Crime & Safety

Uber Highway Homicide, Horse Barn Arson, $1.2M Medicaid Fraud

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 May 16-June 1.

Uber Shooting On I-25: Driver Arrested In Deadly Shooting Police have identified the suspect as a 29-year-old man.

Horse-Killing Barn Arson: Lakewood Suspect Set 9 Fires, Cops Say Details emerged in Denver man's Lakewood arson spree that burned down barns and killed six horses.

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Boulder Man Found Dead Near Marshall Lake In Superior Boulder County Sheriff's officers found a deceased man, age 51, near Marshall Lake in Superior.

Medicaid Theft: Springs Speech Dr. Fraudulently Billed $1.2M: AG Speech Language Pathologist Tara Leigh Rose, of Beyond Words, LLC allegedly billed Medicaid for patients she never saw, the AG's office said.

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Denver Stabber Yelled Homophobic Slurs: Police A man was arrested for stabbing two victims who were leaving a nightclub early Tuesday morning, Denver police said.

Escaped Colo. Inmate: Clothing Found On Riverbank Authorities don't know what Michael Onorato is wearing, now that his prison garb was found ditched in the wilderness.

Man Stabbed At Denver Performing Arts Complex Was Security Guard Caleb Schroeder, 23, was arrested Saturday and charged with first degree murder and aggravated robbery of security guard Scott Tice, 39.

Bathroom Beating: RTD Guard Allegedly Assaulted Denver Man James Hunter, 34, allegedly beat a man, causing a brain injury, in the Union Station bathroom because "there are no cameras in there."

Stabbed, Robbed And Dumped: Denver Cops Nab Laborer For Homicide Denver police say part-time laborer Michael Sell slashed a Denver grandfather's throat, stole his money and pushed him out of a truck.

Man's Body Pulled From South St. Vrain Creek: Boulder Sheriff No cause of death was released in connection to the body of a 33-year-old man found near Lyons.

Lemonade Stand Hit-And-Run Driver Sentenced To A Month In Jail Kimberley Miller's Lexus struck a 12-year-old boy, causing a skull fracture, concussion and bruised lung. She drove away.

Child Rescued From Clear Creek By Arvada Fire Department Hanging on in a strong current and unable to swim to shore, the child was pulled from the water by Arvada Fire rescuers at Anderson Park.

Stolen FedEx Truck Leads To I-25 Police Chase, Douglas Co. Arrest The driver of a stolen FedEx truck led Douglas Co. deputies on a high speed chase on I-25 until the vehicle struck a tree in Castle Rock.

Fleeing Inmate Shot, Wounded At Logan County Courthouse A Department of Corrections Officer shot a man appearing in court for a hearing in Sterling Wednesday.

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