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The suspect in a fatal shooting in Aurora on Friday night is in custody after falling out of a moving vehicle that was being trailed by officers, according to police.Officers responded to reports of shots fired at a home in the 3600 block of South Zeno Way about 10:45 p.m. Friday, according to a summary of events the department posted on the social media website X.One victim, an adult male, was transported to a hospital with a gunshot wound but later died, the department reports. The Arapahoe County coroner’s office will be releasing his identity at a later time.An adult…

Every smartphone has an expiration date. That day arrives when the software updates stop coming and you start missing out on new apps and security protections. With most phones, this used to happen after about only three years.But things are finally starting to change. The new number is seven.I first noticed this shift when I reviewed Google’s $700 Pixel 8 smartphone in October. Google told me that it had committed to providing software updates for the phone for seven years, up from three years for its previous Pixels, because it was the right thing to do.I was skeptical that this…

PHILADELPHIA — The Denver men’s lacrosse program restored itself as a national title contender this season.The Pioneers’ second NCAA tournament championship, however, will have to wait for another year.The fifth-seeded Pioneers struggled to generate possessions as top-seeded Notre Dame pulled away in the second half for a 13-6 victory in the NCAA semifinals before 32,269 at Lincoln Financial Field.Richie Connell and Michael Lampert each scored twice, and Malcolm Kleban made nine of his 10 saves in the first half for the Pioneers (13-4), who were denied their second national championship game appearance and first since winning the title in 2015.“I…

An 18-year-old Centennial man was arrested Wednesday on charges of child sex exploitation after Arapahoe County sheriff’s officials allege he harassed and extorted juvenile victims over Snapchat and text messages.John Farnsworth Van Der Bosch was arrested on suspicion of seven counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count each of criminal extortion and aggravated cruelty to animals, all felonies.The sheriff’s office began investigating Van Der Bosch on Feb. 6 and found he “was sexually exploiting children and in possession of materials containing child sexual abuse,” the agency said in a news release Friday. Investigators believe there may be more…

A 31-year-old man died in custody at the Douglas County Detention Center on Thursday, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. A deputy delivering dinner to the man’s cell found him unconscious and not breathing at 5:05 p.m. and started lifesaving efforts, Douglas County sheriff’s officials said Friday. The man was pronounced dead at 5:46 p.m. The man was booked into the jail less than 12 hours earlier, at 5:50 a.m., and was in a cell by himself, officials said. There were no signs of a “physical disturbance of suspicious activity” seen by jail staff, officials said, and the…

A former Arapahoe County social worker convicted of filing a false child abuse claim against an Aurora City Council member and attempting to influence a public servant was sentenced to four years in prison Friday.Robin Niceta will serve six months in jail in addition to the Colorado Department of Corrections sentence after she was found guilty by a jury in Arapahoe County District Court on Nov. 7, according to court records. The case was prosecuted by the Denver District Attorney’s Office.Her attorney declined to comment Friday.Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Former social worker Robin Niceta convicted of attempt…

Phone lines at Jefferson County’s emergency dispatch center are back online after a more than three-hour outage Friday night. The communication center’s 911 lines went down around 4 p.m., officials said in a post on X. Emergency calls were routed through Denver dispatch for more than three hours before service was restored at 7:30 p.m. Jeffco officials could not be reached for comment Friday night about what caused the outage. Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day. source

The Rockies’ wobbly bullpen received some much-needed support Friday.In the wake of their relievers’ workload and reoccurring meltdown, the club made a pair of roster moves ahead of its game against the Phillies. The Rockies called up right-hander John Curtiss and Matt Carasiti from Triple-A Albuquerque.To make room on the 26-man roster, they optioned right-hander Peter Lambert to Triple-A and designated right-hander Matt Koch for assignment. To open a spot on the  40-man roster spot, the Rockies transferred left-handed Kyle Freeland (elbow soreness) to the 60-day injured list.Manager Bud Black explained that the moves were necessary to get “some fresh…

Westbound Interstate 70 reopened near Loveland Pass after a crash closed the highway, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The highway reopened at 4:14 p.m. The road was closed from exit 216 for U.S. 6 over Loveland Pass to exit 205 for Silverthorne at 3:37 p.m., the agency said in a travel alert. Related Articles Transportation | Eastbound U.S. 36 reopens near Superior after crash Transportation | Major RTD construction work in downtown Denver starts this weekend Transportation | Woman seriously injured after three-vehicle crash on I-25 north of Fort Collins Transportation | Blue Mesa Reservoir bridge to partially…

Philadelphia star Bryce Harper was ejected after striking out in the first inning of the Phillies’ game at the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.Harper struck out on a 0-2 curveball from Ty Blach, dropped his bat and threw his helmet. The two-time NL MVP said something to plate umpire Brian Walsh and immediately was ejected. Bryce Harper got ejected in this exchange pic.twitter.com/MVwsgmwdAP — Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) May 25, 2024Harper and Phillies manager Rob Thomson argued to no avail following Harper’s 21st big league ejection. Harper had called a timeout after taking a borderline 0-1 sinker that appeared to be…