http://www.scancolorado.com ScanDenverCounty en-us hourly 1 1970-01-01T00:00+00:00 Fri, 16 May 2008 14:21:39 -0400 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1274 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1274 Mountain View firefighters this morning extinguished a fire after an explosion at Boulder Scientific Co. in Mead in western Weld County.<br><br>One employee was injured and flown by helicopter to an area hospital, Mountain View deputy chief Steve Pischke said. \"We don\'t know the extent of his injuries.<br><br>\"We got the call at 6:59 this morning,\" Pischke said. \"It\'s since been extinguished. The crews are doing salvage work and making sure there are no hot spots.\"<br><br>... Fri, 16 May 2008 09:45:59 -0400 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1273 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1273 Nine-year-old Maia Lewis, who was hit by a tractor-trailer last month, literally jumped for joy when she saw her new purple Schwinn Frontier bicycle Thursday.<br><br>The bike - with a matching helmet - was a gift from Denver police\'s traffic investigation and operations bureaus.<br><br>\"This is awesome!\" she said, as she touched the frame and handlebars, before giving Denver Detective Kyle Damrell a hug. \"Thank you!\"<br><br>... Fri, 16 May 2008 08:58:31 -0400 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1272 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1272 Police charged a 14-year-old female student at Jenkins Middle School on Thursday with false reporting of explosives, a felony, and interference with staff, faculty or students at an educational institution, a misdemeanor, in connection with a bomb scare at the school.<br><br>Students and staff were evacuated to a nearby elementary school. Police had a canine unit on scene and determined that the building was clear.<br><br>... Fri, 16 May 2008 08:58:15 -0400 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1271 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1271 The wanted felon who was shot and killed by a parole officer Tuesday night was identified Thursday as James Monroe Stewart, 36, of Denver.<br><br>Stewart was pronounced dead at Denver Health Medical Center on Tuesday night.<br><br>Shortly before 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, Denver police were told that a shooting had taken place at a multifamily building in the 1700 block of Emerson Street.<br><br>... Thu, 15 May 2008 21:00:51 -0400 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1270 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1270 A man who curled up to sleep in a big trash compactor in Arvada last night got a scary wake-up call when a worker hit the squeeze switch.<br><br>Luckily, the Colorado Cinemas Olde Town 14 employee \"heard someone yelling from inside the dumpster and so she stopped the compactor,\" said Arvada Police Commander Kathy Foos.<br><br>\"She started checking inside the dumpster and she could see there was certainly someone in there. So she called 911.\"<br><br>... Thu, 15 May 2008 20:57:17 -0400 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1269 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1269 A box potentially filled with 58-year-old dynamite was discovered Wednesday afternoon at the Left Hand Canyon home of a recently deceased woman.<br><br>Attorney Richard Lopez called authorities after finding the box that he thought was old dynamite in a shed on his client\'s property.<br><br>The property\'s owner, Francis Clark, 96, told Lopez before she died last week that she had dynamite on her land, sheriff\'s Cmdr. Phil West said. Lopez told deputies he found a box marked \"high explosives\" in an ... Thu, 15 May 2008 08:40:43 -0400 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1268 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1268 The woman whose body was found in a Lakewood apartment Friday has been identified as Kathryn Young, 32.<br><br>An autopsy showed that the cause of death was trauma to various parts of her body, which resulted in loss of blood.<br><br>Police are investigating the case as a homicide and would like to talk to Young\'s husband, who is considered a person of interest in the case.<br><br>... Thu, 15 May 2008 08:40:38 -0400 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1267 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1267 When Colorado Springs police don\'t crack a case, turn to the Thrifty Nickel.<br><br>That\'s how David Ball had his stolen Goffins cockatoo returned Monday. A woman received the bird as a gift at a party and, after seeing Ball\'s ad, returned Pinky to his rightful owner.<br><br>\"The thing is, the bird is not in real good condition, so one of the thieves must have realized they wouldn\'t be able to sell it,\" Ball said.<br><br>... Thu, 15 May 2008 08:40:25 -0400 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1266 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1266 A state parole officer shot and killed a felony fugitive Tuesday night after the man pointed a handgun at the officer, Denver police said Wednesday.<br><br>Investigators suspect the fugitive may have been involved in several armed robberies across the metro area, said Denver police Detective Sharon Hahn. Police are awaiting the coroner\'s confirmation of the dead man\'s identity before releasing his name.<br><br>The shooting occurred before 9:15 p.m. at a multifamily building in the 1700 block of... Wed, 14 May 2008 15:04:09 -0400 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1265 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1265 Police say someone drew swastikas and left a knife with a letter promoting suicide at an apartment building where some Jewish tenants live.<br><br>Investigators say the swastikas were found Sunday, drawn in chalk on the front door. A steak knife and the letter about suicide were found Monday.<br><br>Police say two tenants reported spotting a man climbing a fire escape on the building shortly after the knife and letter were found. The man first claimed he lived there but then fled when the residents... Wed, 14 May 2008 15:03:12 -0400 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1264 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1264 A second person has died of injuries suffered when a van traveling the wrong direction on Interstate 70 struck a car in Grand Junction.<br><br>Police say the woman driving a Dodge Caravan died Monday evening, a few hours after the crash.<br><br>Authorities say the woman drove the wrong way in a roundabout, then merged onto I-70 from an exit ramp and traveled west in the eastbound lanes before hitting a Chevrolet Monte Carlo head-on.<br><br>... Wed, 14 May 2008 08:14:45 -0400 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1263 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1263 An 18-wheeler dumped a foamy load of beer in Wheat Ridge on Tuesday, but brew lovers didn\'t have a chance break out their straws.<br><br>\"The beer is mixed with diesel,\" said Wheat Ridge police spokesperson Lisa Stigall, noting that had anyone imbibed, \"then we\'d have a whole different issue.\"<br><br>The Navajo Express rig tipped over on a rain-slick curve from Colorado 58 to eastbound Interstate 70 about 10:30 a.m. after departing Coors Brewery, Stigall said. The trailer tore open, spilling cans ... Wed, 14 May 2008 08:14:37 -0400 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1262 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1262 A 54-year-old Fort Collins man drowned Monday in Horsetooth Reservoir while trying to retrieve his boat that had gotten loose from a mooring.<br><br>Witnesses said the man, identified as Richard P. Weisel, was at the north end of the reservoir when he dove in and swam toward the boat. As the boat continued to drift away, Weisel turned to swim back to shore, but went under, said a spokeswoman for the Larimer County Sheriff\'s Department.<br><br><br><br>... Wed, 14 May 2008 08:14:34 -0400 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1261 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1261 A state parole officer shot and killed a man at a Denver multifamily house Tuesday night.<br><br>The victim, who was not identified, was transported by ambulance to Denver Health Medical Center. He was pronounced dead a short time later.<br><br>The shooting occurred shortly before 9:15 p.m. at a home in the 1700 block of Emerson Street.<br><br>... Tue, 13 May 2008 18:23:02 -0400 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1260 http://www.ScanColorado.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1260 A seven-month pregnant woman died today when the SUV she was riding in plunged off Interstate 70 near the Eisenhower Tunnel.<br><br>The woman, described as a Summit County resident in her mid-20s, was unbuckled in the backseat of a Nissan Pathfinder that lost control and plunged at least 200 feet down an embankment on eastbound Interstate 70, according to the Summit County Coroner\'s Office. The baby didn\'t survive.<br><br>A relative driving the Pathfinder lost control and it veered off the right side ...