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🌱 Powder Puff Bandit Guilty + Trails End Suspects Captured

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Happy Friday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening in Lakewood today.

Friday's weather: Sunny and not as cold. High: 43 Low: 31.

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Here are the top five stories today in Lakewood:

  1. Shooting spree suspect pleaded guilty to menacing in 2012. Lyndon McLeod pleaded guilty after pointing a gun at two coworkers in 2012, according to newly-unsealed court documents. Both victims were named in his novels. (9News)
  2. Powder Puff Bandit Pleads Guilty. The serial bank robber nicknamed the "Powder Puff Bandit" pleaded guilty to charges relating to seven bank robberies in metro Denver. (CBS Denver)
  3. Perlmutter endorses Brittany Pettersen as his replacement in the 7th district. U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter formally endorsed state Sen. Brittany Pettersen as his successor on Thursday, calling the state senator "a tough campaigner and a thoughtful public servant who can hit the ground running in Congress."(Gazette)
  4. Google, Snapchat led police to teens in deadly arson. With a family of five dead in an unsolved house fire, night-vision images of the masked suspects haunted the metro for months — until Google led police to the accused killers. (FOX31)
  5. Two arrested in Trails End motel homicide case: Two men are in police custody after a man was shot to death at a Colfax motel earlier this week. Both suspects are being held at the Jeffco Jail with charges of first-degree murder. (7News)

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Today in Lakewood:

  • COVID-19 Testing: Jeffco County Fairgrounds. (7 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
  • Lakewood Arts: Laughing Stock, last day! (noon-5 p.m.)
  • NEXT Gallery: Evolving, Opening Reception – group show. (5 - 10 p.m.)
  • CORE New Art Space: Over, Under, Further, Forever - Women's Caucus for The Arts. (5 - 10 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Mountain bikers - Switch Gears Notice: Due to snow conditions, Mountain Bikers are allowed to ride Enchanted Forest & Magic Mtn in both directions. All other trail use & policies remain. Ends 1 hour after sunset on 1/28. SWITCH GEARS Exceptions: In appropriate snow and ice conditions, Jeffco Open Space will announce if Apex Park is SWITCHING GEARS. SWITCH GEARS conditions lift the downhill only directional designation on Enchanted Forest and Magic Mountain Trails for EVEN calendar date/BIKE ONLY days. (Jeffco)
  • Can you help identify this man suspected of armed robbery? On Oct. 10, 2021 at 3:29 p.m., the suspect pictured entered the Lowe's hardware store at 10555 W. Colfax Ave. and went to a register in the Garden Center. If you have any information on this crime please contact Det. Ciesluck at 303-987-7277 and reference Lakewood case LK21037992. (Facebook)
  • Missoula Children's Theatre is in residence at the Cultural Center this week. Today the directors led a mime workshop for theater students at Wheat Ridge High School. (LCC)
  • Imagine Tomorrow! Arts, parks and recreation for all: The City of Lakewood Department of Community Resources is embarking on a year-long planning effort to create a bold vision for the future of Lakewood's arts, parks and recreation system! (Lakewood)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday. I'll see you first thing in Saturday morning for a fresh new edition of the Lakewood Daily! — Brad K. Evans

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