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• Suspect Accused Of Trying To Escape While Recovering In The Hospital

  28-09-2016 23:59
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A man has been formally charged after allegedly trying to run away from custody while recovering at Denver Health Medical Center.
  Darius E. Ratcliff has been charged with escape from pending felony.
  Ratcliff remains in custody in connection with a November 2015 shooting that left one dead and several injured in the 100 block of Bannock Avenue. He is also facing numerous other felony counts in connection with an officer-involved shooting on July 31, a shooting in September 20
  
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• DNA Confirms Identity Of Human Remains Found Near Gunnison

  28-09-2016 23:54
  
  GUNNISON, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities have released the identity of human remains found by hikers west of Gunnison last January.
  According to the Gunnison County Sheriff’s Office, the remains belong to 54-year-old Michael David Lewis.
  Lewis’ remains were discovered in the Palisade cliffs area on private property on Jan. 17.
  After much snow had melted authorities conducted a more thorough search and located a billfold belonging to Lewis with his identification card.
  DNA later con
  
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• NFL Picks Week 4: Vikings Remain Perfect While Jaguars Grab First Win

  28-09-2016 23:31
  
  Bryan Altman
  Every once in a while, a game comes around that reminds you that it’s virtually impossible to pick winners in the NFL on a weekly basis.
  Exhibit A:
  Mondays are better after Bills wins.
  Watch the postgame locker room victory speech: https://t.co/PWgU3Uryib pic.twitter.com/p36AKZXvFy
  — Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) September 26, 2016Man… I did NOT see that coming. I mean, the Buffalo Bills, who gave up 37 points to the Ryan Fitzpatrick-led Jets and then inexplicably
  
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• No Appeal Planned After Oil, Gas Rules Kept Off Ballot

  28-09-2016 23:30
  
  DENVER (AP) – Supporters of tougher restrictions on the oil and gas industry in Colorado said Wednesday they won’t appeal a ruling by the state’s top elections official that kept two proposed constitutional amendments off the November ballot.
  The organizers said they would instead work to defeat another proposal that would make it harder for voters to change the state constitution.
  Wednesday was the deadline for the sponsors, Yes for Health and Safety Over Fracking, to appeal l
  
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• Judge Reverses Ruling In Boulder Prior Restraint Case

  28-09-2016 22:54
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP/CBS4) – A judge has reversed her ruling barring the Boulder Daily Camera from publishing information contained in an arrest affidavit involving an attempted murder case but the newspaper is still under orders not to use the information for now.
  The Daily Camera reports that Judge Maria Berkenkotter changed her ruling Wednesday but put her decision on hold for a week while defense lawyers consider an appeal.
  The case involves Jeffrey Collins, a 16-year-old boy charge
  
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• Trump To Visit Loveland On Monday, Expected To Increase Ad Campaign

  28-09-2016 22:46
  
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will be appearing in Loveland on Monday, according to his event schedule on his website.
  A rally will be held at the Budweiser Events Center located at 5290 Arena Circle. Doors are scheduled to open at 3 p.m. and Trump is expected to speak at 6 p.m.
  According to The Denver Post, Trump is expected to significantly increase his advertising campaign in Colorado.
  LINK: Buy Tickets To Loveland Event
  
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• CBS Sports’ Dan Fouts Talks Dolphins-Bengals On TNF, Bills-Pats Sunday

  28-09-2016 22:42
  
  By Danny Cox
  With this week’s games, the 2016 NFL season will be one quarter over. And a lot of the action already has potential playoff implications. It may seem early, but every game counts. A win in September means just as much as a win in December.
  Week 4 has its fair share of key AFC matchups, starting with the Miami Dolphins and Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday Night Football. The Dolphins and Bengals both look to get their seasons turned around while they still can. The action co
  
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• Report: Across US, Colorado, Police Officers Abuse Confidential Databases

  28-09-2016 22:34
  
  DENVER (AP) – Police officers across the country misuse confidential law enforcement databases to get information on romantic partners, business associates, neighbors, journalists and others for reasons that have nothing to do with daily police work, an Associated Press investigation has found.
  Criminal-history and driver databases give officers critical information about people they encounter on the job. But the AP’s review shows how those systems also can be exploited by officers w
  
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• Good News For Cyclists With Bike Path’s Grand Opening

  28-09-2016 21:39
  
  By Alan GionetGENESEE, Colo. (CBS4)– It seems like it’s taken as long as a tricycle ride across the country, but the new bike path finally opens between Genesee and Evergreen Wednesday afternoon. This means bicyclists no longer have to ride along Interstate 70 in the stretch.It also means bikers can now go from Denver to Glenwood Springs without having to ride along traffic on I-70.The 2.4 mile concrete path takes bikers from where Highway 40 ends at Genesee by the Buffalo Overlook t
  
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• Official: 2 Students, 1 Teacher Wounded In Elementary School Shooting

  28-09-2016 21:22
  
  TOWNVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A teenager opened fire at a South Carolina elementary school Wednesday, wounding two students and a teacher before the suspect was taken into custody, a law enforcement officer said.
  Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore told the Anderson Independent Mail that authorities were responding to a death “believed to be related” to the school shooting about 1 ½ miles away.
  Shore also said the students do not appear to have life-threatening injuries.
  The uni
  
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• Guilty Of 1st Degree Murder: Man Who Killed State Trooper

  28-09-2016 21:03
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Jurors returned a guilty verdict for the man accused in the death of a Colorado State Patrol cadet.
  Jurors found Christopher Gebers, 28, guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Taylor Thyfault.
  Gebers did not take the stand during his trial. The jury got the case Tuesday afternoon.
  An image from the scene (credit: CBS)
  Prosecutors claimed Gebers acted recklessly when he crashed his car into two troopers in May 2015. They also say he was driving under the influ
  
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• Arapahoe Basin Tests Snowmaking Guns

  28-09-2016 20:50
  
  SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The snow-making guns are out at A-Basin.
  After receiving some natural snow last night, the ski area is testing the guns for the second time this season.
  RELATED: A-Basin Fires Up Snow-Making Guns
  “We took advantage of the cool morning to fully fire up the system,” they posted online. “It was a combination of staff training and refreshing and looking for those last minute glitches.”
  While this is the second time they’ve tested this
  
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• Arapahoe Basin Testing Snowmaking Guns

  28-09-2016 20:50
  
  SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The snow-making guns are out at A-Basin.
  After receiving some natural snow last night, the ski area is testing the guns for the second time this season.
  RELATED: A-Basin Fires Up Snow-Making Guns
  “We took advantage of the cool morning to fully fire up the system,” they posted online. “It was a combination of staff training and refreshing and looking for those last minute glitches.”
  While this is the second time they’ve tested this
  
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• On The Rise: Matthew Fitzpatrick And European Tour’s Next Generation

  28-09-2016 20:32
  
  By Dan Reardon
  Play unfolds this weekend in the Ryder Cup matches at Hazeltine Country Club outside Minneapolis with an American team likely favored despite an embarrassing two wins in the last 20 years. Captain Davis Love III, looking for personal redemption after a crushing defeat four years ago at Medinah, turned to hyperbole in describing his team as perhaps the greatest ever.
  For European Captain Darren Clarke, it can only be described as a rebuilding year. His group of 12 is
  
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• Teen Charged As Adult In Hitchhiking Attack

  28-09-2016 20:20
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– The 16-year-old accused of attacking a 71-year-old woman in Boulder County has been charged as an adult. Prosecutors officially charged Jeffrey Collins as an adult on Wednesday morning.
  The details of what Collins has been charged with have been sealed. At the time of his arrest, Collins was facing felony charges including attempted first-degree murder and assault on an at-risk adult.
  Jeffrey Collins in court on Wednesday (credit: CBS)
  Collins remained in custody on
  
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• Deputies Investigate Suspicious Package

  28-09-2016 20:09
  
  ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Deputies with the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office investigated a suspicious package on Wednesday morning.
  Deputies were called to South Revere Parkway and East Briarwood Avenue near the Colorado National Guard facility near the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office building.
  Deputies closed South Revere Parkway south of East Briarwood Avenue as deputies conducted their investigation. There was no timetable as to when the road would reopen.
  Revere rema
  
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• Rock Fall Work Done At Mesa Verde’s Cliff Palace

  28-09-2016 20:06
  
  MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (CBS4) – Workers at Mesa Verde recently had to bring down a large piece of sandstone that came loose over the Cliff Palace dwelling.
  “All of these sandstone alcoves are unstable, and small pieces often fall,” Mesa Verde posted on their Facebook page. “When bigger rocks threaten, we try to knock them loose.”
  The work at the Cliff Palace was done in August, but the video not posted to their page until Tuesday.“Sometimes, the threa
  
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• Victim In Motel Shooting Identified

  28-09-2016 20:04
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– People living at the Colonial Manor Motel have identified the man shot there Tuesday night as the manager of the motel.
  The shooting happened sometime before 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Colonial Manor Motel on the 2600 block of East 46th Avenue. That’s near Interstate 70 and Vasquez Boulevard.
  People who live at the motel told CBS4’s Tom Mustin that the victim is Joon Lee. He remained in critical condition on Wednesday afternoon.Denver police spent several hours collec
  
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• Tim Tebow Homers In First At-Bat

  28-09-2016 19:24
  
  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS4) – On the first pitch of his first at-bat in the instructional league for the Mets, Tim Tebow went yard.
  Tebow was batting second against the Cardinals’ instructional team when knocked the ball out of the park against left-hander John Kilichowski.
  HOME RUN TIM TEBOW!
  Tim Tebow goes yard on the first pitch he faced in his first instructional league game. (via @Katie_Johnson_) pic.twitter.com/AGvg281WfU
  — SEC Network (@SECNetwork) September 28, 2016Kili
  
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• Investigators: Online Threat Of Clown Shootings Believed To Be Hoax

  28-09-2016 19:13
  
  GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4)– Investigators believe an online threat to schools in Greeley is nothing more than a hoax. The threat started as a Facebook post warning of clowns carrying out shootings.Them threats follow reports in several other states where clown sightings have been reported that leave some neighborhoods uneasy.The instances in Greeley quickly gained traction on social media and even kept some students home from school on Tuesday.“I only had five kids in class. It’s ju
  
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• Bear Spotted Touring Mesa Verde Ruins

  28-09-2016 19:10
  
  MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (CBS4) – An unexpected visitor was caught on camera at Mesa Verde’s Spring House.
  A bear decided to take a self-guided tour of the largest unexcavated cliff dwelling in the park.
  Normally, to reach the site, visitors have to take an 8-mile-long ranger-led tour that lasts 8 hours.
  But this bear decided to do it all on his own, touring the 86 rooms and 7 kivas that are usually off-limits to guests on his way to the seep spring.A camera in one of the alco
  
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• USS Colorado Crew Brushes Up On Cooking Skills

  28-09-2016 18:48
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The new USS Colorado submarine is getting ready for action and that has the crew brushing up on their cooking skills.
  Two crew members will take cooking lessons at the Brown Palace on Wednesday where they will learn some traditional Colorado dishes.They will learn how to make Rocky Mountain trout and the Denver omelet.The USS Colorado should go into service later this year. It’s the fourth Navy ship to bear the name of the State of Colorado since 1857.
  
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• CDOT: Mountain Express Lane A Summer Success

  28-09-2016 18:31
  
  IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– The Interstate 70 Mountain Express Lane has been called a success during the summer months by the Colorado Department of Transportation.The 13-mile toll lane runs along the left shoulder of eastbound I-70 in Clear Creek County. The lane launched in December 2015 but CDOT claims the toll lanes have helped cut down on mountain traffic jams.
  CDOT said drivers saw faster travel and fewer accidents.Tolls have typically stayed below $10, but they could rise to $30 on
  
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• WWE-NFL Connection: Big E’s Friend Plays For Giants, Is Hilarious

  28-09-2016 18:26
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  Chris Jericho has a best friend. His name is Kevin Owens. Big E has a best friend, too. I’m not sure his name is Adam Gettis. In fact, he may not even be in the top 10, or even top 20 for that matter. But they do know each other. In fact, their friendship — no matter where it ranks — extends back to college where they both played football at the University of Iowa.
  Gettis went on to play guard in the NFL, currently for the New York Giants, while Big E became on
  
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• Chipotle Hiring, Interviewing At Every Location

  28-09-2016 18:22
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The Denver-based Mexican restaurant Chipotle wants to hire 5,000 people nationwide.
  It’s all part of the second annual National Career Day. Managers at every location are conducting interviews from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and again from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday.
  Applicants can register for an interview time online.
  
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• Fan Drops Ring During Televised Yankee Stadium Engagement

  28-09-2016 18:16
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — In the end, Andrew Fox wasn’t charged with an error.
  The 29-year-old had everything he needed to make one of life’s biggest decisions on Tuesday night: the engagement ring, the perfect woman and a beautiful early autumn night at Yankee Stadium, which focused a camera on the couple and broadcast the big moment on the center field video board.
  What the New Castle, Pennsylvania, resident didn’t have was steady hands.
  When Fox pulled the precious item from his
  
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• Cyclists Can Ride On Path Uninterrupted From Denver To Glenwood Springs

  28-09-2016 18:09
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Bicyclists can ride from Denver to Glenwood Springs without having to jump on Interstate 70. The grand opening for the final section of the I-70 bike route system is Wednesday.
  (credit: CDOT)
  Crews finished the last section between Genesee and Evergreen Parkway which begins by the Buffalo Ranch and ends near Alpine Rescue headquarters.
  (credit: CBS)
  The recently completed 2.4 mile section of the path means cyclists can skip the harrowing ride on the shoulder of I-70 near Chi
  
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• 2 Shot, Gunman On The Run

  28-09-2016 17:50
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Two people were shot late Tuesday night and police continued to search for the gunman.
  Officers rushed to the shooting near Federal Boulevard and Vassar Avenue just north of Yale Avenue.
  Police investigated a shooting near Federal Boulevard and Vassar Avenue (credit: CBS)
  The victims were rushed to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
  Police continue to search for the gunman. A suspect description has not been released.
  (credit: CBS)
  
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• Legacy High’s Head Football Coach Returns After Bus Crash

  28-09-2016 17:29
  
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4) – Legacy High School’s head football coach resumed his role on Wednesday after a deadly bus crash left him seriously injured.
  Wayne Voorhees was one of three Legacy High School football coaches that were seriously injured in the crash on Sept. 11.
  Voorhees and Kyle Rider were released from the hospital a couple of days after the crash.
  Wayne Voorhees (credit: Legacy High School)
  Coach Matt Kroupa remained in the hospital to recover from his injuries that
  
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• Tonight on CBS4 News at 10 p.m.: Help With Heroin

  28-09-2016 17:07
  
  Watch Jim Benemann‘s report on CBS4 News at 10 p.m.
  
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• Search Teams Brought In To Look For New Mexico Hiker Near Aspen

  28-09-2016 16:56
  
  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Search teams from around Colorado have been brought in to help look for an Albuquerque man who failed to return from a hiking trip near Aspen.
  About 20 people were being flown into the Maroon Bells Wilderness by helicopter and searching for 49-year-old David Cook on Wednesday.
  He was reported missing Sept. 20 after setting out to climb some 14,000-foot-plus mountains, including the Maroon Bells, some of the most famous and most photographed peaks in Colorado.
  The search
  
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• Traffic Alert: Be Aware Of Mississippi Avenue Closure

  28-09-2016 16:38
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A busy stretch of Mississippi Avenue will be closed for the next several weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. as crews work on storm sewer improvements.
  The plan is for the road to be closed from Broadway to Santa Fe Drive on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and next Monday.
  Traffic will be detoured to Alameda Avenue and West Iowa Avenue.
  
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• Dog Caught On Camera Escaping Animal Shelter

  28-09-2016 15:53
  
  APPLE VALLEY, Calif. (CBS4) – Security cameras at the Apple Valley Animal Shelter caught Ginger the German shepherd making a great escape.
  “Everyone believes she was trying to make her way back to her old owner because she was found close to where her old home was,” the shelter’s manager Gina Whiteside told CBS Los Angeles.
  Unfortunately Ginger’s old owner is no longer able to take care of her.
  But there’s no shortage of people who are willing. After the
  
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• Manhunt Underway After Motel Shooting

  28-09-2016 15:33
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A man was critically hurt overnight in a shooting and the suspect is at large.
  The shooting happened sometime before 9 p.m. at the Colonial Manor Motel on the 2600 block of East 46th Avenue. That’s near Interstate 70 and Vasquez Boulevard.
  Denver police spent several hours collecting evidence throughout the night. They told CBS4 they are working on trying to get a description of the suspect released to the public soon.
  
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• Latest Forecast: More Summer-Like Weather

  28-09-2016 15:33
  
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – Another day with sunshine and temperatures in the low 80s, we feel more like summer than early fall around the front range. A few more clouds possible in the high country today, and maybe a few isolated storms from the southwestern mountains to the central mountains, but overall today is pretty dry across the state.
  Overnight, skies are clear but the western slope could wake up to a little rain tomorrow morning. More widespread rain possible out west and i
  
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• Trevor Siemian Named AFC Offensive Player Of The Week

  28-09-2016 15:17
  
  By Michael Spencer
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – The NFL named Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian its AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against Cincinnati.
  Siemian led the Broncos to a 29-17 road win over the Bengals. He threw for 312 yards, 4 touchdowns and no interceptions.
  Trevor Siemian of the Denver Broncos looks to throw the ball during the first quarter of the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on Sept. 25, 2016 in Cincinnati. (credit: John Grie
  
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• Thursday Night Breakdown: Dolphins, Bengals – Time To Correct Mistakes

  28-09-2016 15:01
  
  By Danny Cox
  Although this week’s Thursday Night Football match-up pits two 1-2 teams against each other, that doesn’t make the game any less important. Neither the Miami Dolphins nor the Cincinnati Bengals can afford another early-season loss, as neither team wants to try to crawl out of a 1-3 hole. So this non-divisional AFC match-up is still a huge game.
  The Dolphins are coming off of an overtime victory over the Cleveland Browns in a game that should
  
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• Dolphins Meet Bengals On Thursday Night Football

  28-09-2016 14:35
  
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• Tale Of The Tape: Broncos At Buccaneers

  28-09-2016 14:22
  
  The Super Bowl champs look just as dominant again this season and now draw a Bucs team that has some offensive talent to challenge the powerful Denver defense.
  
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• Rockies Get Thumped In San Fran, Lose 12-3

  28-09-2016 14:03
  
  The Rockies have lost eight road games in a row.
  
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• 1 Critical After Shooting In Northeast Denver

  28-09-2016 06:02
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – One person is in critical condition after a shooting in northeast Denver Tuesday night.
  According to police, the shooting occurred in the 2600 block of East 46th Avenue sometime after 9 p.m.
  Alert: #DPD investigating shooting 2600 Blk E 46th Ave. Male victim taken to hospital in critical cond. Suspect fled pic.twitter.com/UqNXPi3oCq
  — Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) September 28, 2016A male victim was transported to the hospital.
  Police haven’t released
  
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• Denver Police Investigating After 2 Shot On Federal Boulevard

  28-09-2016 05:34
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police in Denver are investigating a shooting that theft two people injured Tuesday night.
  According to police, two people with gunshot wounds were transported to the hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening.
  The shooting occurred near the 2500 block of South Federal Boulevard.
  Alert: #DPD investigating shooting in 2500 Blk S Federal.2 victims transported to hosp.; no suspect(s) in custody. pic.twitter.com/0j6h7SrF5m
  — Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice)
  
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• Police Need Help Identifying Thief Who Stole Tanks Of ‘Freon’

  28-09-2016 05:25
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police need the public’s help identifying a man they say stole a generator and two tanks of the gas refrigerant Freon from an auto repair shop in Denver.
  (credit: Denver Police Department)
  The theft occurred on Friday, Sept. 16, at 11:55 p.m., according to a crime alert issued by the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers. Surveillance captured the suspect forcing his way into a storage container at Rice Enterprises at 4101 West 1st Avenue. The suspect left t
  
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