A liberal advocacy group urged the FBI on Sunday to investigate whether Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez’s campaign violated federal or state laws by accessing the highly restricted National Crime Information Center database.
ProgressNowAction sent its request to the FBI on Sunday and plans to send an e-mail titled “Beauprez Gate” today to its more than 50,000 members calling for an FBI probe into the Beauprez campaign.
At the urging of Gov. Bill Owens, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation is investigating whether the Beauprez campaign broke the law while researching an attack ad against Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill Ritter.
Michael Huttner, executive director of ProgressNowAction, said the group also is concerned that Owens’ request is a “clear conflict of interest” because he has been actively campaigning for Beauprez.
The FBI could not be reached for comment. Beauprez’s campaign declined to comment.
WESTMINSTER
2 men held in fatal stabbing at apartment
Two men were arrested Sunday morning on suspicion of first-degree murder after police found a man stabbed at an apartment complex.
The stabbing occurred about 12:45 a.m. in the 3100 block of Craft Way, police said.
Police found the 38-year-old victim lying on a second-story balcony.
The motive for the homicide was not known, but the incident may have been sparked by an argument, police said.
The name of the victim was not released because police were working to notify his family.
Jerad Pickering, 20, and Jesse Bates, 18, were arrested about 3 a.m. at a house in the 6600 block of Green Court in Adams County. They were booked into the Adams County jail.
BOULDER
Man held in brawl outside bar; 3 sought
Police were investigating an incident Sunday where four people were injured and some were stabbed in a fight outside the Y Bar.
Police said they arrested 23- year-old Richard P. Martinez of Commerce City on suspicion of first-degree assault and are looking for three other assailants.
The fight occurred about 2 a.m. Saturday one block south of the Pearl Street Mall in the intersection of Lawry Lane and Broadway.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Boulder Police Department at 303-441-3333 or Boulder County Crime Stoppers at 303-440-STOP (7867).
EDGEWATER
Woman critical after hit-and-run incident
A 22-year-old woman was in critical condition after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver Sunday morning.
The woman was hit in the 2000 block of Sheridan Boulevard about 1:20 a.m., police said.
The driver of an older model gray Honda or Nissan compact car stopped briefly at the intersection of West 20th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard and took off, police said.
The car probably has extreme right-side damage on the windshield and side panel.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Edgewater Police Department at 303- 278-2000.
ENGLEWOOD
Female passenger dies, 3 hurt in crash
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating whether a driver was intoxicated when he lost control of his car and crashed, killing a female passenger, said State Patrol Master Trooper Ron Watkins.
The car was traveling north on South Wadsworth Boulevard about 7:30 p.m. Sunday when the driver lost control south of West Parkhill Avenue, Watkins said.
The driver, a male passenger and a female passenger were hospitalized, but their conditions were not known, Watkins said.
The other female passenger was pronounced dead at Swedish Hospital, he said.
Police did not release the identities of anyone involved in the accident.
COMMERCE CITY
Woman hospitalized after wreck on I-270
A woman was extricated from a car and taken to a hospital after a multiple-car accident on both sides of Interstate 270 on Sunday night, police said.
The woman, whom police did not identify, was taken to Denver Health Medical Center. Her condition was not available late Sunday.
The accident happened about 6 p.m, closing the westbound lanes of the highway for an hour.
It was not known if there were any other injuries, and police were investigating the cause of the accident.
