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Hit-and-run driver wanted after hitting 5-year-old on bicycle

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:56:09 GMT

Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect the correct day of the crash.DENVER (KDVR) — Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who crashed into a 5-year-old boy on a bicycle in Longmont.It happened around 3:36 p.m. Saturday at 14th Avenue and Frontier Street. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Witnesses described the truck as a newer model black Ford F-150 dual cab with chrome/silver bumpers, according to Longmont Public Safety. Damage to the truck is unknown, but the collision would have been at the front passenger corner or side.The driver was described as a light-skinned Hispanic male wearing a cupped ball cap.Police are looking for the hit-and-run driver of this truck that crashed into a 5-year-old boy on a bicycle in Longmont. (Credit: Longmont Public Safety)Police are looking for the hit-and-run driver of this truck that crashed into a 5-year-old boy on a bicycle in Longmont. (Credit: Longmont Public Safety)The driver was traveling ...

Colorado law enforcement agencies to increase patrol for Friday the 13th

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:56:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado State Patrol is teaming up with multiple agencies across the state this Friday the 13th to increase patrol and crack down on drivers making poor decisions.“So many people are dying on our roads that we are struggling to keep count of that number," said Col. Matthew C. Packard, chief of Colorado State Patrol. Fact or fiction: Is rent cheaper in fall and winter months?  CSP said the next statewide operation is set for Friday, Oct. 13. CSP also said that if someone were to receive a citation, "motorists can count themselves lucky as the operation targets the most serious and deadly driving behaviors on some of Colorado’s most dangerous roadways."In 2022, Colorado hit a 41-year high with 754 deaths in traffic crashes, according to CSP. “In Colorado, that number was on the rise the past few years," said Gina Mia Espinosa-Salcedo, regional administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. CSP announced it will partner with local law enforceme...

Man killed in police-involved shooting near Miami Edison Middle School; 2nd armed subject in custody

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:56:09 GMT

An armed subject who was rushed to the hospital after an officer-involved shooting near Miami Edison Middle School has died, police said, an incident that led officers to take a second armed subject into custody.City of Miami Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the incident in the area of Northwest Second Avenue and 62nd Street, at around 5:15 p.m., Wednesday.Police said the call initially came in as a man in his 20s found shot in a field.Investigators said the man suffered injuries to his head and leg.Paramedics transported the patient to Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition. Police later confirmed he later succumbed to his injuries.Back at the scene, 7News cameras captured several officers in the field, part of which was cordoned off by crime scene tape.Investigators said they have taken a second armed subject into custody. Detectives have not provided further details about what led to the shooting. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating...

Police: Girl, 14, missing from Hallandale Beach, possibly traveling with 23-year-old man

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:56:09 GMT

Police seek the public’s help in their search for a 14-year-old girl who, they said, went missing from Hallandale Beach over a week ago and may be in the company of a young man.According to Hallandale Beach Police, Sofiia Rustamova was last seen at around 3 p.m. on Oct. 3 in an unspecified location in the city.She stands 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs around 120 pounds,.Investigators said she is possibly traveling with 23-year-old Shaquan Mortimer Shaw.He stands 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs around 140 pounds.Detectives said Shaw has violent tendencies and warned anyone who sees him to refrain from approaching him.Police said Rustamova and Shaw may be using local buses, trains and Tri-Rail to travel and may be in the Miami-Dade/Liberty City area.Officials urge anyone with information on their whereabouts to contact Hallandale Beach Police Detective by calling 954-594-1204 or sending an email to [email protected].

Jurassic VR Park kicks off nationwide tour with world premiere on Key Biscayne

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:56:09 GMT

The virtual world experience teaches us the mind is very powerful. Like when you want to be in an exotic beach, all you need are those VR goggles.Well, what if you want to see and touch dinosaurs? Lucky for you, Jurassic Virtual Reality Park kicked off its nationwide tour with a world premiere right here in the 305, and it’s a blast from the past.Bryce Dallas Howard (as Claire Dearing): “We can’t keep her here forever.”You don’t have to be in a “Jurassic” movie to fear a dinosaur anymore.Julie Arias: “Welcome to the story.”A story set millions of years ago, Jurassic VR Park equals a spine-tingling experience with these ancient creatures through technology.Julie Arias: “You get to see them, you get to touch them, you get to feel the floor move beneath you. You feel the vibrations on your body.”You can’t miss this dino-mite, 11,000-square-feet experience just over the bridge on Key Biscayne.Julie Arias: “We ...

Trooper, driver taken to hospital after car rear-ends state police cruiser on I-93 in Londonderry, NH

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:56:09 GMT

A New Hampshire State Police trooper and a 36-year-old man from North Chelmsford were taken to a local hospital Wednesday after police said the North Chelmsford man’s car crashed into the trooper’s cruiser on I-93 in Londonderry. State police said emergency crews responded to the scene on I-93 north near Exit 4 shortly after 3:30 p.m. following a report of a crash involving a state police cruiser. Police said the trooper had been parked on the right shoulder of the road with his emergency blue lights activated while he “provided safety services at an active construction site.”The trooper was in the cruiser at the time of the crash, according to police. Police said the Hyundai Elantra driven by the North Chelmsford man was seen driving in the right breakdown lane before hitting the cruiser.State police said the trooper and the North Chelmsford man suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The crash remained under investigation as of Wednesday night. Anyone with...

Orioles celebration hosted by Downtown Partnership to go on Friday in Baltimore

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:56:09 GMT

On Tuesday night in Texas, the Orioles finished out one of their most successful seasons in recent history — albeit not how the team or fans would have liked — with a 7-1 loss to the Rangers in Game 3 of the American League Division Series. On Friday in Baltimore, fans can come together one more time sporting orange and black, at an event hosted by the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore.The free event was initially planned to be a postseason rally but has now pivoted to a “celebration of a really special season,” a spokesperson for the Downtown Partnership said in an email to The Baltimore Sun.“I know that we’re all a little bit sad that [the season has] come to an end,” said Susan Brown, the nonprofit’s vice president of marketing and communications, in an interview Wednesday. “But we’re also really proud of what the O’s have accomplished this year.”From noon to 3 p.m. Friday, there will be beats fro...

Column: Chicago Bears QB Justin Fields feels like he’s ‘just playing ball’ after career-best starts, but growth is key

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:56:09 GMT

A long weekend coming off the most complete performance in Justin Fields’ three seasons gave the Chicago Bears quarterback an opportunity to reflect.The passing game in the last two games has looked, well, like a full-fledged attack and that’s not something we’ve seen with any regularity in these parts. Whether Fields reflected or not, he didn’t have anything revelatory to share about what those at Halas Hall have to hope is a breakthrough.“I think I’m just focused on continuing to get better each and every day,” Fields said. “The offense, as a whole, we’ve gotten better each and every week. Our main goal is to just do that.”It’s surely for the best Fields’ full attention is focused on the Minnesota Vikings now that he’s six days removed from completing 15 of 29 passes for 282 yards and four touchdowns in a 40-20 blowout of the Washington Commanders at FedEx Field. He gained another 57 yards r...

Fervent MIT pro-Israel community calls for support

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:56:09 GMT

MIT’s Jewish and Israeli communities shouted their devastation and anger in a rally Wednesday, calling for compassion and support as tensions over the Israel-Hamas war explodes across college campuses in the area.Cambridge, MA - October 11: A woman touches photos of kidnapped, missing or killed Israelis during a rally in support of Israel at MIT. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)Cambridge, MA - October 11: People react during a rally in support of Israel at MIT. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)Cambridge, MA - October 11: Liyam Chitayat, who was serving as an Israeli soldier two months ago, is wrapped in an Israeli flag after giving an emotional speech during a rally in support of Israel at MIT. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)Cambridge, MA - October 11: People react during emotional speeches at a rally in support of Israel at MIT. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)Cambridge, MA - October 11: Two Jewish men embrace during a rally in support of Israel at MIT. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)Cambridge, MA -...

Boston Police investigate ‘Nazis’ spray paint at the Palestinian Cultural Center for Peace following the Hamas attacks in Israel

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:56:09 GMT

Boston Police have opened a hate crime investigation after someone spray painted the word “Nazis” on a sign for the Palestinian Cultural Center for Peace in Brighton following the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel.Police officers responding to the Islamic Seminary of Boston and the Palestinian Cultural Center for Peace on Wednesday also saw that “Nazi Scum” had been spray painted on a stairway — and another stairway had the phrase “Nazi Scum Get Out.”Boston-area groups and politicians are condemning the “Nazi” vandalism, calling it “unacceptable” and “reprehensible.”“The vile defacement of the Palestinian Cultural Center for Peace and Boston Islamic Seminary in an apparent #hatecrime yesterday is an affront to all who work towards peace and understanding,” the Anti-Defamation League New England chapter posted.“Just like antisemitic speech and actions are unacceptable, hate crimes against ...