The 16th street mall has been ranked as a top Tourist Destination but the increased reports of violence had kept many people away. Today, we learned about plans to tackle the problems. Susanna is on the mall and we are talking about 24hour patrols. Reporter in addition to regular Denver Police officers been down here. Downtown partnership has hired a private security. Handcuffs. They will have one or two out of the time. We went out with the first one. We went out with the first one. 1 smith is a Colorado National guardsmen and out here patrolling. The number of security guards that will actually be out here will be constantly changing. You will see what is happening downtown, time of day and the experiences we get. Reporter in addition to the in addition to the security guards. 182 new lights will be installed at will be installed. Some of the alleys will be made private and even a couple of additional uniformed people patrolling will help deter crime. We are live in denver, cbs 4 new
The two kids out of the vehicle. A threemonthold and a three yearold and they just looked so relieved. One of the officers actually looked like he was tearing up because they were just so happy the kids werent hurt. Reporter that suspect has been identified as 34yearold eric maces. As far as the mother goes, there is no word yet on if she will also face charges for leaving those important Karen Morfitt cbs 4 news. In an update on breaking news we brought you one cbs 4 news at noon, police are looking for the man who stole two pickup trucks and even rammed a patrol car along the way. The trouble started this morning at a motel in the 12,000 block of east 39th avenue. Police tried to contact a driver in a black pickup. He hit the officers car and sped off. The officer wasnt hurt. Holly and evidence. We have Surveillance Video of someone Police Believe is the same man stealing another pickup and driving off. That white ford f2 50 has montana plates. The latest on a deadly crash in arapaho
Their mckenney thanks for staying with us. Im Erika Gonzalez 45yearold chad without a cabin and west by the late on friday when he was hit had a few isolated at the hospital fox 31 spoke with that mans family today she joins us with a a store youll see only on fox. This is a second lightning death and colorado near the man they had to 60foot trees and for some ways and the bullet hit him and instead. Father and out friend chance personality was as bold as a stars and stripes. Hard to describe but it is a hard to describe. How wonderful it was. When he wasnt fixing up cars and his garage he really love northern colorado. Then a second home deafening for us his daughter says he spent every weekend there with his buddies. Think that was his heaven. Mike phil whether life can change in a flash. Feels like a nightmare right now chad was helping his best friend out of the yard after storm rolled through. Standing there between trees and on the phone with me when he got his struck by lightnin
With a handgun, and hes quite possibly driving the white truck he stole right from this parking lot. This is the black truck that was involved earlier and you can see the damage on the front end of this truck from where this truck rammed with a police car earlier this morning. Denver police say this started shortly before 10 00 this morning. They were attempting to do a traffic stop near motel 6th 6th near 39th and peoria. The suspect rammed the cop car, taking off starting a chase. We should mention the the black pickup but found it abandoned here near the 2100 block of south holly the. Surveillance video from a nearby liquor store shows the moments the suspect got in the white truck, stealing it from this parking lot, and taking off. We did speak with the boss of the woman who owns the stolen truck, and she says that woman is in shock. She came out to get in her truck to get something out of her truck and her truck was gone, so quickly she called the president of our company, told of
Blew a tire and tried to run. A police dog evenly caught him. You could tell it was a fame member. She was having trouble walking she was so emotionally distraught. Reporter the suspect, eric mastiss, was taken to the hospital. The good news, those kids are home safe. Were live molly hendrickson, denver 7. Some punish parents in comes city are at their wits end with the school district. For the 3rd straight day, the school bus left their children waiting and waiting. The biggest impact, kids showing up to class half app hour to an hour late. Russel haythor network has been digging for answers. Thing. Around 7 or 5, the bus is supposed to be there. Reporter on day 2. The bus forgot to pick them up. Reporter now mom jessica q arks to is losing her patience. I was really tick off. Her 6th grade son is awetist pick hes been late to 1stst period all 3 days. Hes a schedule kid. He has to be, otherwise he cant function. Reporter Brighton School district 27j for iis part we understand their fr