16-year-old rams patrol car after chase, officials say
Weld County – A 16-year-old boy led state troopers on a chase and rammed a patrol car Sunday in Weld County, state police said.
A trooper tried to pull the boy over on U.S. 34 at 8th Avenue at 1:03 a.m. when the chase began.
The teen was driving a 2003 Dodge 1500 pickup and went though several stop signs before ramming the patrol car, the patrol said.
Stop Sticks were used to try to stop the truck, but the youth continued to drive on deflated tires before running into a fence.
The teenager was taken to North Colorado Medical Center, Greeley, for treatment of minor injuries and sent to the Platte Valley Juvenile Detention Center.
Authorities said the boy had a separate warrant out for his arrest.
Trooper Eric Wynn said he did not have information on that case.
The boy could face several felony charges because alcohol and drugs are suspected in the traffic incident.
DENVER
Man is found stabbed to death
A man was found stabbed to death Sunday morning near Park Avenue West and Stout Street in Denver, police said.
The man’s name and age were unavailable.
A woman passing by called police at 6:52 a.m. when she saw the man on the ground, said Detective John White.
Several streets around the scene of the stabbing were blocked off with yellow police tape.
EDGEWATER
Officer fires shot at hiding gunman
An Edgewater police officer fired a shot at a man he says pointed a gun at him early Sunday, but it was unknown whether the man was wounded.
About 1 a.m., an officer making a traffic stop heard shots fired nearby in the 2000 block of Newland Street.
The officer found a man hiding with a gun and told him to drop it, police said.
The man pointed his gun at the officer, and the officer fired a single shot.
Police say the man ran away, and authorities were unable to find anyone.
A check of hospitals to see if someone had come in for treatment of a gunshot wound came up empty.
At the time of the incident, many people were leaving a party where shots may have been fired. Police interviewed about 25 of those who left, but no arrests were made.
BOULDER COUNTY
Climber rescued after 20-foot fall
Authorities rescued a 42-year- old woman Sunday after she fell about 20 feet while rock climbing.
Boulder Canyon was temporarily closed to allow a helicopter to land.
The woman was scaling an area known as Sport Park with a group of friends when she fell. The Nederland Fire Protection District, Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, Rocky Mountain Rescue Group and paramedics responded after a call came in at 11:15 a.m.
Rescuers spent more than an hour on the technical evacuation of the climber. She had severe pain in her abdomen and right wrist and was airlifted to receive “advanced medical treatment,” authorities said in a release.
The canyon and Colorado 119 were reopened by about 12:30 p.m.
DENVER
Balmy weather breaks record
The unseasonably warm weather Sunday set a new record in Denver when the temperature reached 88 degrees, breaking the previous record for that date of 86 degrees set in 1954, the National Weather Service reported.
The average high for Oct. 2 is 72 degrees.
Today, the forecast is for a mostly sunny day with a high temperature of 83 degrees. Skies will become partly cloudy in the evening, with a low near 49 degrees.
ADAMS COUNTY
Deputies seek woman abducted by ex-beau
Adams County sheriff’s deputies were looking for a 28-year- old woman Sunday who they say was abducted by a former boyfriend.
Kelley N. Garcia, 28, was staying with a family member in the 4800 block of 52nd Avenue when the ex-boyfriend, 30-year-old Adam Deherrera of Denver, forced his way into the home. Police said he assaulted the owner and forced Garcia to leave with him in her car.
Police searched the area and places that Deherrera might have gone but didn’t find Garcia.
Deherrera was last seen driving Garcia’s car, a 1992 black Honda Civic two-door, with Colorado license plates 092-LYL.
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Garcia, Deherrera or the car is asked to call 911 immediately.
