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  • Child unharmed during police pursuit in Denver metro area; two people arrested

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    AURORA, Colo. — A child was unharmed, and two people were arrested following a police pursuit in the Denver metro area Wednesday.

    Around 5 p.m., detectives with the Aurora Police Department’s Robbery Investigative Unit spotted a Volvo sedan that was connected to a home invasion that occurred earlier in the day in the 1300 block of Idalia Court. The Volvo was seen driving near East Colfax Avenue and South Peoria Street.

    Aurora PD said its detectives started following the vehicle while additional officers responded to the area as backup.

    Officers initiated a traffic stop on the Volvo near Quebec Street and Northfield Boulevard. The driver did not stop, according to Aurora police, and a “pursuit was authorized.”

    During the pursuit, the Volvo crashed into an uninvolved vehicle in the 5100 block of Quebec Street. The uninvolved driver was not injured, according to police.

    Officers detained the Volvo’s female driver and the male passenger. Detectives also found a “young child” in the vehicle. The child’s age is not known at this time, but Aurora PD said they are approximately 3 years old.

    Aurora police said officers did not previously see the child due to the Volvo’s dark-tinted windows. The department identified the Volvo passenger as the child’s father.

    The child was unharmed and was returned to their mother, who came to the scene after the crash.

    The man and woman were booked into the Aurora Municipal Detention Center. Aurora PD said the woman was arrested for felony eluding and child abuse. She is also suspected in the Idalia Court home invasion, but charges are pending further investigation.

    The man was booked on an outstanding warrant, and additional charges are pending further investigation.

    The Denver Police Department is investigating the crash, according to Aurora PD.

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  • ‘They didn’t have to hurt the kids’: Armed robbers pose as delivery drivers, invade Aurora home

    ‘They didn’t have to hurt the kids’: Armed robbers pose as delivery drivers, invade Aurora home

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    AURORA, Colo. — Police in Aurora are searching for the suspects who posed as delivery drivers and robbed a family at gunpoint in their home.

    The incident happened Wednesday at 8:45 p.m. in the 4100 block of S. Richfield Street. Police said the suspects were dressed in construction vests and claimed they were there to drop off a package.

    Denver7 spoke with the Rodriguez family Saturday, who said they’re still processing everything they’ve been through over the past few days.

    Angelo Medina Rodriguez said he had ordered a video game for his son on Amazon, so he didn’t think much of it when Rodriguez saw a man through his Ring Doorbell video saying he had a package to deliver.

    Rodriguez said his 6-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter were home with their friend and caretaker, David Hernandez, at the time.

    When they opened the door, he said three men with guns forced their way in, demanding money.

    “When [David] opened the door, they immediately pushed him and grabbed him by the neck,” Rodriguez said in Spanish. “They grabbed my daughter and started choking her.”

    Hernandez told Denver7 that he was able to escape out the back door and run to a neighbor’s house for help.

    “There was no need to hurt the kids,” Hernandez said. Since the incident, he said he hasn’t been able to sleep.

    Rodriguez said his son and daughter suffered minor injuries from the attack and went to the hospital.

    Rodriguez said the most challenging part of it has been how much it has impacted his wife and kids.

    “My wife doesn’t want to come out, doesn’t want to eat,” he said. “My daughter won’t come out of her room.”

    Rodriguez said he’s hoping his family can move to a new home soon because they no longer feel comfortable or safe living there.

    Aurora investigators believe the family was targeted due to a business that was being run out of the home. The thieves stole personal items and cash from the business, according to police.

    The Aurora Police Department is urging the community to be cautious of strangers at their doors. Delivery drivers traditionally wear branded uniforms, and you typically do not need to be home to receive a package.

    Police also suggest that you consider alternate delivery options, such as picking up your mail from a P.O. box or choosing a “Hold for Pickup” option.

    If something seems suspicious with your mail or delivery, contact the carrier and report the incident to your local police department.

    Anyone with information about the Aurora home invasion is asked to call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Tipsters can remain anonymous.

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  • Child who was inside car stolen from Aurora gas station found safe; Amber Alert deactivated

    Child who was inside car stolen from Aurora gas station found safe; Amber Alert deactivated

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    AURORA, Colo. — The child who was inside a car when it was stolen from a gas station in Aurora has been found safe, police said.

    An Amber Alert that was issued late Sunday has been deactivated. Police said the suspect was taken into custody.

    The stolen car and the 6-year-old girl were found in Weld County, according to police, about 75 miles away from the intersection of Iliff and Havana where the car was stolen around 9 p.m. Sunday.

    That car had been left running when it parked in front of the gas station store, police told Denver7’s Claire Lavezzorio.

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