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  • Missing Arvada girl may be on Colorado’s Western Slope

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    A 13-year-old Arvada girl missing since Sunday morning may be in the Gunnison area, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

    Marely Laureano Flores was last seen at 6:45 a.m. in the 6700 block of West 51st Avenue on Sunday, CBI officials said in a Missing Indigenous Person Alert.

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  • Former Jeffco school social worker pleads guilty to child sex assault

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    A former Jefferson County Public Schools social worker took a deal and pleaded guilty Monday to sexually assaulting a child, court records show.

    Chloe Rose Castro, 29, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust, a felony, according to Jefferson County court records. The plea deal dropped a second child sex assault charge and one count of internet luring of a child from her case, court records show.

    Castro faces an open-ended, or “indeterminate,” sentence that will last from a minimum of four years to a maximum of life in prison when she is sentenced on April 2, according to a news release from the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office.

    The woman was arrested in November 2024 after the victim’s parents found “evidence of a sexual relationship” and reported Castro to the Arvada Police Department, prosecutors said in the release.

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  • Semitruck crash on westbound Interstate 76 Monday ruptures saddle tank, leaking 100 gallons of diesel

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    ARVADA, Colo. — A semitruck crash on westbound Interstate 76 Monday morning ruptured its saddle tank, leaking 100 gallons of diesel onto the highway, according to Colorado State Patrol (CSP).

    This was a multi-car crash, involving two other vehicles in addition to the semitruck, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. The people involved sustained minor injuries.

    I-76 westbound is closed at Federal Boulevard due to safety concerns, between Sheridan Boulevard and Interstate 70, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. CDOT is trying to divert traffic onto Sheridan Boulevard, CSP said.

    Denver7 Traffic Expert Jayson Luber recommended morning commuters not get on westbound I-76 west of Interstate 25, as it appears all lanes of westbound I-76 are blocked west of Sheridan. Even first responders are stuck in the traffic jam, Luber observed.

    Semitruck crash on WB I-76 ruptures saddle tank, leaking 100 gallons of diesel

    Luber advised drivers use Pecos Street, Federal, Sheridan or Wadsworth Boulevards instead to get to Interstate 70 west.

    CSP is investigating what led up to the crash.

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  • Ralston Valley student arrested in Snapchat threat reported hours after Evergreen shooting

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    A Ralston Valley High School student was arrested in connection with a threatening Snapchat photo reported to police the same day a gunman shot and seriously wounded two Evergreen High School students.

    Hours after the Sept. 10 shooting, Arvada police officers started investigating hundreds of Safe2Tell reports about a photo of a rifle and ammunition with the words “Be ready rv” that was sent to multiple students on Snapchat.

    Investigators contacted the student suspected of the post, who is a juvenile, that night but did not have evidence to pursue criminal charges, police said Wednesday. 

    Police linked the photo to a French social media post from 2024 and determined the threat was not credible, although 1,100 students did not attend school the next day.

    Officers continued investigating the student suspected of making the post and found digital links to the incident, including internet searches for “snap with gun be ready,” “survivors of columbine,” “worst school shooting in america” and the names of the Columbine High School shooters.

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    The student’s search history also contained questions about what would happen if a minor made a school shooting threat, if it was a federal offense and if there was a way a police officer could come to their house and talk to them.

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  • Arvada police make arrests in armed robbery and carjacking on Saturday

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    ARVADA, Colo. — The Arvada Police Department announced arrests in an armed robbery and carjacking on Saturday night.

    Leonardo Roman-Martinez, 26, is facing second-degree attempted murder, aggravated robbery, second-degree motor vehicle theft and vehicular eluding.

    Jesus Calva, 39, also faces second-degree attempted murder and aggravated robbery. Separately, he faces possession of Methamphetamine — a controlled substance.

    The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office was initially called to the area of W. 54th Ave. and Harlan Street on report of an armed robbery and carjacking. When they arrived, deputies found someone who had been shot multiple times and told law enforcement two people stole his green Chevrolet Silverado.

    Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies used Flock safety cameras to locate his vehicle near W. 58th Ave. and Pierce Street. They tried to block the vehicle, but the carjacking suspects got away from law enforcement.

    The two suspects drove onto westbound Interstate 76 but deputies, along with Arvada police officers, pursued them onto westbound Interstate 70.

    Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies were able to stop the stolen vehicle. While the suspects tried to run again, deputies took the two into custody. One person was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries.

    The crime scene was in Arvada police jurisdiction, so the department took over the investigation.

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