2 pit bulls bite man out walking his dog
A man walking his dog was bitten on both hands Thursday by two pit bulls that had broken through a fence in the 4500 block of East 109th Avenue and attacked his dog, said Thornton police officer Matt Barnes.
The man, Mark Castrodale, was treated and released at a local hospital for puncture wounds and lacerations. His dog was taken to an emergency veterinary clinic with wounds that did not appear life threatening, Barnes said.
The two pit bulls busted through a fence at 4560 E. 109th Ave. just before 7 p.m.
The dogs’ owner, Alva Lacquement, 29, was arrested and released after being issued a summons related to her dogs attacking a man, attacking a dog, for the dogs being at large, and for them not having proper vaccinations, Barnes said.
Lacquement relinquished ownership of the pit bulls, and they are in quarantine at Thornton’s animal shelter, he said.
School board OKs language for ballot
Denver school board members on Thursday approved official ballot language for a $25 million pay-for-performance plan that the district plans to put before voters this fall.
If Denver voters approve the Pro-Comp plan, Denver Public Schools teachers would eventually be paid based on performance evaluations and the “hard to staff” schools they teach in.
Already some DPS board members have been working on the campaign for the fall, said board member Elaine Gantz Berman.
Religious group sues library over access
A religious-liberty group filed a federal lawsuit against a Front Range library district Thursday, saying the district violated its rights by refusing to allow a lecture on the biblical perspective on marriage and homosexuality.
The Liberty Counsel, a Florida-based advocacy group, is asking the court to force the Rampart Library District Board to allow it to hold its lecture, according to the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Denver.
The group had wanted to use the community room of the Woodland Park Public Library for its lecture, which also would address what the group calls the “necessity of marriage being only between one man and one woman.”
The group contends the library district discriminated against religious speech and denied the Liberty Counsel the same access that a secular group would get.
Driver dies, 2nd hurt in Parker Road crash
One person was killed and another injured in a two-car accident at South Parker Road and East Hampden Avenue about 8:35 p.m. Thursday, said Lt. Charles Holzheimer of the Aurora police.
No names were released.
A black Pontiac was attempting to turn onto northbound Parker from westbound Hampden and crossed the median into the southbound lanes of Parker, striking a silver Honda, Holz heimer said.
The driver of the Honda had to be extricated before being pronounced dead at the scene, he said.
The driver of the Pontiac was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, Holzheimer said.
Adult businesses seek halt to record-keeping
A trade group representing the adult entertainment industry asked a federal court in Denver on Thursday to prohibit the Bush administration from enacting adult-industry rules that the group claims would infringe on its free speech rights.
The Free Speech Coalition, based in California, is seeking to enjoin the enforcement of federal rules that would force producers to keep personal identifying information on actors depicted in adult films, magazines, websites and other materials.
