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• Inmate Allegedly Used Impersonation To Escape, Now Back In Custody

  09-04-2017 23:23
  
  BRIGHTON (CBS4) – Authorities in Adams County have an inmate who was mistakenly released Friday back in custody.
  Shannon Owens, 31, “presented himself as another inmate who was being released,” according to a statement from the Adams County Sheriff’s Office.
  Shannon Owens (credit – Adams County Sheriff’s Office)
  On Sunday the sheriff’s office said they found Owens at a motel near Interstate 76 and 88th Avenue. He came out of his room and was arrested wit
  
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• Search Continues For At-Risk Teen Missing For More Than A Week

  09-04-2017 22:27
  
  LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Longmont continue to hope the public can help them find an at-risk teen who has been missing for well over a week.
  According to police, Aravind Elangovan, 19, went missing after he walked away from his home in the 1400 block of Harvard Street on March 31. He suffers from various mental conditions.
  Aravind Elangovan (credit: Longmont Police Department)
  Elangovan is described as being 6-foot-1, 195 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wea
  
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• Real Estate Agent Accused Of ‘Upskirting’ At Open Houses

  09-04-2017 22:16
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A real estate agent is facing charges in Denver for allegedly taking pictures and videos up women’s skirts.
  The agent, Patrick Finney, 46, owns Finn Real Estate. Court documents show a woman who dated Finney found the pictures and videos in an email account they shared.
  Patrick Finney (credit: Facebook)
  The videos were taken in 2015.
  The woman contacted authorities last month.
  Finney is out on bond. He’ll be back in court later this month.
  
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• Democratic US Rep. Perlmutter Running For Colorado Governor

  09-04-2017 21:36
  
  DENVER (AP) – Six-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter is entering Colorado’s race for governor in 2018, saying he can do more for Colorado at home than he can in Washington.
  Perlmutter formally announced his candidacy at a rally Sunday in Golden, Colorado, and quickly established himself as the front-runner in the Democratic primary. Colorado’s Democratic governor, John Hickenlooper, is stepping down because of term limits.
  Rep. Ed Perlmutter (credit: Evan Semón)
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• Social Media Uproar After Video Shows Police Takedown Of Woman

  09-04-2017 21:21
  
  By Dillon Thomas
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Video of a male police officer taking a female Colorado State University student to the ground went viral on social media over the weekend.
  The video, which was taken outside Bondi Beach Bar in Old Town, shows 22-year-old Michaela Surat being thrown to the ground by a Fort Collins Police Services officer.
  (credit: CBS)
  “(Watching the video) was a little shocking, just purely from the size difference from the cop and the girl,” said
  
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• Woman Goes Missing After Early Morning Cigarette At Hotel

  09-04-2017 21:01
  
  By Jamie Leary
  GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (CBS4) – A family is pleading for help finding their daughter who disappeared from the Sheraton Hotel in Greenwood Village on April 2.
  Surveillance from the hotel shows Bethany Luttrell, 25, leaving around 3 a.m. to smoke a cigarette and then coming back inside. According to Bethany’s family, her boyfriend told police she didn’t return to her hotel room. He said she texted him saying she was leaving to seek help from a counselor. He repor
  
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• Movement From Baby, But Still No Hints From April The Giraffe About Big Moment

  09-04-2017 20:24
  
  NEW YORK (CBS4) – Handlers at the Animal Adventure Park report activity in April the giraffe’s belly from her baby Sunday morning.
  Staff felt kicking and rolling of a leg or neck – some indeterminable baby body part  – on April’s left side. And her appetite is at full capacity.
  The signs are there for a birth in the near future. However, there is no urgency in mommy-to-be’s manner.Staff also took time to address their Oliver-April timeline: “First o
  
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• Rockies Deliver A ‘First’ For Dodgers Ace Kershaw

  09-04-2017 18:32
  
  DENVER (AP) – Clayton Kershaw surrendered back-to-back homers for the first time in his career, with Mark Reynolds and Gerardo Parra going deep in the sixth to help the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 on Saturday night.
  Reynolds lined a two-run homer off Kershaw (1-1). Three pitches later, Parra followed with a solo shot to help the Rockies improve to 5-1 for the third time in franchise history.
  Mark Reynolds #12 of the Colorado Rockies watches the flight of a sixth innin
  
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• Lukosevicius Hat Trick Gives Denver NCAA Title, 3-2 Over UMD

  09-04-2017 17:56
  
  CHICAGO (AP) – Tariq Hammond hobbled out to center ice with a walking boot on his right leg. Surrounded by the jubilant Denver Pioneers, the junior defenseman just kept saying “We did it,” over and over again.
  Yup, it’s real.
  Jarid Lukosevicius scored three goals in the second period, and Denver beat Minnesota Duluth 3-2 on Saturday night for the NCAA championship.
  The Denver Pioneers celebrate after beating the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs during the 2017 NCAA Division I Me
  
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• Latest Forecast: Windy & Cooler Today, Then A Warming Trend

  09-04-2017 14:56
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – It’ll be windy and cooler today as a storm system scoots across southern Wyoming and strengthens over eastern Nebraska tonight.
  There will be scattered mountain snow showers off and on today along with the chance for a few showers or thundershowers north and east of Denver.
  But most of us will remain dry.
  The two headlines with this weather system are the winds and a cool down.
  Looking ahead it looks like a stretch of warm and dry weather will be with u
  
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• Avs Fall To 4-3 To Dallas In Shootout

  09-04-2017 09:20
  
  Tyler Seguin scored the only goal in the shootout and the Dallas Stars defeated the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Saturday night at American Airlines Center.
  
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• Teen Critically Injured After Fall From School Roof Passes Away

  09-04-2017 07:59
  
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – A teen critically injured after falling off the roof of Denver Academy has passed away.
  The Denver Police Department released a twitter message Saturday night confirming his death.Update:#DPD investigation at 4400 E. Iliff. Juvenile male now deceased. Denver Coroner will release identity of victim. Incident accidental.
  — Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) April 9, 2017
  Also Saturday, a GoFundMe page was started for Paul Kinningham’s funeral arrangements.
  
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• Boy dies after fall at Denver Academy

  09-04-2017 05:21
  
  The boy was with two other people. None of them are students at the school.       
  
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• Car thefts on the rise in Colorado

  09-04-2017 05:20
  
  A state report shows in 2016 Colorado had over 18,000 car thefts.       
  
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• High School Rodeo Competition ‘Truly Unique’ & ‘Family Orientated’

  09-04-2017 02:59
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  JEFFERSON COUTY, Colo. (CBS4) – You may notice a lot more spurs and shiny buckles in the metro area this weekend.
  Hundreds of young cowboys and cowgirls are in Jefferson County for the Jefferson County High School Rodeo.
  (credit: CBS)
  “We barrel race, we rope, we’ve got bull riding and bronc riding,” Dalley Gabson, the 17-year-old Rodeo Queen said. “We’ve got a lot of stuff going on.”
  The rodeo athletes — along with their horses,
  
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• Boulder working on changes to Chautauqua

  09-04-2017 02:41
  
  It must be a relief to hike in a straight line after circling the parking lot at Chautauqua Park.       
  
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• Teen Critically Injured After Fall From School Roof While Playing Game

  09-04-2017 02:40
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – A teen is fighting for his life after falling off the roof of Denver Academy during a game of capture the flag.
  Denver police arrived at the scene on Iliff Avenue near Colorado Boulevard shortly after 8 p.m. Friday.
  On Saturday, CBS4’s Melissa Garcia spoke with a friend of the victim who witnessed the fall.
  (credit: CBS)
  “Right as I looked over, I saw someone just fall and hit the ground,” said Peter Mesropov, a sophomore who atten
  
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• Weekend Will End Windy & Cooler Across Colorado

  09-04-2017 02:31
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – After a very mild start your weekend will end with temperatures falling to, and even slightly below, where they should be for this time of year.
  It’s all part of a weather system moving across Wyoming.
  The storm will kick up some light rain and snow in the mountains and maybe a few sprinkles or rain showers on the eastern plains as it departs on Sunday.
  But overall just anticipate wind and the cool down.
  Things will quickly rebound as we head into the n
  
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• Latest Forecast: Weekend Will End Windy & Cooler Across Colorado

  09-04-2017 02:31
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – After a very mild start your weekend will end with temperatures falling to, and even slightly below, where they should be for this time of year.
  It’s all part of a weather system moving across Wyoming.
  The storm will kick up some light rain and snow in the mountains and maybe a few sprinkles or rain showers on the eastern plains as it departs on Sunday.
  But overall just anticipate wind and the cool down.
  Things will quickly rebound as we head into the n
  
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• Inmate escapes by tricking deputies

  09-04-2017 02:29
  
  An inmate in Adams County escaped from custody after telling deputies he was a different inmate who supposed to be released that day.       
  
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• Drunk Driver Who Killed 2 Teens Gets Maximum Sentence

  09-04-2017 02:25
  
  WELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The driver involved in a deadly crash in Weld County has been sentenced to 37 years in prison.
  Prosecutors say Alex Rodriguez, 25, was drunk last Thanksgiving when he got on Interstate 25 and drove 10 miles in the wrong direction. He then crashed head on into another vehicle.
  Alex Rodriguez (credit: CBS)
  Nineteen-year-old Kyle Nackos was killed and 16-year-old Nash Rider was critically injured.
  “Although the maximum sentence will never bring Kyle back or m
  
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• Drunk Driver Who Drove Wrong Way On Interstate, Caused Fatal Head-On, Gets Maximum Sentence

  09-04-2017 02:25
  
  WELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The driver involved in a deadly crash in Weld County has been sentenced to 37 years in prison.
  Prosecutors say Alex Rodriguez, 25, was drunk last Thanksgiving when he got on Interstate 25 and drove 10 miles in the wrong direction. He then crashed head on into another vehicle.
  Alex Rodriguez (credit: CBS)
  Nineteen-year-old Kyle Nackos was killed and 16-year-old Nash Rider was critically injured.
  “Although the maximum sentence will never bring Kyle back or m
  
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• Bon Jovi's Denver concert date canceled

  09-04-2017 02:23
  
  Bon Jovi's concert at the Pepsi Center in Denver has been canceled after the show had originally been rescheduled from March 14 to April 14.       
  
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• Recycling for cause and a record

  09-04-2017 02:22
  
  Students at Legend High School are hoping 45,000 plastic bags will land them in the book of Guinness World Records.       
  
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• Denver 18-year-old running for Board...

  09-04-2017 02:19
  
  A senior at Manual High School is making history as the youngest person ever to run for Denver Public Schools Board of Education.       
  
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• Alcohol & Speed Not Suspected After Head-On Crash Claims 2 Lives

  09-04-2017 02:03
  
  ERIE, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities have released the identity of two victims of a fatal crash in Boulder County Friday evening.
  Two vehicles collided head on while traveling on Highway 287.
  (credit: CBS)
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  The victims have been identified as Sean M. Slote, 50, of Longmont; and Robert E. Lundy, 73, of Louisville.
  Reportedly Slote veering into oncoming traffic and hit Lundy head on.
  According to the sheriff’s office, both drivers were wearing seat belts and alco
  
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• Suspected Drunk Driver Displaces Family After Crash Into Home

  09-04-2017 01:43
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A family has been forced from their home after a suspected drunk driver crashed into it early Friday morning.
  The crash occurred at the home located in the 2000 block of South Knox Court.
  The driver was arrested on suspicion on DUI.
  (credit: CBS)
  (credit: CBS)
  Neighbors told CBS4’s Andrea Flores it wasn’t the first time a vehicle crashed into a home in the area.
  “You just never really think that these things are going to happen to you,” resident Nanc
  
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• Woman hit, killed while riding bike

  09-04-2017 01:38
  
  A woman has died after being hit by a car in Colorado Springs Saturday afternoon.       
  
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• Woman Accused Of Striking Police Officer During Altercation

  09-04-2017 01:15
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Fort Collins arrested a woman accused of striking an officer during an altercation.
  According to police, officers responded to a disturbance between two men on Thursday when the girlfriend of one of the men “shoulder checked” a bouncer and a police officer.
  Michaella Surat (credit: Fort Collins Police Services)
  The woman, identified as Michaella Surat, 22, was arrested after the incident.
  Police said Surat “tried to pull her boyfrien
  
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• Paralyzed Woman, Photographer & Dog Hit The Road To Raise Research Awareness

  09-04-2017 00:48
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – When it comes to living with a spinal cord injury, hoping for a cure can be what some call a fool’s errand.
  Coloradan Kelsey Peterson is hitting the road with a photographer and her dog to show others how far research has come.
  Kelsey Peterson (credit: kickstarter.com)
  Peterson was paralyzed after a diving accident. For her, Craig Hospital in Englewood is key to her journey called the Cure Map.
  “They definitely set themselves apart for excellence as fa
  
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• Fort Collins arrest video sparks stir

  09-04-2017 00:25
  
  A nine-second video went viral online Saturday showing a Fort Collins police officer throwing a 22-year-old woman — apparently face-first — to the brick pavers in Old Town.       
  
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