The 2013 Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon will affect traffic in the cities of Aurora, Denver and Lakewood will have temporary traffic impacts along Colfax Avenue on Sunday May 19th. While travel on Colfax Avenue will be restricted, normal traffic patterns will resume as soon as it’s safe for athletes, spectators [...]
Crime Alert tfmv_flyer112012.pdf Robbery Street.pdf Target hardening home.pdf crimereportingguidedistrict6.pdf We are assisting the Denver Police Department in providing information concerning crime prevention, and startegies to discourage theft or other crimes. Commander Lopez, District 6, has provided documents which can be shared throughout the community to heighten awareness and vigilance. [...]
Denver Water is currently looking for new customers to participate in its Lead and Copper Study. If your home qualifies (built before 1920 and has lead service lines), you would receive in return both the results of the test (a $40 value), as well as two $50 credits on your [...]
*FREE ENERGY WORKSHOP * Looking to make energy improvements at home (or in your Denver business) but unsure where to start? Come to a free educational workshop at The Center (1301 E. Colfax Ave. Denver 80218) on Jan. 8th at 6p. A representative from the City’s Denver Energy Challenge http://www.denverenergy.org/ [...]
Denver Police officers were called to the Uptown Tavern at 538 E 17th Avenue Saturday night at 10:50p on a report of an armed man attempting to rob the establishment. The suspect Derek Shumate DOB 7/20/78 then allegedly proceeded across the street to the 7-11 convenience store at 1699 N [...]
Denver police are asking for the community’s help in finding a man who attempted to abduct two women yesterday afternoon just blocks from Uptown. The suspect is described as a Hispanic male in his 20′s. The first incident happened Tuesday afternoon at East 5th Avenue and High Street. A [...]
With the Aurora, Colorado, Dark Knight Rises movie theater rampage still fresh in everyone’s minds, Houston, Texas, has created a six-minute, graphic video instructing residents what to do if they encounter an active shooter. The video reenactment depicts a heavily armed man going on a shooting spree in an office. [...]
Denver’s Metro Taxi Company rolled out a new iPhone app last week that allows customers to call a cab from their smart phone. By pressing a button (called the “iHail” button), the app determines your location using your phone’s GPS (you can also enter the address) and summons [...]
As the start of the new Denver Public School season approaches on August 27, 2012, motorists are asked to be cautious as children take the streets to schools, bus stops, and after-school activities. Denver Public Schools and the Denver Police Department urge motorists to slow down and watch for children. [...]
An Emergency Notification Service, or “ENS,” uses the 9-1-1 database of all wireline telephone numbers within Denver County to look up numbers of phones in an area threatened by a public hazard, and place warning calls to those telephone numbers. When a wildfire, tornado, flash flood, chemical spill or other [...]