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In the article “jury convicts man in Denver restaurant shooting” A Denver jury convicted Phuong Van Dang on Tuesday of trying to rob a Vietnamese restaurant where two Denver police officers happened to be having lunch. The jurors deliberated for four hours before finding 27 year old Dang guilty of two counts of attempted first-degree assault, two counts of attempted second-degree assault, 13 counts of menacing, 11 counts of attempted aggravated robbery, attempted theft of more than 20,000, reckless endangerment, and disorderly conduct with a weapon. Dang went into the Pho Ha No restaurant on South Federal Boulevard on Nov. 14, 2007 with a loaded shotgun. He was shot five times by Denver police officers who were having lunch at the time. Sgt. John Pinder and Detective Jesse Avendano received medals of Honor for their actions that day. A family of three in the restaurant suffered gunshot wounds, but survived. Dang continues to face charges as a habitual criminal because he has prior convictions on his record. I think they should go to prison for 40 years of their life. It’s just a little messed up to go rob a Vietnamese restaurant.

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In the article “boy arrested in stabbing of springs security guard” by the Denver post. A 14 year old boy has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of a Colorado Springs security guard. Police said this week that the boy was arrested Friday and taken to the Spring Creek Youth Services Center in Colorado Springs. He is suspected of stabbing 47 year old Gerry Gozar several times in a downtown Colorado Springs parking garage. After Gozar confronted a teen attempting to break into the security guard's vehicle. Gozar was treated and released from a hospital. The boy was taken into custody on suspicion of first-degree assault. His name has not been released. Why was the kid trying to break in the car? The cop should have been more cautious when approaching the kid.

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In the article “Fireplace fires keep Aurora busy” by the Denver post. A fire in a blocked chimney is thought to be the cause of a fire that did $20,000 in damage yesterday to an unoccupied house in Aurora. The house had recently been purchased, but no one had moved in yet. Construction workers had lit a fire in the fireplace, and the blaze spread to the chimney box and attic. On Thursday, firefighters put out a blaze that caused $50,000 in damage. That fire started in the fireplace and then spread through the wall and attic. The man living there and his two cats were not injured. To be safe you should have your chimney cleaned at least once year and these fires could have been avoided.

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In the article “2 men dead after shots fired in south California at a toys r us” by the Denver post. Two men pulled guns and shot each other to death in a crowded toy store Friday after the women with them got into a fight. Scared shoppers fled but no one else was hurt. The violence erupted on Black Friday, but authorities indicated the shooting wasn't related to a shopping frenzy. Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. Dennis Gutierrez said the fight was not over a toy. There were handguns found by the men's bodies. He would not answer a question about whether the shooting was gang related. Witnesses Scott and Joan Barrick said they were checking out of the store when the fight began between two women. One woman suddenly started punching the other woman, who fought back. The man who was with the woman being punched pulled a gun halfway out of his pocket then shoved it back in. The other man pulled a gun and pointed it at the first man but forgot to cock it. The first man tried to run but was blocked by the line of people, then ran back toward the store's electronics section as the other man fired his gun. He said he did not see what happened to the other man. Who takes loaded weapons into a Toys R Us? I doubt it was the casual holiday shopper.

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In the article “Motorist tries to abduct teen in Centennial” by the Denver post. Authorities in Arapahoe County are looking for a man who tried to abduct a teenager as she walked her dog. The attempted abduction happened at about 11 a.m. Sunday in the 7500 block of East Costilla Avenue, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office. The 17-year-old told the police that she was walking her dog when a man driving a red compact car pulled up and asked for directions. The teen walked toward the passenger window to give directions, and the driver attempted to grab her and pull her into the car. The suspect is described as a heavyset, 45-year-old white man, about 6 ft, with brown graying hair. He was wearing a dark blue short sleeved T-shirt and blue jeans. I think people need to be careful around people they don’t know. She’s lucky that she got away because if she hadn’t he probably would have raped or killed her.

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In the article “Former Colorado man apparently kills family and himself in Texas” by the Denver post. Investigators believe a former Colorado man fatally shot his wife and teenage daughter and then killed himself at the family's new home in Garland. The bodies of the Andrews family were discovered Tuesday morning by the management staff of their apartment. Garland police say fellow employees of the man who lived there were concerned when he didn't show up for work and had asked the management to check on him. Police found 46 year old Robert Andrews, his 46 year old wife and his 17 year old daughter and the family dog dead. Investigators say it appears that Andrews shot his family and then killed himself. Police say a pistol that may have been used in the slayings was recovered. A motive for the shootings was being sought. Friends say the family moved to Garland from Briargate, a town in north Colorado Springs. It was obvious that it was the father who killed his wife and kids. I think it was really sad that he decided to kill his whole family.

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In the article “Weld County raid nets $1 million in cocaine” by the Denver post, A drug raid in rural Weld County has uncovered about $1 million worth of cocaine and $42,000. In an early morning raid on Saturday by local and federal agents on a property off of Weld County Road 33. Agents seized ten kilograms of cocaine, several handguns and four vehicles in the raid. The raid also leads to the arrest of a Commerce City man at a home on Eagle Creek Parkway. The Commerce City arrest netted 250 grams of cocaine, $10,000, a handgun and four vehicles. The 250 grams has an estimated street value of $25,000. The names of the three men were not released by authorities citing the ongoing investigation. The Weld County Sheriff's Department SWAT team and agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement took part in the raid. I think they could secure more of the places that they suspect drugs could be hidden and have more random drug screenings.