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A Denver sheriff’s deputy was injured Thursday when a car- stereo thief ran over him in a parking lot near the downtown police administration building and jail.
Deputy Andrew Cross, an eight-year veteran of the department, had his ankle broken in the incident, said Capt. Frank Gale, a sheriff’s spokesman.
About 5:10 p.m., Cross was going to his truck parked in the 1200 block of Cherokee Street when he came upon a man who had broken into the vehicle. The stereo thief jumped into a gray or silver Volkswagen Jetta parked next to the truck and slammed it into reverse. Cross, who was in uniform, tried to jump out of the way, but the driver ran over his ankle.
