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  • Scooter rider killed in Thornton crash with car, police say

    A 39-year-old man died after being hit by a car while riding an electric scooter in Thornton last week, police said.

    The scooter rider, whose identity has not been released publicly, was headed west on West 88th Avenue when he was hit by an eastbound Dodge Caravan turning north onto Lipan Street, according to Thornton police.

    The crash happened about 7:45 p.m. Thursday, police said. The intersection lies between Bell Roth Park and Sky Park in southwest Thornton.

    Paramedics took the scooter rider to the hospital, where he died from his injuries, according to the department. He will be identified by the Adams County coroner’s office.

    The 22-year-old man driving the Dodge Caravan was not injured and remained on scene after the crash, police said.

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  • Thornton teacher injured in stabbing outside school

    A Thornton teacher was injured after someone stabbed him outside Meadow Community School on Thursday afternoon, police officials said.

    Thornton police responded to the attack in the 9100 block of Monroe Street just after 3 p.m. The teacher was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life threatening and police arrested 31-year-old Damien Brooks at the scene.

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  • Missing Thornton girl, 15, last spotted Tuesday night, police say

    Investigators are searching for a teenage girl who was last seen Tuesday night in southwest Thornton, police said.

    Serinity Lowery, 15, was last seen at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 8800 block of Huron Street, near where the street intersects 88th Avenue, according to the Thornton Police Department.

    Serinity is a 5-foot-6-inch, 120-pound girl with red hair and hazel eyes, police said. She was last seen wearing light pants and a dark sweatshirt with black sandals.

    Investigators are concerned for the teenager’s safety, police said.

    Anyone with information on Serinity or her whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the Thornton Police Department at 720-977-5150.

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  • 1 man dies after shootout with Thornton police officer near Carpenter Recreation Center Tuesday morning

    1 man dies after shootout with Thornton police officer near Carpenter Recreation Center Tuesday morning

    THORNTON, Colo. — One person is dead after a Thornton police officer shot a man near the Carpenter Recreation Center Tuesday morning, the Thornton Police Department said in a news release.

    “At about 7:55 A.M., a Thornton Police officer observed a car driving erratically near the intersection of E. 112th Ave. and Colorado Blvd.,” Thornton PD said in its news release.

    The officer stopped the driver, but the man behind the wheel got out and starting running according to Thornton police. The officer who made the traffic stop called for backup.

    The other Thornton police officer who arrived on scene saw the driver in a nearby parking lot, the news release said. The man that the officer followed shot his gun. The officer returned fire, hitting the man.

    The man was taken to a nearby hospital, Thornton PD said, where he was later pronounced dead.

    The officer involved in the shoot-out was not injured. Thornton police said the officer will be put on administrative leave as is standard protocol.

    The Adams County Coroner’s Office will release the identity of the man who died once family has been notified.

    The investigation will be turned over to the 17th Judicial District’s Critical Incident Response Team. When that is finished, the Adams County District Attorney’s Office will review the case.

    Thornton police investigating shooting at Carpenter Recreation Center Tuesday

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