POLICE SLAM INTO STOLEN VEHICLE
During a short but dramatic car chase, Denver police intentionally drove a squad car into a vehicle to stop the car and arrest three carjackers early Thursday morning, authorities say. Three armed suspects carjacked a vehicle about 2:30 a.m. on the 3600 block of West Alice Place, said Marika Putnam, police spokeswoman. Denver police officers responded to a call and spotted the suspects in a car. A short chase ensued near Interstate 70 and Federal Boulevard, Putnam said. Police crashed into the car in a so-called pit maneuver to stop the vehicle and capture the carjacking suspects.
Robbery suspect arrested after driving wrong way on Diagonal Highway.
LONGMONT»
A robbery suspect who was chased by police Thursday morning drove the wrong way on Ken Pratt Boulevard and the Diagonal Highway before he was apprehended near Boulder. Nobody was injured in the chase. John Sottile Walsh, 48, of Longmont, was wanted in connection with a theft and strongarmed robbery Wednesday in Longmont. Walsh was stopped by Boulder County sheriff’s deputies at Valmont Street and 61st Street, just outside of Boulder. He was arrested on suspicion of felony eluding, obstructing police, attempted vehicular assault, reckless endangerment and reckless driving.
Evergreen man in standoff faces multiple felonies.
COUNTY» A man who allegedly assaulted his girlfriend and kept deputies at bay in a ninehour standoff was charged Thursday with multiple felonies. David Charles Roberts, 30, faces three counts of attempted second-degree murder, three counts of second-degree assault and six counts of felony menacing among other charges, according to the Jefferson County district attorney’s office. According to a news release: Roberts, his girlfriend and another couple on Dec. 27 had gone to a bar and returned about midnight to an Evergreen home, 29196 Pine Road, where Roberts rented a room. He became “belligerent” and assaulted his girlfriend, a man who intervened and another person. The three fled the home and called 911.
Councilman to be replaced, judge rules.
GREELEY» The City Council has been told to replace a councilman who is a convicted felon. The Greeley Tribune reports Eddie Mirick, who was elected Nov. 7 and served as a council member for nearly a month, should be removed from office, according to a ruling by Judge Marcelo Kopcow on Thursday in Weld County District Court.
Mirick pleaded guilty to felony forgery in 1978, and despite arguing the felony was later reduced to a misdemeanor, Mirick was found to still have the felony on his record after a group of residents petitioned the court.