Police, Crime Stoppers want donations for reward to find Jessica Ridgeway’s killer

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012, 6:24pm

WESTMINSTER, Colo. — Police and Metro Denver Crime Stoppers want donations to establish a financial reward to find the killer of Jessica Ridgeway.

The amount of the reward won’t be known until donations are received.

The Westminster Police Department says it has received requests from people and businesses all over the U.S. wanting to know if they can donate to a reward fund.

Contributions can be made at any Wells Fargo bank. The Jessica Ridgeway Benefit Donation Reward Account number is 9957483077.

You can wire money to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104 (routing number: 121000248 account number: 9957483077) Beneficiary: Crime Stoppers Program, Inc.

You can also send a check: Crime Stoppers c/o Justice for Jessica, PO Box 40965, Denver, CO 80204 Memo line: Jessica Ridgeway Reward.

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Northglenn police shoot man attempting to commit suicide

Submitted by KDVR Web Staff

Friday, October 19th, 2012, 10:40am

NORTHGLENN, Colo. — Officers responding to a report of a suicidal man with a gun in Northglenn shot and killed that man after he opened fire, according to police.

Northglenn police said their officers responded to the call from the 900 block of East 108th Avenue at approximately 9:27 p.m., and when the officers arrived they reported hearing a single gunshot that came from inside the residence.

At that point, Northglenn police set up a perimeter and established phone contact with a man in the house. They say conversations with that individual lasted for “several hours.”

Unable to negotiate a peaceful surrender, police say they took cover at approximately 12:02 a.m. as the man exited the font of the residence and began firing. Police said the two officers returned fire, striking and killing the man.

Police have not released the names of the man or the two officers as of 10:45 a.m.

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Police want public’s help with possible lead in Jessica Ridgeway investigation

Submitted by KDVR Web Staff

Thursday, October 18th, 2012, 5:33pm

WESTMINSTER, Colo. — It’s an attempted kidnapping that happened four-and-a-half months ago in Westminster.

Now, police wonder if that suspect is connected to the abduction and killing of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway.

On May 28, Memorial Day, a man grabbed a woman jogging at Ketner Lake Open Space.

Now, investigators want the public to think back to that holiday weekend — it could help catch a killer.

“It was very scary for me,” says mom Amy Graham, who spent Thursday night watching her son play football at Kensington Park, next to Ketner Lake.

She says since Memorial day, she’s become even more watchful of herself there.
“I used to frequently run around the lake by myself or with the dogs. After that happened, where the woman was attacked, I haven’t run around the lake once by myself,” she says.

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Community remembers Jessica Ridgeway at memorial service

Submitted by KDVR Web Staff

Monday, October 15th, 2012, 4:25pm

ARVADA, Colo. — A memorial service is planned Tuesday night to remember 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway.

The service at Faith Bible Chapel in Arvada is open to the public. It begins at 7 p.m.

Watch live streaming coverage by clicking here.

The church at W. 62nd Ave. and Ward Rd. was chosen because it can hold 3,600 people.

Associate Pastor John Malito talked about what the church hopes comes out of the memorial for Jessica’s family. “That we’re sorry. That we ask the Lord to comfort them in this difficult time, that we just want to be there to talk with them, to be of any of assistance, mostly to listen.”

People who attend the service are asked to wear purple… Jessica’s favorite color.

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Second Public CNG Station to Open in Weld County on Thursday

Submitted by Jennifer Finch, Information Specialist, Weld County Office of County Commissioners

Monday, October 15th, 2012, 3:45pm

Second Public CNG Station to Open in Weld County on Thursday

A new public Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling station is scheduled to open on Thursday, October 18, in Greeley. The SkyBlu CNG fueling station opening celebration begins at 2:00 p.m. at their new fueling site located in the Agfinity station, 1607 2nd Avenue (16th Street and Highway 85 Bypass).

The Greeley SkyBlu station is the second public CNG station to open in Weld County this year. On June 29, SkyBlu opened the first Weld County public CNG station in Firestone near the Highway 119 and I-25 intersection.

“We are excited about the Greeley CNG fueling station,” said Weld County Commissioner Barbara Kirkmeyer, who formed the Weld County Natural Gas Coalition – a group of government and industry officials working to create an alternative fuel corridor between Colorado and Wyoming. “The more CNG stations that are open to the public, the better.

Weld County Commissioner Barbara Kirkmeyer, seen here speaking at the Weld County Fleet Event held last June prior to the first public CNG station opening in Weld County, will speak at the October 18th opening in Greeley.

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Police investigating bloody SUV at north Denver truck stop

Submitted by KDVR Web Staff

Monday, October 15th, 2012, 6:24am

DENVER — Police were investigating a bloody vehicle at a north Denver truck stop Monday morning, and saying that a gunshot victim had been transported from the scene to a nearby hospital before authorities arrived.

The initial emergency call went out before 6 a.m. near East 50th Avenue and Street, but police later taped off an area around a gas station at 4979 Cook Street. They were investigating a black GMC Suburban that appeared to be bloody.

Denver Police believe that an individual was shot and transported to the gas station via the Suburban, then transported to a local hospital in a different private vehicle. Police are yet to confirm the identity of the victim or name a suspect.

Police are not providing information about the altercation that led to the shooting or giving any information about where it occurred.

Continue to refresh this page for the latest on this developing story.

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Softball-sized eyeball washes ashore Florida beach

Submitted by KDVR Web Staff

Saturday, October 13th, 2012, 6:09pm

(CNN) — When Gino Covacci walks on the beach, he always keeps his eyes peeled for shells, fish and whatever else washes up.

But it’s not every day that he comes across something that seemingly looks right back at him — as happened this week.

Covacci’s discovery: a blue-tinged softball-size eyeball. Even scientists don’t know quite where it came from, beyond the sands of Pompano Beach.

“I find many different things,” he said of his daily walks by the sea, “but not something like this.”

On Wednesday, Covacci said, he was walking along the southeastern Florida beach with a friend visiting from Greece when he spotted something protruding from the sand.

He picked it up, cleaned it off, turned it around and realized he was staring into a giant eyeball.

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