PARKER, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Parker have located the parents of two toddler boys who were found wandering around the Parker Hilltop Complex on Monday morning. Police tweeted that the parents are with police. The parents of the found children at Parker Hilltop Apartments have been located and are with Parker Officers. Thank you to everyone who shared this message and helped us locate the parents. — Parker Police Dept. (@ParkerPolice) June 13, 2022 The children, approximately one-and-a-half and 3 years old with blonde hair, were found Monday morning wearing only diapers and underwear ..read more

PARKER, Colo. (CBS4)– Trader Joe’s is coming to Parker. The store will open on Friday, May 6. (credit: CBS) The new store is located at 18374 Cottonwood drive just off E-470. The 9,600-square-foot store is the first in the southeast Denver metro area. It will be the 8th Trader Joe’s store in Colorado. The store will open at 8 a.m. through 9 p.m. daily ..read more

(AP) – Former University of Wyoming star linebacker Chad Muma was 13 years old when he was diagnosed diabetic in the seventh grade. The first thing he did was search up “NFL players with diabetes.” A native of Lone Tree, Colorado, Muma was both relieved and delighted when the name of a Denver Broncos player popped up first. “It was Jay Cutler at the time who was the big one because I was from Denver and a huge Broncos fan,” Muma recounted. “It’s definitely cool to see people we with diabetes doing what they’re able to.” Muma initially thought his days of playing sports were over when the docto ..read more

By Anna Maria Basquez PARKER, Colo. (CBS4)– Officers said an Easter night smash-and-grab was the first time in Parker they’ve seen cars smashed out of an auto parts store or dealer in Parker. “This is the first one where they rammed through (the shop) that I can remember,” said Sgt. Nick Eckmann, Parker Police Department. “The burglary and auto theft happened at Parker Imports. Four cars were stolen where they gained access inside illegally and rammed their way out using those cars.” (credit: CBS) Officers would not yet say how many people perpetrated the crime nor what type of cars were ta ..read more

PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) – A Parker man is accused of running a business making fake COVID-19 vaccination cards. Robert Van Camp faces a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States in a federal court with an investigation spanning multiple states. (credit: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle) “It was the purpose of the conspiracy for Van Camp, Co-Conspirator-1, and their co-conspirators to (a) fraudulently obstruct the government’s administration and  distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and the government’s federal employee vaccination mandate,” th ..read more

PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) – A spark from a lawnmower is blamed for a grass fire in Parker on Saturday as temperatures climbed into the 70s by midday. South Metro firefighters stopped the fire from growing toward more dry fuel near the Sulphur Gulch Trail. They rushed to the scene near Highway 83 and Main Street in Parker at around 12 p.m. No structures were threatened or damaged. There were also no reported injuries. https://denver.cbslocal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15909806/2022/03/sulphur-gulch-fire-vide-smfr.mp4 “This should remind all of us to be vigilant, especially as temperatures rise,” S ..read more

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – South Metro firefighters responded to a house fire in Douglas County on Sunday afternoon. The house is on Glascow Court near Peoria and Oswego Streets. Dark smoke could be seen from CBS4’s Lookout Mountain camera. (credit: CBS)   There are no reports of injuries. https://denver.cbslocal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15909806/2022/03/glascow-ct-house-fire-south-metro-fire.mp4 Heavy smoke was seen from video released by South Metro Fire ..read more

PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) – A suspect was brought into custody after a man was killed and a woman was injured in a shooting at the Stone Canyon apartments in Parker Tuesday night, Parker Police Department tweeted. (credit: CBS) According to the PPD tweet, police responded to the shooting at the apartment complex on Cottonwood Drive, where police were originally called to the reports of shots fired around 6:45 p.m. After police went to the scene, it was confirmed a man was pronounced dead in the shooting, and a woman was taken to the hospital to treat life-threatening injuries. ***UPDATE*** One a ..read more

PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) – On Sunday mornings, you’ll find Craig Marshall running up and down a tennis court, leading a lively group at the Parker Racquet Club. A handful of kids take over Court 1 with racquets in hand, practicing drills ahead of their match. (credit: CBS) “It gives everybody an experience with tennis,” said Marshall. He coaches the team through nonprofit ACEing Autism. The former athletics director and tennis instructor began coordinating the program back in 2014. “Since I’ve worked with special needs kids all through my teaching career starting in the ‘80s, I thought this woul ..read more

PARKER, Colo. (CBS4)– A deer is probably a little more comfortable after Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers were able to remove a trash can lid from around the animal’s neck. (credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife) The deer was spotted in the Pinery neighborhood in Parker. (credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife) The lid had a hold cut into it, believed to be either for recycling or feed, and that’s how the deer got stuck. A deer with a plastic trash can lid around its neck was reported from the Pinery neighborhood in Parker. Wildlife officers Katie Doyle and Sean Dodd were able to respond ..read more