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By Charley Able • January 7th, 2011

Robbery suspect died in hail of bullets of after reportedly telling officers they would have to shoot him and making what officers took to be a threatening move. A suspected accomplice surrendered before the shooting and is jailed on a number of possible charges including robbery, eluding and criminal impersonation, according to Lakewood Police.

Jeffco Grand Jury indictment charges suspects with using stolen information to take more than $100,000 from individuals, many of them from out-of-state, as well as from banks and other businesses across the metro area. Two Lakewood women remain in jail after they were indicted and three other suspects, including a Lakewood man, remain at-large.

SUBMITTED BY: Daniel Hayes
Following a year of court challenges and appeals by illegal alien advocates like Common Cause and the ACLU, the car towing and bonding ordinance will come before Lakewood voters this November.
This important issue is about taking unlicensed drivers off Lakewood streets. Suspended drivers and illegal aliens are driving in record numbers and [...]

Officials expect to fully contain the Dakota Ridge blaze by dark. The fire, which broke out early Monday afternoon, has caused no injuries and has not damaged any structures.

Concerned citizens collect nearly 3,000 signatures in three weeks in effort to send controversial rezoning to a city-wide vote. City Clerk will determine whether petitions stand.

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Camelita Martinez was juggling a job and a family with two small kids in Grand Junction, and worryed that her longtime dream of becoming a nurse was going nowhere. Then the 25-year-old bookkeeper got word that Colorado Christian University was starting a new Bachelor of Science in Nursing program specifically for [...]

Police suspect the driver in one fatality intentionally ran over the victims after a Saturday morning confrontation. No charges are expected in Friday accident.

The three-member Board of County Commissioners terminated Jim Moore’s contract, but no reason has surfaced and county officials aren’t talking.

Although H1N1 flu seems to be fading, health officials take a wait-and-see position. County health agency schedules more swine flu vaccination clinics and considers widening access to the general public.

School District estimates indicate that closing and selling Carmody Middle School could save more than $1 million a year plus the selling price. That possibility is one of several under consideration that could dramatically affect schools in Lakewood.

More than 21 inches of snow fell in parts of Lakewood, slowing traffic and giving school kids a two-day snow holiday. An icy commute is expected Friday morning.

Figures compiled by Jeffco school district, Kaiser Permanente indicate the spread of flu-like illnesses has moderated in the past few weeks. But health officials warn the spread of the disease could spike again as seasonal flu arrives in Colorado.

West Metro Fire Rescue District’s annual Family Fire Muster treated kids of all ages to a chance to see fire trucks, and firefighters, up close and hands-on.

Departure leaves two candidates for the seat being vacated by Doug Anderson, who is not seeking a second term. Little cited ethical reasons for withdrawing.

Art work ripped from its base at Coyote Gulch Park was a favorite among the neighbors who frequent the park. Police hope an alert issued to metal recyclers will keep the statue intact.

Eugene Velarde, 25, was shot multiple times as he tried to elude a Lakewood police officer at Sloan’s Lake Park just inside Denver.

The economy is faltering, forcing most of us to trim the fat from the family budget. That means beans and bacon instead of steak. Leftovers are back. But how about our public officials who pass the tab along to us? This week the Waistline looks at Lakewood.

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