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Latest news about crime around the nation and region

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46 minutes ago
Forty-six-year-old Dan Tang pleaded guilty Friday in Denver federal court. His Heaven Dragon restaurant in Thornton features photos of Tang with Republican notables including former President George W. Bush.
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52 minutes ago
Mina Brees, an attorney from Austin, Texas, and mother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, died on Aug. 7 while visiting Colorado. This week Grand County coroner Brenda Bock concluded that she died of a prescription drug overdose and ruled the death a suicide. Bock said Brees died while staying at the home of a friend in Granby near Rocky Mountain National Park.
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2 hours, 8 minutes ago
Prison spokeswoman Katherine Sanguinetti says the alleged murder took place in the cellhouse. Killed was Ronald Ferguson, 50, who was in prison for sexual assault on a child in Arapahoe County, convicted for the crime in 1996. He allegedly had a history of violence in prison, including assault on and threats to other inmates.
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Today at 12:50 p.m.
Students at the University of California Berkeley have barricaded themselves inside a campus building to protest a 32 percent increase in student fees.
Today at 12:48 p.m.
British man found not guilty of strangling his wife of 40 years during nightmare over intruder
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Today at 11:50 a.m.
Peter W.S. Grigg was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to serve five years probation, with the additional sentence of 180 days in-home detention, to begin Jan. 1, 2010. Grigg was also ordered to forfeit any and all assets and property, namely $4,755 in cash seized from his briefcase, $12,215 in cash seized from a safe in his home, and a number of valuable coins seized from his briefcase or storage unit.  Grigg also agreed to abandon nine firearms, including two Smith & Wesson handguns, two Glock 40 handguns, and a Marlin Model 81G .22 rifle.
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Today at 8:35 a.m.
Man faces murder, rape charges in death of 5-year-old NC girl; her body found off rural road
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Today at 6:34 a.m.
The employee told police a man with a silver handgun demanded cash, left the store where the employee tackled the suspect from behind outside in the parking lot. All of the money and the handgun were recovered by the employee during the struggle. The employee was not injured.
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Today at 6:21 a.m.
A Greeley man told police his former girlfriend, her father and two of their friends were responsible for the attack. All four were arrested.
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By Brittney HopperYesterday at 6:35 p.m.
In this special report, FOX21 News learns that having hard evidence is critical to getting a conviction in court. That's why the El Paso County Sheriff's Office takes extreme measures when handling evidence.
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By Rachel WelteYesterday at 4:30 p.m.
A Fort Carson soldier convicted of killing two Colorado Springs residents and critically wounding a fellow soldier has been sentenced. Jomar Falu-Vives was sentenced Thursday to two mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole.
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Yesterday at 4:00 p.m.
Westminster police spokesman Trevor Materasso said the injuries to the police officers weren't life-threatening. The chase began after officers tried to pull over a man and woman suspected of robbing a bank. The suspects allegedly fired at the officers but the officers were able to stop them after spinning out their car about 1.5 miles away.
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Yesterday at 10:20 a.m.
Jomar Falu-Vives was sentenced in court this morning to two consecutive life sentences without parole for murder, and two consecutive 48-year sentences for attempted murder. A jury convicted 25-year-old Iraq war veteran Jomar Falu-Vives of first-degree murder after nearly seven hours of deliberation Wednesday. Falu-Vives was accused of shooting a couple as they posted yard sale signs last year.
Yesterday at 8:11 a.m.
Former Mayor Giuliani against civilian trial in NYC court for alleged 9/11 mastermind Mohammed
Yesterday at 8:06 a.m.
Ruling on Katrina flooding could leave federal government vulnerable to billions in claims
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Yesterday at 6:49 a.m.
Pueblo police responded to report of a vehicle on fire. Initial investigation determined a Silver Chevy Monte Carlo was traveling northbound on Interstate 25 and ran off the left side of the roadway as the roadway curved to the right. The vehicle over-corrected and swerved to the right and rolled several times before coming to rest on its wheels off the right side of the roadway. 
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Yesterday at 6:41 a.m.
Deputy Daniel Montana shot and killed 25-year-old David Rossiter, of Sheridan, Mont., on Nov. 2, 2007, during a fight in Lakewood that happened after Rossiter's co-worker tossed a cigarette that hit the deputy's vehicle. Rossiter's family sued in August 2008 alleging excessive force and wrongful death.
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Yesterday at 10:20 a.m.
A jury convicted Jomar Falu-Vives on Wednesday of charges including first-degree murder, meaning he faces life in prison at a sentencing hearing Thursday
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Yesterday at 6:28 a.m.
County coroner's officials say 54-year-old Cheryl Lurie died of a blow to the head, but it's not clear how she was injured. A passer-by found her body Monday. Police say she was last seen at a bar and restaurant at the Wheeler Opera House around 6:30 p.m. Sunday and was walking in the direction of her home.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Investigators searched for several days following the fire to contact the owner, Mark Rance,38. After an extensive investigation into the fire, an arrest warrant was obtained for Rance and he was arrested and taken into custody on Tuesday.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Ark. police officer uses stun gun on unruly 10-year-old girl; town mayor wants investigation
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
A company accused of duping investors out of $30 million hired former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway to speak at two events in Colorado. The Denver Post reported Wednesday that the two-time Super Bowl champion spoke at conferences in Denver and Colorado Springs for Speed of Wealth LLC.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Police: Mo. teen said she killed neighbor, 9, because she 'wanted to know what it felt like'
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Obama predicts conviction of professed 9/11 mastermind; Holder defends prosecution strategy
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Attorneys for Jomar Falu-Vives said in closing arguments Tuesday that the Iraq war veteran's AK-47 was used to kill 18-year-old Amairany Cervantes and 20-year-old Cesar Ramirez-Ibanez last year as they posted yard sale signs. But the soldier's lawyers say someone else in his SUV pulled the trigger.
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