Pacaass. It is a large rodent found in central and south america, and the code name of Jose De Jesus zamorra. He and more than a dozen others had been arrested. We are really getting crushed in our region with heroin abuse and use. Reporter large quantities of heroin was discovered hidden in spare tires of cars. Some 50 wire taps led to the discovery including three assault rifles. The group was hyper vigilant about a potential Law Enforcement investigation. They were not new players. They had learned from their past mistakes reporter hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash was discovered during raids. What is perhaps most disturbing is seeing that the users of heroin are getting younger. If youre out there and contemplate historic in douglas reporter the hope is they find them before more people become addicted. Reporter this was one of the many locations raided during the operation. Guns, drugs, and cash. The latest as firefighters contain a small grass fire in jefferson county. It
Were looking ahead at changes you will see this week. First of all though, lets get to breaking news in denver. A couple of hours ago, a car smashed into a backyard and what a mess they had. Leaving a pile of wreckage. The driver took off. It looks like a tornado blew through this area. It happened on the 3400block of west evans which is west of evans and federal. Shawn chitnis is there. How is the homeowner doing . Reporter britt, hes lucky because he all in this situation. As you mentioned, it looks like a storm came through. We should talk about weather damage, not damage that came from 1 car. Lets give you a closer look at what were talking about. This car first hit a pole. Split that pole into two. Then hit the fence and hit this trailer and then finally hit this detached garage and storage shed there. The homeowner wanes side at the time. Woke up suddenly and wasnt sure what happened. Unclear if he heard something. But decides to go outside and see whats happening and discovers a
Learning the details of the scope of all of this, this is a plague on the streets and in homes around the metro area. Jamie leary has just stepped out of a News Conference to talk about what they did. Reporter all of those agencies were in attendance to tout this incredible discovery including a lot of the undercover agents who had an inside hand on this seizure. The total amount of heroin collected, 47 pounds. That is not all seized. They also seized numerous handguns, assault rifles and ammunition and other drugs. The operation began in august 2015 and was dubbed the nickname of the main man behind the distribution ring over a series of wiretaps. He had a home in Douglas County where he was finally arrested in july of this year. On many different suspects. The Colorado Attorney general spoke this afternoon and broke down the seizure by the numbers. 17 individuals have been arrested so far. 14 in colorado, two arizona, one in california. Law enforcement has ceased 47 pounds of heroin
Outside the 7eleven in lakewood and a swat team was called in when police say the man appeared to have a weapon. Police also say the suspect had seven warrants for his arrest, it evening im kathy walsh thank you for joining us, cbs4s Melissa Garcia has the latest. Reporter the suspect was rushed to the hospital by ambulance but it is unknown how serious his injuries are or what conditions he is in and is Convenience Store is back open for business after it was shut down for hours during the day. The speed i heard the cops sake put your gun down, put your gun down bang. A bang made her worried for her former coworkers at the 7 eleven across the street. I was praying they were okay because we were really close. A man sitting in the old red pickup parked outside was shot after a threehour confrontation with police. Officers had approached him on seven outstanding warrants. He did not seem like that kind of person could neighbor Conrad Gonzales said he had seen the man working outside the
Lanl. Alameda and union. Green mountain village. They are doing repaving work from 285 out to i70. Police checked out the building on colorado boulevard. Thats all we know on this one so far. You can start collecting your own rain water today. This new law was just recently passed. Shawn chitnis explains what you can do and how. Reporter this issue doesnt seem controversy to those outside of colorado but we know there were reasons and concerns why it took so long to get the change but you can use your rain water to water your plants or wash your car. Change. This change will allow folks to use the rain water because of the concerns related to property rights, that change is going to happen. Technically rain water belonged to those living downstreams so you couldnt collect water before it hit the ground. Some worried that if the water was stored it would prevent others from getting it downstream. For those concerned about where the rain water will go, theres a provision in place that wi