WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — A suspect was shot and wounded by an Edgewater police officer in Wheat Ridge on Saturday, according to the Edgewater Police Department, although no officers were injured in the incident.
Police said the incident began in Edgewater before noon and ended near W. 32nd Avenue and Pierce Street in Wheat Ridge.
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The suspect, whose identity has not been released, was transported to the hospital following the shooting.
Police have not released information about what led up to the shooting or the condition of the suspect.
Video of the scene shows a white Honda SUV that appears to have crashed into a home’s yard.
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Edgewater Police Chief Randy McNitt told Denver7 that the investigation is ongoing and authorities are working to gather more details.
This is a developing story and will be updated when more information is released
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Woman accused of abducting 2 children arrested in Seminole County
BREAKING NEWS. THAT BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT. EDGEWATER POLICE NEED YOUR HELP FINDING A MOTHER ACCUSED OF ABDUCTING HER TWO CHILDREN. INVESTIGATORS SAY SHE TOOK THE KIDS FROM THEIR FATHER. THE CHILDREN WERE TAKEN FROM A GAS STATION ON INDIAN RIVER BOULEVARD, JUST WEST OF ROUTE ONE. AND THAT’S WHERE WESH 2’S JAVON JONES IS TONIGHT. SO, DAVID, POLICE SAY THIS WOMAN SHOULDN’T HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH HER CHILDREN. NANCY. THAT’S RIGHT. WE’RE AT THE 600 BLOCK IN THE AREA OF THE 600 BLOCK OF WEST INDIAN RIVER BOULEVARD. AGAIN, JUST AS YOU SAID, A LITTLE BIT DOWN FROM US ONE. THIS IS WHERE THEY SAY THAT MOM, WHO APPARENTLY HAD AN ACTIVE WARRANT AND WAS ORDERED NOT TO HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH HER CHILDREN, FOLLOWED THE CHILDREN’S FATHER TO A GAS STATION, WAITED UNTIL HE WENT INSIDE. AND THAT’S WHEN OFFICERS SAY SHE TOOK HER SEVEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND FIVE YEAR OLD SON FROM THE CAR. THEY RELEASED THIS PHOTO OF EMILY SAINT CLAIR ASKING ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WHO SEES HER TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE EDGEWATER POLICE DEPARTMENT. POLICE SAY SHE HAS AN ACTIVE WARRANT FOR DRUG POSSESSION, AND THAT DCF HAD PROHIBITED CONTACT WITH HER CHILDREN. SHE’S EXPECTED TO BE TRAVELING WITH HER DAUGHTER AND SON, ABEL. EDGEWATER POLICE ALSO RELEASING THESE IMAGES OF THE TWO, SAYING EASLEY IS FOUR FOOT TALL, 40 TO 50 POUNDS, WITH BLOND HAIR, LAST SEEN WEARING A NIGHTGOWN, AND ABEL IS THREE FOOT SIX, 35 TO 40 POUNDS WITH BLOND HAIR AND BLUE EYES. THEY SAY SAINT CLAIR IS EXPECTED TO BE TRAVELING SOUTH ON OR NEAR U.S. ONE. IN A NEWER BLUE MODEL CHEVY SUV. THEY’RE ADVISING PEOPLE, IF YOU SEE SAINT CLAIR NOT TO APPROACH HER, BUT INSTEAD TO CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY. COVERING VOLUSIA COUNTY LI
Woman accused of abducting 2 children arrested in Seminole County
UPDATE: Emily St. Clair has been located and taken into custody in Seminole County.The children were unharmed and reunited with their father. ORIGINAL STORY: The Edgewater Police Department is looking for a woman accused of abducting two children she has been court-ordered to have no contact with.According to police, Emily St. Clair took 7-year-old Eislee Kraus and 5-year-old Abel Kraus from their father’s vehicle at a gas station in the 600 block of West Indian River Boulevard Sunday evening. St. Clair allegedly followed them and took the children after their father went inside the gas station.Police said St. Clair has an active felony warrant for drug possession and a DCF court order prohibiting her from being in contact with the children.She was last seen as a passenger in a newer-model Chevrolet SUV traveling southbound on U.S. 1 from West Indian River Boulevard.Police are asking anyone who sees St. Clair or the children not to approach them but to call 911 instead. Anyone with information about St. Clair or the children’s whereabouts is asked to call the Edgewater Police Department’s non-emergency phone number at 386-424-2000 and press option 3 or to email tips@cityofedgewater.org.Child descriptionsEislee Kraus (DOB: 3/28/2018)White femaleBlonde hairApproximately 4′ tall, 40–50 poundsLast seen wearing a one-piece nightgown (possibly purple)Abel Kraus (DOB: 8/24/2020)White maleBlonde hair, blue eyesApproximately 3’6″, 35–40 poundsClothing unknown
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UPDATE: Emily St. Clair has been located and taken into custody in Seminole County.
The children were unharmed and reunited with their father.
ORIGINAL STORY: The Edgewater Police Department is looking for a woman accused of abducting two children she has been court-ordered to have no contact with.
According to police, Emily St. Clair took 7-year-old Eislee Kraus and 5-year-old Abel Kraus from their father’s vehicle at a gas station in the 600 block of West Indian River Boulevard Sunday evening. St. Clair allegedly followed them and took the children after their father went inside the gas station.
Police said St. Clair has an active felony warrant for drug possession and a DCF court order prohibiting her from being in contact with the children.
She was last seen as a passenger in a newer-model Chevrolet SUV traveling southbound on U.S. 1 from West Indian River Boulevard.
Edgewater Police Department
Police are asking anyone who sees St. Clair or the children not to approach them but to call 911 instead. Anyone with information about St. Clair or the children’s whereabouts is asked to call the Edgewater Police Department’s non-emergency phone number at 386-424-2000 and press option 3 or to email tips@cityofedgewater.org.
Child descriptions
Eislee Kraus (DOB: 3/28/2018)
White female
Blonde hair
Approximately 4′ tall, 40–50 pounds
Last seen wearing a one-piece nightgown (possibly purple)
Shock and sorrow ripple through the town of Edgewater as city leaders and community members mourn the death of an off-duty police officer killed Monday afternoon.
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood says Edgewater Police Officer David Jewell was buying a hot dog in a Circle K gas station in Ormond-by-the-Sea when a store clerk “assassinated” him by shooting him in the back of the head several times.
The suspected shooter is identified as Ecquardo Machado.
Investigators are working to determine the motive.
Coastal Florida Police Benevolent Association posted on Facebook, Jewell was murdered in “cold blood”.
“This tragic, intentional, disgusting act is proof once again that the dangers our members face every day are too real and too frightening to ponder,” the police union said.
Mayor Deizel DePew spoke to Eyewitness News about how down-to-earth David was.
“He was an officer that was very caring to each and every resident, cared about his job, cared about being a public servant, exactly what it means to be a police officer,” DePew said.
He says the tragedy can be felt throughout the community and the the Edgewater Police Department. The agency is small with roughly 30 officers.
Pictures on the the Edgewater Police Department’s Facebook show Chief Joseph Mahoney swearing in David Jewell in June of 2023. In the post, the agency congratulated him and welcomed him to the EPD team.
“David was a guy that you can rely on for anything. You would never hear a bad thing about him,” said acting Edgewater Police Chief Charles Geiger.
Geiger says David would often jump in to help fill an open shift or do overtime if it meant helping his community.
“He is going to be a tremendous loss not just for the police department but also life in general,” Geiger said. “Now, he not coming home because of some evil coward at a gas station.”
Before serving on the force at Edgewater Police, he worked at the Volusia County Communication Center.
In 2021, the Volusia Sheriff’s Office posted a picture of Sheriff Mike Chitwood next to Jewell. Jewell was honored as telecommunicator of the quarter for his calm professionalism during a crash involving two critically injured young patients in 2020.
Again, in February 2019, Jewell was recognized along with his Volusia County team for his calm demeanor in helping callers through life threatening situations.
The mayor says the city plans to celebrate David’s legacy. He says the city of Edgewater will never forget this service to this community.
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