The Third Avenue Market was robbed and the owners assaulted. The male victim was shot in the face. The female victim was kicked and struck in the head and body.  The suspect entered the store he lingered inside the store getting some food and then coming to the counter. The suspect produced a small caliber handgun and demanded money from the male victim. Before the victim could respond, the suspect shot the victim in the face. The suspect jumped the counter and attempted to open the cash register. The female victim, who had been in the bathroom, comes out of the bathroom and attempts to flee out the front door of the business. The suspect points the gun at the female victim several times but doesn’t fire it. The suspect catches the female victim near the front door where he assaults her.  The suspect runs out the front and then northbound on Elati St. from 3rd Ave.  The suspect is known to frequent the area.

 

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On September 21, 2007, members of the Denver Police Department began an investigation into a reported kidnapping occurring in the 1000 block of Cherokee Street. The victim is reportedly three-year-old Niveah Gallegos, (D.O.B. 8/1/2004). The victim’s mother reported that unknown suspects who left in a white, unknown make vehicle forcibly took the victim.

 

As a result of the investigation, a suspect has been identified as Angel Ray Montoya, (D.O.B. 1/19/1985) and is wanted for investigation of homicide. Niveah Gallegos remains missing and is believed the victim of foul play. Angel Montoya was last seen in the area of 1200 Logan Street.

 

On September 16, 2007, members of the Denver Police Department responded to the location of 1555 S. Yates on a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, police located two male victims suffering from gunshot wounds. Paramedics transported the victims to DHMC where both later died because of their injuries. The victims have been identified as Jesus Garcia, D.O.B. 4/18/1980, and Inocencio Murillo-Gutierrez, D.O.B. 12/28/1973.

 

Ms. Ranisha Graham will be recognized with a Bill Daniels Neighborhood Hero Award on Monday, September 17, 2007, at 10:30 a.m.  The ceremony will be in the main auditorium of the Mile High Red Cross, 444 Sherman Street.

Denver Police are concerned about a recent string of burglaries that have occurred in grocery store pharmacies. The Burglar in each of the cases stole a large quantity of narcotics.  On 07-27-2007, a burglary was reported at the Albertson’s Store located at 323 S. Broadway.  It was discovered that in this burglary the suspect entered the store during normal business hours on 07-26-2007, and gained access into the false ceiling through one of the store’s bathrooms.  The suspect remained inside the false ceiling throughout the night, moving  from area to area and eventually climbing down into the pharmacy where a large quantity of Schedule II narcotics were taken.