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• 3 arrested, 2 others sought in possible robbery

  12-11-2015 23:47
  
  Denver Police shut down two areas in Stapleton to search for robbery suspects late Wednesday into early Thursday.        
  
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• David Clifton Ministries Needs Help For Years Thanksgiving Dinner For The Homeless

  12-11-2015 23:41
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – David Clifton Ministries says they need a little help to put on this year’s Thanksgiving Outreach to Homeless and Denver’s Needy Families that feeds 15,000 people.
  According to Gene Little with David Clifton Ministries, the event will be held this Saturday in front of the Denver City and County Building located at 1248 Bannock Street from noon to 6 p.m.
  “This marks the 20th year of this event to feed the hungry during Thanksgiving giving Hope to the Helple
  
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• Colorado Disputes Key Part Of EPA Mine Report

  12-11-2015 23:26
  
  DENVER (AP) – Colorado officials say they didn’t endorse an Environmental Protection Agency cleanup operation that caused a massive spill of toxic wastewater from an inactive mine, disputing a key claim by federal agencies that state experts signed off on the plan.
  State officials neither approved nor disapproved of the operation, according to a Sept. 2 letter to the EPA from Mike King, executive director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. The Associated Press obtained
  
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• Teacher investigated for 'pretend spanking'

  12-11-2015 23:21
  
  School officials launched an investigation into the allegation last Tuesday after the incident was reported.        
  
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• Conservationist Proposes Big Sawmill For San Luis Valley

  12-11-2015 23:21
  
  BLANCA, Colo. (AP) – A large ranch in Colorado is planning to build a sawmill  in the San Luis Valley to help improve forest health.
  The Trinchera Blanca Ranch produces an estimated 2.5 million board feet of timber per year. The proposed sawmill would produce 20 million board feet a year. The sawmill could employ up to 70 workers.
  Trinchera Blanca Ranch Manager Ty Ryland says large portions of Colorado’s forests are hurting due to poor forest management practices.
  The Ranch
  
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• Driver's license services down in Arapahoe County

  12-11-2015 23:20
  
  A heads up if you're planning to go to the Department of Motor Vehicles Thursday!        
  
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• 'ColoradoCare' to appear on 2016 ballot

  12-11-2015 23:12
  
  In addition to voting for president, in 2016, Coloradans will also get to vote on a statewide universal healthcare system for Colorado.        
  
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• Manning Practices After Missing Previous Day With Sore Foot

  12-11-2015 22:33
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Peyton Manning returned to practice Thursday after sitting out the day before with a sore foot.
  The Denver Broncos downplayed the injury, with coach Gary Kubiak not seeing it as an issue. Kubiak said Manning’s foot has been bothering him for a couple of weeks and was aggravated by playing on the turf at Indianapolis last weekend.
  Manning routinely takes things a little lighter during Wednesday practices. He was limited last Wednesday with what was listed as a
  
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• ‘Shoot Him Anyway’: Victim Hears Suspect Say In Home Invasion/Robbery

  12-11-2015 22:19
  
  ALAMOSA, Colo. (CBS4) – Law enforcement officers have arrested one man wanted following a home invasion/robbery and deadly rollover crash early Wednesday morning on Highway 285. Another suspect remains on the run.
  “One of the suspects is in custody, he was taken into custody in Alamosa. They were both spotted in Alamosa last night, one of the suspects is in custody” said Chaffee County Sheriff John Speeze.Police in Alamosa rushed to 1205 Ross Avenue about 8:20 p.m. on Tuesday i
  
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• CU Study Says Metabolic Changes Make Exercise Harder For Type 2 Diabetics

  12-11-2015 22:14
  
  AURORA, Colo (CBS4) Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine are getting closer to understanding what keeps people with Type 2 diabetes from exercising.A study focused on 54 overweight women between the ages of 50 and 75, half with diabetes and half without. Researchers found that the women with Type 2 diabetes reported that they felt like it takes extra effort to exercise, and they found higher levels of lactate in their blood. Lactate levels increase in proportion
  
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• Broncos Notebook: Nov. 12, Peyton Returns To Practice

  12-11-2015 21:34
  
  The Orange and Blue returned to the great outdoors this morning. Yesterday, the Broncos took shelter at the Pat Bowlen Fieldhouse. Starting QB Peyton Manning practiced and seemed to be moving well during the Media viewing session.Manning needs 3 passing yards to tie and 4 yards to surpass Brett Favre as the NFL’s all-time passing guru this Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs.Peyton Manning (credit: CBS)
  Manning has thrown for 71,836 yards in his career. To put those yards in perspective,
  
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• Soak Up The Weekend Sun, New Storm Possible By Monday

  12-11-2015 20:59
  
  By Chris Spears
  DENVER (CBS4) – Get ready for a very nice stretch of weather on the way to Colorado just in time for the weekend.
  It’ll be perfect to wrap up fall chores outside such as raking the leaves, or maybe getting an early start on the Christmas decorations.
  But looking beyond Sunday the weather map is starting to look very interesting.
  While it’s too early to talk specifics we’re feeling more and more certain that something will bring a change to our weather earl
  
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• T.J. Ward to appeal two fines worth $23,063

  12-11-2015 20:48
  
  T.J. Wardfined twice        
  
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• Can Alex Ovechkin Break Wayne Gretzky’s Goal Record? Stats And Logic Both Say Yes

  12-11-2015 20:27
  
   Bryan Altman, CBS Local Sports
  Alex Ovechkin is on the precipice of history, Jaromir Jagr is seemingly making history every time he steps on the ice and there’s major buzz surrounding a possible rule change that could change NHL hockey as we know it. Let’s delve a little further into all of these topics in this week’s “This Week In Hockey.”
  Jaromir Jagr Just Keeps Going
  In the annals of sports history Father Time might be undefeated, but he’s certainly g
  
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• Attempted Murder Suspect In Custody Following High-Speed Chase

  12-11-2015 20:26
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – An attempted murder suspect is in custody after leading police on a high-speed chase in northeast Denver Thursday morning.
  The scene from Copter4 (credit: CBS)
  Police in Commerce City were assisting Arvada police in an attempt to apprehend the attempted murder suspect. Commerce City police attempted to make a traffic stop but the suspect fled and a chase ensued.
  Denver police got involved in the chase which ended in the Park Hill neighborhood. The suspect exited the vehicle
  
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• Iconic Piece Of Americana Covered In 1964 Once Again On Display In Salida

  12-11-2015 19:57
  
  SALIDA, Colo. (CBS4) – Some say history can’t covered up and forgotten, but that’s what happened to a World War II mural painted on an old building.
  The Honor Roll wall on 2nd Street and F Street in Salida was covered with stucco in 1964, but now the iconic piece of Americana is once again on display.
  Larry and Louise Kachadourian bought the historic building that long housed a pharmacy. The couple began a corner store business and recently began to chisel away at the stucco on
  
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• College Football Week 11 Can’t Miss Games

  12-11-2015 19:47
  
  By Ryan Mayer, CBS Local Sports
  Last week was fun. TCU, considered in the preseason to be a favorite to make the College Football Playoff, went down to Oklahoma State in Stillwater. Alabama asserted their dominance by holding Leonard Fournette to 31 yards on their way to a 30-16 victory. Ole Miss lost to Arkansas in OT. The games made more of a mess of the top 10 and more of the same may be coming this weekend. Three key games to watch.
  Saturday 3:30pm ET (CBS) – #2 Alabama vs #17 Mississi
  
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• $20,000 Reward Offered To Find Man Who Shot Commerce City Police Officer

  12-11-2015 19:21
  
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (CBS4) – A $20,000 reward is being offered for information that helps authorities find a man who shot a Commerce City police officer.
  A sketch has been released of the man on the run after shooting Officer Kevin Lord.
  (credit: CBS)
  The shooting happened on Sunday during a traffic stop in Commerce City.
  The man is described by police as being desperate and dangerous. That’s why they hope people will look at the sketch and determine if the man is someone they know
  
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• Danny Trevathan didn't know his hit hurt Andrew Luck

  12-11-2015 19:18
  
  Denver Broncos linebacker Danny Trevathan knew he delivered a good hit on Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, but he didn't realize he hurt Luck.        
  
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• Colorado Flags At Half-Staff To Honor Paramedic Killed In Ambulance Crash

  12-11-2015 18:52
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Flags are flying half-staff across Colorado on Thursday to honor a paramedic killed while on duty.
  Gov. John Hickenlooper ordered the move to mark services for 63-year-old Rick Hartley.
  Hartley founded the EMS Association in Springfield and was transporting a patient in an ambulance when he died after a crash on Nov. 6. He worked as a paramedic with Southeast Colorado Hospital Service and was the director at the time of his death.
  Hartley spent over 30 years working as a pa
  
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• Englewood’s Liberty Media Eyes Creating 3 New Tracking Stock Groups

  12-11-2015 18:29
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Liberty Media Corp. plans to reclassify its common stock into three new tracking groups, which it expects will help it raise money more precisely for each group.
  The groups will include Liberty Braves Group, Liberty Media Group and Liberty Sirius Group.
  Liberty Braves Group will be tied to Liberty subsidiary Braves Holdings LLC, which indirectly owns the Atlanta Braves, certain assets and liabilities associated with the Braves’ stadium and a mixed use developm
  
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• Hickenlooper Discusses Proposed Budget Cuts With Lawmakers

  12-11-2015 18:25
  
  DENVER (AP) – Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper told lawmakers about his plans to cut college funding and dip into a savings account in an effort to address a big state budget shortfall.
  The projected shortfall is $373 million, and Hickenlooper on Thursday briefed a panel of state lawmakers on how he’s proposing to balance the budget for next fiscal year that begins July 1.
  Hickenlooper’s ideas to close the shortfall include cutting $20 million from colleges, reducing spending on
  
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• Former Aurora City Councilman Joins GOP Senate Race To Challenge Bennet

  12-11-2015 18:20
  
  DENVER (AP) – Republican Ryan Frazier is running for his party’s nomination in Colorado to challenge Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet next year.
  The former Aurora city councilman said that he planned to announce his candidacy on Thursday.
  Frazier had been working as a political commentator for the Denver station.
  Frazier last ran for office in 2010, when he unsuccessfully challenged Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutter in the 7th Congressional District.
  Frazier will face four other Repub
  
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• Denver Police Arrest Man Dressed As Zombie For Felony Menacing

  12-11-2015 18:05
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police arrested a man dressed as a zombie for burglary and felony menacing.
  According to police, in the early morning of Nov. 1 officers responded to an apartment in the 3200 block of Brighton Boulevard after the resident arrived home from work to find his house had been broken into.
  “The unknown suspect was sleeping on the victim’s couch. When the victim contacted the suspect, the suspect menaced him with a large knife,” police said in a statement.
  
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• 4 Questions Heading Into Week 10 For CBS4’s Fantasy Football Pros

  12-11-2015 16:57
  
  By Brett Heinzerling and Mark Ackerman, CBS4’s Fantasy Football Pros
  The Broncos suffered their first loss, but it seems they’ve figured out a few things. Who do I start?
  Brett:
  Demaryius Thomas and the Denver Defense (despite a lackluster effort against one of the league’s best QBs) are no-brainer starts. My thoughts for the rest…
  Peyton Manning – Start him. He has more weapons (or at least he’s learned how to best use them) and I don’t see that stoppi
  
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• Stolen Vehicle Crashes Through Fence Near National Western Complex

  12-11-2015 16:53
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Two people were injured when the stolen car they were driving hit a fence Wednesday night.
  A deputy from the Adams County Sheriff’s Office spotted the stolen vehicle and attempted to pull it over. The car took off but officers did not give chase.
  The driver of the stolen car was reportedly driving too fast and lost control on a turn, crashing into a fence at near 4910 Brighton Boulevard.
  A man and woman were taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. The m
  
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• Deadly Car Chase Began With Home Invasion At Rural Grow House

  12-11-2015 16:37
  
  BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – One man is dead and another is on the run after a home invasion in rural Boulder County.
  The home invasion happened at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at home in Sunshine Canyon. Investigators say two strangers came to the home knowing marijuana was growing there. When the homeowner refused to cooperate one of the suspects pistol-whipped him.
  “They demanded marijuana, and when he didn’t give it they fired a round at his couch, stole the marijuana, and beat
  
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• John John Florence: My Life As A Professional Surfer

  12-11-2015 16:00
  
  I can’t really think back to a first memory of being on a surfboard because I’ve been doing it for so long – my whole life pretty much. It just kind of feels like I was born doing it. I don’t really have one particular first memory. My mom has videos of her pushing me on a surfboard when I was a little tiny baby. It’s crazy to look back on, but whenever somebody asks me that question I honestly just don’t know a first memory or a first feeling. It’s
  
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• Aqib Talib’s Eye Gouge Cost Him A Paycheck And The Broncos Their Starting Cornerback

  12-11-2015 15:00
  
  By Danny Cox
  The Denver Broncos were hoping for an undefeated season which would just make things easier when it came time for the seeding in the playoffs. They can still work their way into a first-round bye, but need some help if they’re going to get home-field advantage. What isn’t going to help is the fact that they’ll be playing without star cornerback Aqib Talib this week.
  This past weekend, the Broncos lost to the Indianapolis Colts, and the actions of Talib also helped
  
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• Rally Planned To Protest BLM’s Auction Of Oil & Gas Rights

  12-11-2015 14:46
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Dozens of people are planning a protest in Lakewood Thursday morning to show their disapproval of the Bureau of Land Management’s auction.
  The BLM is selling the mineral rights to oil and gas on over 90,000 acres of public land in southern Colorado and the eastern plains at Pawnee National Grassland. They said the U.S. Forest Service approved the plan, but climate activists are concerned.
  Protesters say the development of that resource is capable of prod
  
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• 150 To Sleep Outside To Raise Awareness, Funds For Homeless Youth

  12-11-2015 14:25
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Boulder County is holding Sleep Out 2015 the night of November 12 to raise awareness and funding in support of homeless and at-risk youth.
  November is Homeless and Runaway Youth Awareness Month, and over 150 community members will sleep outdoors Thursday night to show their support.
  Participants will spend the night sleeping outside on a lawn in downtown Boulder, between First United Methodist Church and the non-profit youth shelter Attention Homes. The locatio
  
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• College Football Playoff: Remember, You Wanted This

  12-11-2015 14:03
  
  By Ryan Mayer, CBS Local Sports
  The second edition of this year’s College Football Playoff rankings came out last night. Predictably, people are upset and confused. The process has now become a weekly ritual. Committee releases the rankings, Jeff Long tries to explain them as best he can, and we all spend the next day debating over why a team should be ranked higher or lower. Lather, rinse, repeat.
  Here’s the thing. I understand the consternation and confusion, but it’s importa
  
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• Peyton’s Latest Woe: A Pain In The Foot

  12-11-2015 06:42
  
  By Dave Hnida
  (CBS4) When he first came to the Broncos, we worried about his neck. Then learned he was wearing a glove since he didn’t have all of the feeling in his fingers. He then suffered a high ankle sprain, which really slowed him down. Then he played through a strained quad late last season. Last week he was reported to have an injured shoulder. What’s next for us fans to freak over?
  How about a foot?The Broncos have Peyton Manning on this week’s injury list because of a
  
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• Nuggets Beat Bucks 103-102 On Kenneth Faried’s Layup With 5 Seconds Left

  12-11-2015 06:18
  
  Forward Kenneth Faried's layup with five seconds left gave the Denver Nuggets a 103-102 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.
  
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• The ‘Dark Net’ Holds Internet’s Secrets

  12-11-2015 06:00
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A day after the U.S. Department of Justice announced the largest theft of consumer financial data in U.S. history, a CBS4 investigation shows where financial and personal information is routinely bought and sold.
  Cyber thieves aren’t selling hacked information on street corners, they’re doing it in the shadows of the Dark Net.
  Twice in the last month, Denise Hoffman has been notified her accounts have been hacked; first from a health care company, then from her
  
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• World’s Largest Comic Book Distributor Cashing In On Colorado Pot Business

  12-11-2015 05:39
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A local entrepreneur says he’s in the right place at the right time to capitalize on Colorado’s booming marijuana business.
  From Spiderman to Superman, Chuck Rozanski has turned his love of comic books into the largest comic book distributor in the world.
  ”I started when I was 14. Forty-six years later I’m still crazy about what I do. We sell as many comics in Australia as we do in Denver,“ he said.
  CBS4’s Tom Mustin interviews Chuck Roza
  
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• Memorial Tree For Murdered Longmont Couple Cut Down Again

  12-11-2015 05:24
  
  LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4) – A memorial for a murdered Longmont couple has been vandalized for the second time.
  A weeping willow tree was planted in the Prospect neighborhood after the couple’s death in 2010. Sean and Staci Griffin owned Boulder Stove and Flooring and were gunned down by a disgruntled employee in the back room of their business.
  Those who live near the memorial say someone cut the tree down on Tuesday night.
  “Who could possibly, because of that, want to do somethin
  
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• Police Want Help Identifying Suspects Who Used Stolen Credit Card At Ross

  12-11-2015 04:53
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Lakewood have released video showing three people using a stolen credit card at a Ross store.
  The video was taken from inside the Ross in Highlands Ranch on South University Boulevard on Oct. 28. Police say two men and a woman used the stolen card on the same day last month to buy a lot of items.
  The card was stolen from a home in Lakewood.
  Anyone who recognizes the suspects is asked to call Lakewood Police.
  
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• Lafayette Woman With Headache For 5 Years Finally Finds Some Relief

  12-11-2015 04:21
  
  LAFAYETTE, Colo. (CBS4) – Becky Benson from Lafayette suffered with a debilitating headache for five long years. On a scale of one to 10, she says it was sometimes a 12. But Benson is now pain-free thanks to a tiny device implanted in her hip.
  Benson explained that the pounding started in Spring of 2007.
  “It was unbearable,” she said. “Starting here and just burning, pounding all the way up across your head. It was just awful.”
  CBS4’s Kathy Walsh interviews Be
  
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• Not Every ‘All-Season’ Tire Complies With Traction Laws

  12-11-2015 04:04
  
  SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Drivers may think they’re in the clear with all-season tires this winter, but as the Colorado Department of Transportation ramps up its enforcement of traction laws in the high country for all vehicles, some may be caught off guard.
  CDOT spokeswoman Amy Ford says even if your tires have adequate tread if they don’t carry the M/S (mud and snow) designation, they are not legal and you may find yourself stuck with a $650 fine.
  Multiple vehicles involve
  
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• Woman Gathers 17,000 Signatures To Persuade DA To Not Kill Her Chicken-Killing Dog

  12-11-2015 03:49
  
  ELBERT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A dog was shot after attacking a neighbors’ chickens in Elbert County, and now the animal’s fate may rest with the district attorney’s office.
  The animal dispute now heads to court. The dog’s owner, Noelle Linder, admits her pet got out, but she says that’s no reason to kill it and she’s petitioning the district attorney to spare the dog’s life.
  Sophie (credit: CBS)
  More than 17,000 people have already signed the petit
  
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• Teen Honors Veterans, Marches Through Cemetery Playing Bagpipes

  12-11-2015 03:34
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Instead of sitting in class on Veterans Day, 15-year-old Colin Lewis marched through Fort Logan National Cemetery, in full Highland dress playing ‘Amazing Grace’ on his bagpipes.
  The high school freshman wanted to honor Colorado servicemen and women.
  Colin Lewis at Fort Logan National Cemetery (credit: CBS)
  “I have a massive respect for all of our veterans passed away, or still active duty,” Colin said.
  Colin’s paternal and maternal grandfathers
  
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• Home Invasion, Robbery Suspect Leads Officers On 2 Chases Before Shootout Death

  12-11-2015 03:20
  
  BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4)– A home invasion/robbery suspect led authorities on two different chases 12 hours apart before he was captured and then shot by officers.
  Multiple agencies were involved in the second chase of a robbery suspect that began in Longmont Tuesday night. It ended on Highway 85 just north of Platteville, where the driver displayed a firearm and officers fired shots in response.
  The driver, an adult male and the only person in the car, was pronounced dead at the scene. He wa
  
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• Denver Veterans Get New Vehicles Thanks To Progressive Insurance Program

  12-11-2015 02:58
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Two Denver military families in need were handed the keys to their very own newly refurbished SUVs.
  The gifts were part of a program by Progressive Insurance to give back to the men and women who’ve served the country.
  “It’s still all pretty surreal, I’m going to drive away from here with a brand new vehicle by this awesome company,” veteran James Sides said. “I don’t’ think it’s totally sunk in yet until I get home and
  
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• Denver Police Department Dumping Most 10-Hour Patrol Shifts

  12-11-2015 02:17
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Starting next year, Denver Police Chief Robert White is curtailing 4-day work weeks for most Denver officers, returning them to 8-hour days, 5 days a week.
  The chief made the announcement to officers Tuesday in a letter obtained by CBS4.
  “After a great deal of careful consideration and discussion with my Command Staff, I have decided that, effective with Period 1 of 2016, officers who work Details 1 and 2 in our Patrol Districts will transition from 10-hour shifts to
  
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