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Former social worker Robin Niceta convicted of attempt to influence public servant, false child abuse report

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

By Kelly Dietz, Denver7A jury has found Robin Niceta, a former Arapahoe County social worker, guilty of both felony attempt to influence a public servant and misdemeanor false reporting of child abuse.Related ArticlesCourts | Robin Niceta indicted on charges in connection with false medical reports provided to court Courts | Robin Niceta made up medical records, aggressive brain cancer diagnosis, prosecutors claim in court documents Courts | Defense for Robin Niceta, ex-partner of former Aurora chief, claims she’s incompetent to stand trial The verdict came down on Tuesday afternoon after closing arguments were made earlier in the day. The prosecution asked for her personal recognizance bond to be reassessed. It was changed to a $10,000 cash bond.Her sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 19 at 11 a.m.Niceta was previously accused of filing a false child abuse claim against Aurora City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky after the councilwo...

Man dies in custody at Denver detention center Tuesday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

A man in custody at the Denver Sheriff Department downtown detention center died after experiencing a medical emergency Tuesday morning, according to a statement from the department.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Editorial: Colorado jail death reporting needs a major upgrade Crime and Public Safety | Two Denver deputies, sheriff’s watch commander suspended in jail death of Michael Marshall Crime and Public Safety | Denver deputy involved in Michael Marshall’s 2015 jail death fired for slamming handcuffed man face-first into courthouse floor Crime and Public Safety | Denver man escapes Jefferson County jail by hopping delivery fence Crime and Public Safety | Denver police oversight board blasts city over light punishment in Michael Marshall’s jail death The man experienced the emergency at about 8:35 a.m. in a housing unit, per the statement. A medical team was immediately cal...

Coach Prime focused on positives as CU Buffs aim to snap losing skid

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

With three games to play, Colorado head coach Deion Sanders isn’t focusing on the fact that his team has lost three straight games and five out of six.“My life is positive,” Sanders said Tuesday during his weekly news conference. “You’ve got to understand I don’t dwell on yesterday. Losses are hard to flush tremendously for me, though, because I’m a bonafide winner.“I’m a natural fixer and I want to fix things. I want to make things work. I want to make things right. I want our fans to be pleased. I want our AD to be ecstatic and I want our kids to all go pro and be successful in some form or fashion and that includes winning.”As a fixer, Sanders has work to do with the Buffs (4-5, 1-5 Pac-12), who will host No. 23 Arizona (6-3, 4-2) on Saturday (noon, Pac-12 Network).First on his agenda this week, though, was to point out the good when he met with players.“Sometimes when you’re losing like we’re losing, you’ve got to find positives to energize the staff, to energize the young men t...

New theory emerges in Alan Ruck's Hollywood pizza shop crash

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

The crash involving “Succession” and “Ferris Bueller” actor Alan Ruck may have been related to his electric pickup truck's high-tech features, law enforcement sources tell TMZ.Ruck, 67, was stopped behind another car at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and La Brea Avenue on Halloween night when his Rivian R1T suddenly lunged forward and hit the car in front of him.His truck then careened across lanes of traffic, hitting another vehicle before slamming into the wall of Raffalo’s Pizza.No one inside the restaurant was hurt and no one was seriously hurt in any of the vehicles.Actor Alan Ruck's Rivian collided with the back of a car in Hollywood and eventually slammed into the wall of a pizza restaurant. Oct. 31, 2023. Actor Alan Ruck's Rivian collided with the back of a car in Hollywood and eventually slammed into the wall of a pizza restaurant. Oct. 31, 2023. Actor Alan Ruck's Rivian collided with the back of a car in Hollywood and eventually slammed into the wall of a pizza re...

Baby dies from fentanyl exposure; Fremont mother arrested

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

A Fremont woman has been arrested on suspicion of homicide following the death her 23-month-old boy, who reportedly had a high level of fentanyl in his system at the time of his passing police said Tuesday.The woman arrested is 26-year-old Sophia Gastelum-Vera.Fremont Police Department officers first responded around 8:30 am. Oct. 18 to a hospital based on reports that a child was not breathing and unresponsive. The infant had reportedly been brought to the emergency room by Gastelum-Vera and other family members.The child later died.Detectives from the department’s Crimes Against Person(s) Unit responded to investigate the death, eventually revealing that “the victim was initially found unresponsive on the morning of October 18, 2023, inside the bedroom he shared with his mother at the family residence on the 4300 block of Gina St. in Fremont,” according to a news release from Fremont Police Department.Detectives conducted multiple interviews as well as obtained a...

College Football Playoff rankings: Washington and Oregon remain top-10 as Arizona makes an appearance

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

Washington and Oregon held their ground in the second College Football Playoff rankings as five Pac-12 teams made the cut — none of them from Los Angeles.The Huskies were No. 5 for the second consecutive week, followed immediately by the Ducks in the No. 6 spot. Oregon State moved up four positions to No. 12, and Utah held steady at No. 18.Meanwhile, Arizona made its first appearance in the CFP rankings since 2017, landing in the No. 21 spot after beating UCLA for its third consecutive win.“The three straight wins, two of their losses coming in overtime, a seven-point loss to Washington and the job that Coach (Jedd) Fisch has done out there is really something,” selection committee chair Boo Corrigan, the N.C. State athletic director, said on a media teleconference.USC and UCLA dropped out of the rankings following losses to Washington and Arizona, respectively.Washington was the lowest ranked of the five undefeated teams in the major conference, behind Ohio State,...

Toddler dies after fentanyl exposure in Fremont, mother arrested

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

(KRON) -- A 23-month-old boy died in October after he was exposed to fentanyl, the Fremont Police Department said. The boy's mother was arrested for murder on Tuesday. On Oct. 18 at about 8:30 a.m., the victim arrived at a local emergency room unresponsive and not breathing, police said. The child was driven to the hospital by his mother and other family members. The boy was later pronounced dead. Berkeley 1-year-old in ICU after ingesting meth, mother arrested FPD began investigating the death and determined that the boy was initially found unresponsive in the bedroom he shared with his mother on the 4300 block of Gina Street in Fremont. Police served a search warrant at the home and found "items associated with illicit drug use" inside the bedroom. Those items were tested and the presence of fentanyl was confirmed. The mother, 26-year-old Fremont resident Sophia Gastelum-Vera, had electronics in the room where she talked about fentanyl use and possession, FPD said.A toxicology r...

One person shot dead in incident involving Oakland police

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

(KRON) – A shooting involving an Oakland Police Department officer that occurred Tuesday is being investigated. Oakland police responded to a ShotSpotter activation on the 300 block of Frank Ogawa Plaza on Nov. 7 sound 4:00 a.m.  One dead after Berkeley police shooting Upon arrival, officers located an individual suffering from a gunshot wound(s), police said. According to police, officers began providing medical treatment to the individual, but the individual was pronounced on scene.The officer involved in the shooting was a sergeant on his way to work, the Oakland Police Department confirmed. He was not physically injured in the incident.According to OPD’s preliminary investigation, officers learned the ShotSpotter activation is connected to the officer-involved shooting. Bullet casings were recovered at the scene.The officer has been placed on paid administrative leave, per policy, according to OPD. According to OPD, the Oakland Police Department, the Alameda Cou...

Democrat Cherelle Parker has been elected as Philadelphia’s 100th mayor, 1st woman to hold the office

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Democrat Cherelle Parker has been elected as Philadelphia’s 100th mayor, 1st woman to hold the office.Source

Mississippi voters choose between a first-term Republican governor and a Democrat related to Elvis

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:37 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippians endured long lines and some polling places ran out of ballots Tuesday as the state decided a hard-fought governor’s race between Republican incumbent Tate Reeves and Democratic challenger Brandon Presley. A judge ordered polls in the largest county to remain open an extra hour, to 8 p.m. CST, after both political parties and a nonpartisan group, Mississippi Votes, petitioned for the additional voting time in Hinds County because of the ballot problems in some Jackson suburbs. More ballots were being provided to the locations.Credell Calhoun, a Hinds County supervisor, said he had heard of at least seven precincts that ran out of ballots. He said the county’s election commissioners underestimated turnout. “This is way beyond anything we’ve ever seen in the electoral process,” Calhoun said. “As hard as we worked to get the vote out and then you’re going to have stupidity to not have enough ballots.”Republicans dominate in th...