improvements he'd like to make to his likeness in a museum in Paris. This is because his wax figure went viral last week, but not necessarily in a good way. Fans reacted in horror and hilarity when they noticed how the wax figure looked nothing like him. More importantly, they noticed the difference in skin tone. Dwayne Johnson wax statue at the Musée Grévin in Paris, France on Oct. 17, 2023. Photo: Musée Grévin. On Sunday, Johnson shared a clip of comedian James Andre Jefferson roasting the waxwork on Instagram. "They turned The Rock into a pebble, they turned The Rock into a vinyl rock," Jefferson joked. "You make The Rock look like David Beckham. It looks like The Rock is about to be part of the Royal Family."The Rock then captioned the video with this message: "I knew my boy @jamesjeffersonj had this Rock wax statue in his roasting crosshairs," the "Black Adam" actor wrote. He also noted that he's going to work on fixing this sta...