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• Man Seriously Injured In Fire At Building Near State Capitol

  15-03-2016 22:50
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Firefighters in Denver rushed to battle a fire burning in an apartment building near the state Capitol on Tuesday morning where one man was seriously injured.
  A fire burning at 1515 Grant Street (credit: CDOT)
  Black plumes of smoke could be seen rising from the El Tovar Apartments located at 1515 Grant Street. The first calls to the fire department went out about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
  (credit: CBS)
  At least one man was rescued by firefighters from the third floor balcony of t
  
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• Police Seek More Details After Missing Teen Found Safe

  15-03-2016 22:44
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– Investigators in Lakewood hope to get more details from a teen who was found unharmed after an hours-long search on Monday.The 15-year-old called police from a Walmart store and said she had been kidnapped and assaulted. She told police she didn’t know how she got there and only gave a vague description of her attacker.The teen’s phone was found Monday morning in Kent Knudson Park off the 12000 block of West Dakota Drive.
  She goes to Lakewood High School
  
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• Chipotle Says Sales Recovering, But Down 26 Percent In February

  15-03-2016 22:43
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – Chipotle says sales trends are showing improvement but were still down 26 percent for February as it tries to recover from a series of food scares.
  The drop in sales at established locations for February follows a 36 percent decline for January. The February results were boosted by an extra day in the month this year, the Denver company said.
  Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is trying to bounce back after an E. coli outbreak and other incidents sent sales plummeting starting at
  
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• Redskins Sign Former Broncos Safety David Bruton

  15-03-2016 22:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – The Washington Redskins continued to stabilize their secondary by bringing back cornerback Will Blackmon and adding safety David Bruton.
  The Redskins re-signed Blackmon to what his agent, Peter J. Schaffer, confirmed in an email to The Associated Press is a two-year deal. The nine-year veteran had two interceptions and forced three fumbles in 15 games for the Redskins last season, including 10 starts. He also made 49 tackles.
  Blackmon, 31, played for the Jacksonville Jagu
  
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• 2016 Bracket Breakdown: West Region

  15-03-2016 22:37
  
  Bryan Altman, CBS Local Sports
  The time is here. The NCAA Selection Committee has given us their opinion on the 68 best teams in the country and the bracket is in your hands. As you contemplate your upset picks and which teams to trust, you’ll probably flip flop a couple of times. To help, we’re going to break down each region for you one by one in our 2016 Bracket Breakdown series. 
  The West region might not have the most talented teams number 1-16 in the tournament, but w
  
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• Rockies’ Descalso Sidelined Several Weeks With Broken Hand

  15-03-2016 22:24
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – The Colorado Rockies’ veteran utility infielder Daniel Descalso will be out several weeks with a broken bone in his non-throwing hand.
  Descalso was hurt Friday when he was hit on the left hand by Tom Gorzelanny’s pitch in a win over Cleveland. The team announced Tuesday that an MRI revealed Descalso has an avulsion fracture.
  Descalso had played some shortstop with the Rockies, looking to replace Jose Reyes, who’s on paid leave while he faces domes
  
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• Broncos Linebacker Shane Ray Gets Chiefs Tattoo

  15-03-2016 21:56
  
  ENGLEWOOD (CBS4) – Broncos linebacker Shane Ray is sporting some new ink, and it’s not colored blue and orange.
  Posting a photo on Instagram of the new tattoo, which covers nearly his whole back, Ray says it’s meant as a shout out to his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri.
  “As always I represent ‘The Town’ for everyone that is salty because I take pride in the city that made me who I am today.”In response, by and large, Broncos fans stepped up, sayin
  
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• OT Ryan Harris Leaves Broncos For Pittsburgh Steelers

  15-03-2016 21:53
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver Broncos have lost another player to free agency — this time it’s offensive tackle Ryan Harris.
  The Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday announced they signed Harris, an unrestricted free agent, to a two-year deal.
  ✍ #official pic.twitter.com/LBAyZKWKEa
  — Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) March 15, 2016Steelers.com reporter Missi Matthews reported that Harris said Pittsburgh was the only official visit he went on … and he wanted to land with
  
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• Denver Monitor Urges Steep Penalty For Crime Database Abuse

  15-03-2016 21:42
  
  DENVER (AP) – Denver police officers caught using confidential criminal databases for personal reasons – such as learning a woman’s phone number – get only light punishment, allowing the potentially dangerous abuse to continue, the city’s independent police monitor wrote in a report released Tuesday.
  The problem involves the National Crime Information Center, a database used by tens of thousands of law enforcement agencies across the country to catch criminals, reco
  
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• Kellogg: Kentucky Could Win NCAA Tournament

  15-03-2016 21:37
  
  By Danny Cox
  For almost 20 years, CBS Sports analyst Clark Kellogg has covered NCAA basketball and more importantly to most fans, the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Fans love to see the games and fill out brackets and try to figure out who will pull off a major upset or go home early after an unexpected defeat. If you’re going to ask anyone for advice, it should be Kellogg.
  Kellogg took some time to speak on the NCAA Tourney, and he’s convinced that most teams are where they need to be
  
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• Denver Post Editor Gregory Moore Steps Down After 14 Years

  15-03-2016 21:29
  
  DENVER (AP) – The editor of The Denver Post, who led Colorado’s largest newspaper when it won four Pulitzer Prizes, will resign after 14 years on the job, the publication said Tuesday.
  Gregory L. Moore will step down on April 1, the Post reported. He said he decided to pursue other challenges and that it was time for someone else to lead the newspaper.
  During his tenure, The Post launched a website called The Cannabist, covering the business and culture of recreational marijuana afte
  
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• Two Women Say They Faced Unwanted Sexual Advances While In Halfway House

  15-03-2016 20:49
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Two women say they faced unwanted sexual advances while living at a Colorado Springs halfway house.
  The Colorado Springs Gazette reports that according to a federal lawsuit filed against Community Alternatives of El Paso female residents say they felt administrators did not protect them from a sexual predator.
  The lawsuit was filed weeks after the man in question, former maintenance worker Joseph Garcia Chapman, pleaded guilty to forcing himself on residents
  
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• C.J. Anderson To Stay With The Broncos

  15-03-2016 20:16
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – C.J. Anderson will be back in a Broncos uniform next season.
  General Manager John Elway announced on Twitter that the Broncos matched the $18 million, four-year offer from the Miami Dolphins for Anderson, who was a restricted free agent and was tendered at the low level, preserving refusal rights for the Broncos to match any offer sheet.
  Just got off the phone w/CJ & let him know we're excited to match the offer sheet. We have high expectations for CJ and are glad he's
  
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• Suspected Illegal Pot Houses Raided In Denver Metro Area

  15-03-2016 19:55
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Law enforcement officers raided suspected marijuana grow houses before dawn on Tuesday morning across the Denver metro area.The officers were armed with search warrants and backed up by SWAT teams as they entered the suspected illegal grow houses. Tuesday’s operation was the cumulative efforts of an extensive investigation. (credit: CBS)
  Teams moved quickly from one location to another. In one residential neighborhood near Arkansas and Vine, one girl came out of the ho
  
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• Finalists Announced In James Beard Restaurant & Chef Awards

  15-03-2016 19:50
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The finalists for the 2016 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef awards have been announced.
  Semifinalists were named in February, but the list has been narrowed to nominees for the nearly 60 categories.
  While New York and Chicago house many restaurants and chefs who have made the list, there are a few Colorado standouts.
  Under the category Best Chef of the Southwest, Alex Seidel of Denver’s Fruition Restaurant on 6th Avenue has made the finalists.
  
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• Firefighters Battle Fire At Building Near State Capitol

  15-03-2016 19:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Firefighters in Denver rushed to battle a fire burning in an apartment building near the state Capitol on Tuesday morning where one man was seriously injured.
  A fire burning at 1515 Grant Street (credit: CDOT)
  Black plumes of smoke could be seen rising from the building located at 1515 Grant Street. The first calls to the fire department went out about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
  (credit: CBS)
  At least one man was rescued by firefighters from the third floor balcony of the burning b
  
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• GOP Voter ID Bill Advances In State Senate But Prospects Dim

  15-03-2016 19:19
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s Republican-led Senate has advanced a bill requiring photo IDs for residents voting in person.
  Other GOP attempts to pass more stringent voter ID laws have failed here in recent years. That likely happens this year, too, once the bill gets formal Senate approval and goes to the Democrat-led House.
  Under the bill, voters no longer could use utility bills, bank statements, paychecks or Medicaid or Medicare cards as proof of ID and residency.
  Supporters argued Tu
  
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• Man Sentenced To Maximum For Shooting At Officer During Traffic Stop

  15-03-2016 19:08
  
  ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A man who shot an Aurora police officer in 2014 received the maximum sentence Tuesday. It was an emotional hearing as tears flowed from both sides when the judge announced that Jahvell Forrest will spend the next 30 years behind bars.Forrest was 20 years old when he shot Officer Ryan Burns during a routine traffic stop in November of 2014.Police said Forrest fired at Burns from a car he had stolen shortly before. He sped away from the scene in a van a
  
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• Man Dies After Disturbance In Westminster Bar

  15-03-2016 18:17
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Westminster investigated a disturbance at a bar where a man died after he was allegedly placed in a neck restraint by a staff member.
  Officers were called to Lodo’s Bar and Grill at 3053 W. 104th Ave. about 12:30 a.m. on Sunday. When officers arrived, they found a male patron on the ground who was unresponsive. The male had been involved in a disturbance in the bar that had been broken up by restaurant staff.
  Police are investigating what occurred
  
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• 2016 Bracket Breakdown: East Region

  15-03-2016 17:24
  
  Bryan Altman, CBS Local Sports
  The time is here. The NCAA Selection Committee has given us their opinion on the 68 best teams in the country and the bracket is in your hands. As you contemplate your upset picks and which teams to trust, you’ll probably flip flop a couple of times. To help, we’re going to break down each region for you one by one in our 2016 Bracket Breakdown series. 
  There’s one certainty when you look at this year’s bracket’s Eastern region &n
  
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• 30 Players: Carlos Rodon Could Become Co-Ace, Bring White Sox To Next Level In 2016

  15-03-2016 17:01
  
  By Rich Arleo 
  CBS Local Sports, in our 30 Players 30 Days spring training feature, profiles one young player from each Major League Baseball team leading up to opening day.
  Carlos Rodon, Starting pitcher, Chicago White Sox
  2015 season (Majors): 26 G, 23 GS, 139.1 IP, 3.75 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 9 W, 139 SO, 71 BB
  It didn’t take Carlos Rodon very long to become a good starting pitcher in the Major Leagues, and it shouldn’t take much longer for him to become a co-ace alongside
  
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• Brandon Marshall On Manning Retirement: I Wanted To Be There

  15-03-2016 16:44
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – Just a day before a wave of free agency changes hit the Broncos roster, an NFL legend retired from the team.
  In the midst of a long conversation about the NFL’s busy offseason, linebacker Brandon Marshall took a moment on Xfinity Monday Live to reflect on Peyton Manning’s news conference last week.
  “It was important for me,” said Marshall, explaining why he attended the news conference along with many other former teammates of Manning&rsqu
  
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• 3 Arrested, Suspected Of Mailing Pot From Breckenridge

  15-03-2016 16:30
  
  BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (CBS4)– Three men were arrested in Breckenridge after a year-long investigation alleging they mailed marijuana through the U.S. Postal Service.
  The Summit County men were arrested on March 9 after a federal search warrant was served at 61 County Road 533 in Breckenridge.
  Some of the drug evidence recovered from the home in Breckenridge (credit: Breckenridge Police)
  Authorities seized more than 35 pounds of marijuana plant material, more than one-and-a-half pounds of mar
  
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• Pittsburgh’s Road To The NCAA Tournament

  15-03-2016 16:13
  
  By Andrew Kahn
  After missing out on the NCAA Tournament last season, the Panthers are back. It wasn’t an easy road, and their place in the field was never truly secure. How did they do it?
  Preseason expectation: Pittsburgh was picked to finish 10th in the ACC, a telltale sign that a Tournament bid was by no means expected. But there was plenty to like about this team—several key returners, a lot of size—as the season opened.
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• ‘NCIS’ Hits Its 300th Episode Milestone

  15-03-2016 16:05
  
  NEW YORK (CBSNEWS.COM) “NCIS” is celebrating a milestone very few television series have reached: 300 episodes.
  Details of the episode, titled “Scope,” have been kept understandably quiet ahead of Tuesday 7:00PM MDT premiere, but series star Mark Harmon has promised the outing will not disappoint.
  We do at least know that the episode will feature guest star Taye Diggs as a Marine suffering from PTSD who factors into the teams investigation.
  “For our 300th episode, w
  
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• USC’s Road To The NCAA Tournament

  15-03-2016 15:58
  
  By Andrew Kahn
  After a four-year drought, USC is back in the NCAA Tournament. Andy Enfield, best known for taking Florida Gulf Coast to the Sweet 16, has the Trojans dancing in his third season. How did they get there?
  Preseason expectation: Southern Cal won a combined five Pac-12 games in Enfield’s first two years, so when the media picked them to finish 10th in the league this year, ahead of only Washington and Washington State, it seemed fair. USC bloggers predicted similar results but
  
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• Babysitter Charged With False Reporting In Dog Attack On Child

  15-03-2016 15:45
  
  GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4) – Police have charged the babysitter of a boy attacked by a dog with false reporting.
  Greeley police officers and Animal Control officers responded to the report of a 7-year-old being attacked by a dog at 5 p.m. Monday.
  Upon arrival, they found the boy with severe injuries to his head and neck, with puncture and laceration wounds caused by a dog. The boy was taken to the hospital and eventually released after treatment for non-life threatening injuries.
  Initial s
  
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• Rising Star: Seton Hall Guard Isaiah Whitehead

  15-03-2016 15:41
  
  By Andrew Kahn
  In the Big East championship on Saturday, Isaiah Whitehead made both head coaches fall to the court. In the first half, his errant pass sailed out of bounds, causing a teammate to bump Villanova’s Jay Wright, who tried to duck and ended up on his back. Kevin Willard would end up in a similar position with 18 seconds left in the game, after Whitehead’s and-one bucket tied the game. And so it’s gone for Whitehead and Seton Hall the past few weeks: opponents have fo
  
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• Sentencing For Man Who Shot Officer At Traffic Stop In 2014

  15-03-2016 13:52
  
  ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A man who shot an Aurora police officer in 2014 will receive his sentence Tuesday.
  Jahvell Forrest was 20 years old when he shot Officer Ryan Burns during a routine traffic stop back in November of 2014. Police said Forrest fired at Burns from a car he had stolen shortly before.
  He fled the scene in a van, and was captured two days later.
  Forrest went to trial in Jan. 2016 and was convicted on numerous class five felonies, including reckless attempted
  
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• New Report Identifies 2 Areas Of Improvement For DPD

  15-03-2016 13:23
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Office of the Independent Monitor released its 2015 Annual Report on the disciplinary systems in the Denver Police and Denver Sheriff Departments.
  The report assesses several recent changes to DPD’s polices, practices, or training — such as body cameras, shooting into moving vehicles, and racial profiling — and  makes recommendations to the department.
  “The DPD made significant strides in 2015 by revising important policies to bring them in
  
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• Suspected Illegal Marijuana Grows Raided In Denver Area

  15-03-2016 13:04
  
  DENVER (AP) — Authorities are raiding homes and warehouses in the Denver area as part of a lengthy investigation into suspected illegal marijuana grows.
  Denver police said Tuesday that the ongoing probe, which began two years ago, targets unlicensed pot grows of varying sizes. Investigators won’t say how much pot they’ve seized but say there haven’t been any arrests. Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration are also involved.
  Police say it’s possible some of
  
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• Oskar Blues buys Cigar City Brewing in deal valued at $60 million

  15-03-2016 08:21
  
  Oskar Blues Brewing has pulled off an acquisition of yet another fellow craft brewer.
  
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• What's motivating Donald Trump's Colorado supporters

  15-03-2016 07:30
  
  The four neighboring Lakewood couples gathered for dinner and watched the Republican presidential debates for months, rotating as hosts and favoring various candidates until December, when a show of hands revealed the group tipped toward Donald Trump.
  
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• 4,000 gather for funeral of Park County deputy remembered as a hero

  15-03-2016 06:57
  
  Nate Carrigan, gunned down last month while doing his job, was remembered Monday as nothing less than a hometown hero.
  
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• Police find missing Lakewood teen, investigate as possible abduction

  15-03-2016 06:55
  
  A 15-year-old girl who became the focus of a search involving more than 100 law enforcement officers in Lakewood says she has no idea how she ended up at a Walmart Supercenter more than five hours after she went missing.
  
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• Former Commerce City officer charged with unlawful sexual contact

  15-03-2016 06:55
  
  Former Commerce City police officer John Reinhart faces three misdemeanor counts of unlawful sexual contact.
  
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• Mackenzie Forrest, Lakewood HS girl's basketball star, a "beautiful soul," friends say

  15-03-2016 06:53
  
  On Saturday, 17-year-old Mackenzie Forrest went shopping for prom dresses with her mother before joining family and friends to celebrate one of her life passions — basketball.
  
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• $2-per-gallon gasoline on horizon for Colorado drivers

  15-03-2016 06:52
  
  The prices at the pump in Colorado arecontinuing their march toward $2 per gallon.
  
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• Oskar Blues buys Cigar City Brewing in deal valued at $60M

  15-03-2016 06:51
  
  Oskar Blues Brewing has pulled off an acquisition of yet another fellow craft brewer.
  
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• Oil, gas losses don't derail 51-month employment growth streak

  15-03-2016 06:51
  
  Colorado's energyindustry shed nearly 19 percent of its workforce when comparing January 2016 to the same month last year.
  
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• Snow, winds pound I-70 corridor; Vail town hall shelters stranded travelers

  15-03-2016 06:25
  
  Blowing snow, white-out conditions and multiple traffic accidents forced the shut down of several mountain highways Monday night,including a stretch ofI-70 as Vail offered its town hallas shelter.
  
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• Ouray police sergeant dies in traffic accident on Western Slope

  15-03-2016 06:24
  
  An off-duty Ouray police officer was killed Mondayin a traffic accident on the Western Slope.
  
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• Veterans Reach For Yoga To Heal Combat Wounds

  15-03-2016 05:00
  
  By Britt MorenoDENVER (CBS4)– Bearing the residual scars of combat, Colorado veterans are now reaching for Namaste and feeling a sense of hope.
  The brave men and women who served our nation are united by service and now joined by breath. They are practicing yoga to cope with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, along with other struggles.
  (credit: CBS)
  Retired Marine Captain Sarah Pummel Taylor teaches yoga to veterans. She says yoga saved her.
  She tells CBS4’s Britt Moreno &ldqu
  
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• Ouray Police Officer Killed In Crash On U.S. 550

  15-03-2016 04:53
  
  OURAY, Colo. (CBS4) – A police officer with the Ouray Police Department was killed in a crash Monday afternoon.
  According to the City of Ouray, Sgt. Scott Mills was struck and killed by a truck will driving his motorcycle on U.S. 550 between Ouray and Ridgway.
  “It is with great sadness to announce that we have lost one of our own today. Sgt. Scott Mills of the Ouray Police Department was killed in a traffic accident this afternoon. We extend our condolences to his family and to our C
  
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• The Latest: Russia pulling forces to spur end to Syria war

  15-03-2016 04:51
  
  GENEVA (AP) — The Latest on Syrian peace talks that resumed in Geneva on Monday (all times local):0:27 a.
  
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• Neighbors Stand Behind Officer Accused Of Unlawful Sexual Contact

  15-03-2016 04:24
  
  By Tom Mustin
  BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4) – A former Commerce City police officer has been accused of molesting women during traffic stops and his neighbors in Brighton are in disbelief.
  “I can’t picture anything like this being true,” Sadie Rhuby said.
  Rhuby can’t believe the charges against her longtime Brighton neighbor, 22-year-old John Reinhart.
  “We’ve known him since he was very young. He shoveled our steps. He was a Boy Scout,” Rhuby told CBS4&rs
  
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• Nuggets Keep It Close But Fall To Heat 124-119

  15-03-2016 04:03
  
  Rookies Justise Winslow and Josh Richardson combined to score 37 points as the Miami Heat defeated the Denver Nuggets 124-119 on Monday night at AmericanAirlines Arena.
  
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