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A compilation of the police stories shared on Colorado's Patch pages this week.

ACROSS COLORADO -- At the end of every week, Patch collects all the odd, interesting, sometimes humorous and sometimes awful police stories shared by various Colorado law enforcement agencies. We offer them here to give a snapshot of the work being done by our local men and women in uniform. These stories were posted to Colorado's Patch sites between April 7-13.
Boulder House Explosion: 3 Arrested In Hemp Extraction Scheme Three people were arrested after butane from a basement hemp oil extraction system caused an explosion that blew up a Boulder house.
Decomposed Body Found In Colorado Springs Wetlands Colorado Springs police recovered a decomposed body in a marshy area along Fountain Creek Wednesday.
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Colorado Springs Student Killed In Phoenix Hit-And-Run Taylor White, 21, of Grand Canyon University, was to be married in two weeks, but was killed while jogging Sunday, Phoenix police said.
Fingerprints Show Wrong Man Extradited To Colo. From El Paso Tex. Manuel Villa, of El Paso, spent more than two weeks in custody, misidentified as a Colorado escapee on the run since 1996.
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Man Seeking 'Woman Of My Dreams' Threatens To Blow Up Walmart A visiting New Jersey man showed up in a Durango Walmart wearing camouflage and demanding $10,000, authorities said.
Security Road Rage Incident: 3 Guns On Biker Who Shot At Car Randall Hamilton allegedly fired shots at an SUV with two children inside after a road-rage fight with their father in a parking lot.
Dognapping: Yorkie Pup Stolen From Centennial Pet Store [Photos] A man and woman stuffed a yorkie puppy into a large tote bag and fled Perfect Pets, the Arapahoe County Sheriff's office said.
Alleged Shooter Identified In Edgewater Takeout Homicide Edgewater Police accused Caleb Vigil, 19, of Denver of fatally shooting Andrew Jenicek, 27, as he walked into a restaurant to pick up food.
Man Found Dead In Old Mining Trailer Near Boulder Hikers found a man's body near an abandoned mining claim near the Switzerland trail.
Avalanche Deaths In Colorado: Snowmobiler Dies Near Breckinridge Third avalanche death in Colorado this winter, with historically low snowpack on western slopes.
Cab Driver Held At Gunpoint As Aurora Cops Closed In Cabbie called SRT officers "my angels" after escaping at a red light. Cops shot and injured the passenger, wanted for attempted murder.
Ammonia Leak Closes Denver Fish Shop, Evacuates Neighborhood The Denver Fire Dept. evacuated businesses near Seattle Fish Co. to take care of an ammonia leak.
Pedestrian Killed By Semi Crossing I-25 In Colorado Springs It was not clear why the man was on the highway north of Garden of the Gods. Police closed the highway for several hours.
Escaped JeffCo Juvenile Still At Large: Denver Police Marcos Arredondo, 17, is wanted for aggravated robberies, and should be considered armed and dangerous, police said.
Fire Rips Through Colorado Springs Apartment Complex No injuries were reported in a fierce blaze that burned several units in southeast Colorado Springs.
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