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Refugee who recently moved to Denver killed by carjackers

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:00:34 GMT

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — A young man who was trying to stop his car from being stolen was gunned down in Arapahoe County, his family told FOX31.The victim’s family said he heard someone messing with his car around 10 p.m. Tuesday. Ahmed Zainuldeen, 23, then went out to see what was happening at an apartment complex at East Harvard Avenue and Quebec Street.“He saw these guys stealing his car. He starts running to stop them. When he gets closer to the driver’s door, they shot and killed him,” Mahmood Zainuldeen said.Zainuldeen fought back tears as he spoke with FOX31 about his brother.Ahmed Zainuldeen was shot and killed by carjackers in Arapahoe County on Sept. 19, 2023. His family said they just moved to Denver from Iraq less than a year ago in search of a better life. (Credit: Ahmed Zainuldeen)The spokesperson for the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office said deputies tried to save Zainuldeen’s life with CPR and a tourniquet at the scene of the shooting. It’s a shooting that has...

Best scenic drives to see the fall colors in Colorado in 2023

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:00:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Whether you fancy yourself a professional leaf-peeper or just like the beautiful fall scenery, there is no shortage of ways to take in the changing colors in Colorado.One of the best (and easiest) ways to take in the Centennial State in the fall is by driving. FOX31 put together a list of some of the most beautiful fall drives in Colorado:Boreas PassBoreas Pass can be found just southeast of downtown Breckenridge.It is a 21.5-mile drive popular among drivers, cyclists and hikers.Even the U.S. Forest Service notes that the pass is a great road to view fall colors.Peak to Peak HighwayAutumn at a section of Peak-to-Peak Scenic and Historic Byway, Colorado, USAPeak to Peak Highway is the oldest scenic byway in the state and was first established in 1918, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. It starts north of Central City and Black Hawk and ends at Estes Park.The drive provides "matchless views of the Continental Divide and its timbered approaches," a...

Opening statements heard in trial for Aurora officers in Elijah McClain's death

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:00:34 GMT

BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — The trial of two Aurora police officers opened Wednesday in the killing of Elijah McClain, a Black man put in a neck hold and injected with a powerful sedative whose 2019 death later became a rallying cry for nationwide protests and spurred police reform in Colorado.It's the first of several trials stemming from the death of McClain, and lawyers for the two sides are expected to paint contrasting pictures of the deadly struggle between the officers and the 23-year-old massage therapist. McClain was stopped by police in the city of Aurora while walking home from a convenience store carrying only a plastic bag and his phone. Man arrested in deadly double shooting on Welton Street One question jurors could be asked to decide is whether it was lawful for officers Randy Roedema and Jason Rosenblatt to detain and use force against McClain, who a 911 caller reported as suspicious. If prosecutors can convince jurors the stop was unjustified, that...

Playoff-chasing Rangers hit 4 homers in a 15-5 win over Red Sox after trailing 4-0 early

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:00:34 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — With all of their All-Stars back in the lineup, the Texas Rangers are starting to feel good again going into their most important stretch of the season.“This is more who we were,” manager Bruce Bochy said.Marcus Semien drove in three runs from the top of the order and scored for the AL-best 115th time, Jonah Heim and Mitch Garver hit back-to-back homers and the playoff-chasing Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 15-5 on Wednesday. All-Star third baseman Josh Jung, in his third game back after missing six weeks with a fractured left thumb, and fellow rookie Evan Carter each added two-run homers.“Great at-bats up and down the lineup, guys hitting mistakes for homers and guys taking their walks,” said Heim, the switch-hitting All-Star catcher. “It’s encouraging to see, and just got to keep putting it together.”Texas (84-68) remained a half-game behind Houston for the AL West lead after the Astros (85-68) had a walk-off win over AL East-leading Baltimore to...

Rhode Island man sentenced to 7 years in prison for trafficking drugs from Arizona in children’s toys

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:00:34 GMT

These toys certainly weren’t for children.A Rhode Island man will spend seven years in the federal pen for his role in a plot to ship toys stuffed with fentanyl, meth and cocaine from Arizona to New England.U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani sentenced Nathan Boddie, 38, of Pawtucket, R.I., to seven years in federal prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, a charge Boddie pleaded guilty to in May.Boddie, who wrote in a letter included as an attachment to his defense sentencing memo that he became addicted to opiates after suffering a severe snowboarding injury in 2008 and being prescribed Percocet, was involved in a drug trafficking operating that moved heavy amounts of narcotics from Arizona to parts of New England, including Rhode Island and Massachusetts.The operators of this drug train, which according to court records operated from at least April of l...

Former Tyngsboro daycare employee charged with distributing child pornography ordered held in federal prison

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:00:34 GMT

The Tyngsboro daycare center employee charged with making pornographic photographs of the children in her care who fought to be released to live with her parents in New Hampshire has been ordered to remain in federal custody.U.S. Massachusetts District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV enumerated four compelling reasons to ensure Lindsay Groves, of Hudson, N.H., stay in federal custody: First, that the Grove’s “position of trust, and her alleged use of that position to physically exploit (minor victims), this factor weighs strongly in favor of detention.”“Second, there is substantial … evidence that defendant orchestrated and participated in the sexual exploitation of children under her care as a teacher. That evidence includes her own admissions to police officers that she had taken photographs of her students’ genitals, instructed them to remove their clothes, and sent those photographs to her codefendant,” Saylor wrote in his Wednesday order.The third point is a rebuttal of t...

Crime Briefs: Former Tyngsboro daycare employee charged with distributing child pornography ordered held in federal prison

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:00:34 GMT

The Tyngsboro daycare center employee charged with making pornographic photographs of the children in her care who fought to be released to live with her parents in New Hampshire has been ordered to remain in federal custody.U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV listed four compelling reasons to ensure Lindsay Groves, of Hudson, N.H., stays in federal custody: First, that the Grove’s “position of trust, and her alleged use of that position to physically exploit (minor victims), this factor weighs strongly in favor of detention.”Second, evidence against her  “includes her own admissions to police officers that she had taken photographs of her students’ genitals, instructed them to remove their clothes, and sent those photographs to her codefendant,” Saylor wrote in his Wednesday order.The third point is a rebuttal of the defense’s true argument that Groves has no criminal history, which Saylor says “is a common trait of comparable cases … and therefore is not comp...

Irish delegation visits Boston, highlighting Ireland’s ‘deep ties’ to the city

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:00:34 GMT

The Irish delegation’s visit to Boston was recognized at the Wednesday City Council meeting, where the city’s “deep ties” to Ireland were discussed.City Council President Ed Flynn, as a sailor aboard the USS The Sullivans, previously visited Cork and Kerry and helped coordinate the Irish delegation’s visit to Boston.Heading the delegation of councilors, chief executives and staff were the mayors of Cork and Kerry counties, Frank O’Flynn and Jim Finucane, and their wives.“This delegation is visiting Boston to celebrate 300 years of Irish contributions to Boston and Massachusetts, to promote cultural, political, economic exchange,” Flynn said at the Council meeting. “We have deep ties to Ireland, and particularly to this area of Ireland, including Cork and Kerry.”Flynn, for example, said his grandparents originally hail from Cork, and noted that he shares a similar last name with the county’s current mayor.O’Flynn and Finucane both spoke affectionately about the shared history between...

Battenfeld: Healey on the national hot seat as migrant shelter crisis worsens

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:00:34 GMT

Gov. Maura Healey is on the hot seat dealing with a flood of migrant families into the state and if the shelter crisis worsens or explodes her national reputation could be at stake.With an estimated 22,000 homeless people – half of them migrants – including children, crowded into shelters, motels and even colleges, and communities in an uproar, the seemingly unflappable Healey is under pressure to keep Massachusetts from becoming another New York City disaster.The Democratic governor has been trying to use the crisis to raise her national profile but that could backfire if the Bay State becomes a poster child for migrant settlement gone wrong.In what should be a warning to the Healey administration, a small fire broke out at a motel housing migrants in Sutton. The motel occupants were evacuated and it could have been much worse.Even the Democratic Legislature is now raising questions about the real cost of housing tens of thousands of migrants and Healey’s transparency.The Healey ad...

Suspect in fatal shootings of 4 people in suburban Chicago dead after car crash in Oklahoma

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:00:34 GMT

By KEN KUSMER and COREY WILLIAMSA suspect in the shooting deaths of a suburban Chicago couple and their two children died in a fiery crash Wednesday in Oklahoma, police said.Nathaniel Huey Jr., 32, of Streamwood, Illinois, was suspected in the deaths of Alberto Rolon, Zoraida Bartolomei and their two children, ages 7 and 9, whose names have not been released. The victims were believed to have been shot between Saturday night and early Sunday in their home in Romeoville, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southwest of Chicago.There was a relationship between the victims and Huey, Romeoville Police Deputy Chief Chris Burne told reporters at a news conference, without elaborating. Burne further said investigators have developed a possible motive for the shootings without disclosing what it is.Huey tried to elude authorities after a digital license plate detector spotted the vehicle in Catoosa, Oklahoma, but he crashed the vehicle and it caught on fire, Burne said.“Officers on scene h...