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DENVER (AP) — A former Colorado police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of reckless endangerment for parking his patrol car on railroad tracks before a handcuffed woman was put inside and seriously injured when it was hit by a freight train. Pablo Vazquez had been charged with five misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment in connection with the crash that injured Yareni Rios last year but reached a plea deal with prosecutors. A judge sentenced Vazquez to 12 months of unsupervised probation. Another former officer who put the woman in the patrol car after a traffic stop, Jordan Steinke, was found guilty of reckless endangerment and assault for the crash near Platteville. Her attorney, Christopher Ponce, called Vazquez's sentence “disappointing”, adding that Rios wished there was more of a permanent conviction.

Persons: —, Pablo Vazquez, Yareni Rios, Vazquez, Jordan Steinke, Steinke, Rios, Christopher Ponce Organizations: DENVER Locations: Colorado, Platteville

☆ Two injured in shootout outside Mexico City airport, flights operating normally
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A member of the security forces stands guard outside the Mexico City International Airport after a suspected robber fired at police, in Mexico City, Mexico, September 12, 2023. REUTERS/Luis Cortes Acquire Licensing RightsMEXICO CITY, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Two people were injured just outside Mexico City International Airport on Tuesday after a suspected robber fired at police, but flights are operating normally, the city government said. A suspected gunman has been arrested, the city's security ministry said in a statement. Carlos Velazquez, the head of the airport - Latin America's busiest - told reporters that the terminal where the incident occurred was operating without interruptions and that passengers were not in danger. Mexico City security minister Pablo Vazquez told local news outlet Milenio that the situation was under control.

Persons: Luis Cortes, Carlos Velazquez, Pablo Vazquez, Carolina Pulice, Lizbeth Diaz, Noe Torres, Raul Cortes, Brendan O'Boyle, Mark Porter Organizations: Mexico City International, REUTERS, Mexico City International Airport, Thomson Locations: Mexico, Mexico City, MEXICO

Two police officers in Colorado have been charged nearly two months after a 20-year-old was seriously injured when she was struck by a train while handcuffed in the back seat of a patrol SUV parked on a railroad crossing. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has said the officers were responding Sept. 16 to an alleged road rage incident involving a gun. Two Fort Lupton officers arrived and she was detained on suspicion of felony menacing. She was placed in the back of the Platteville officer's vehicle, which the train hit as it was traveling northbound while officers searched her car. Rios-Gonzalez was charged with one count of felony menacing, the district attorney's office said.

☆ Colorado police officers charged with leaving handcuffed woman in car struck by train
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Keith Coffman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

DENVER, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Two Colorado police officers were charged on Monday with leaving a handcuffed woman in a patrol car parked on railroad tracks, where it was struck by a freight train, seriously injuring her. The woman was charged with felony menacing over an alleged road-rage incident that led to her arrest in a traffic stop, the Weld County District Attorney's Office said in a statement. Officers from multiple agencies responded to the incident, and Rios-Gonzalez was stopped, handcuffed and placed in the back of a patrol vehicle that was parked straddling the train tracks, police said. Rios-Gonzalez suffered nine broken ribs, a broken arm and leg, broken teeth and other injuries, said her lawyer, Paul Wilkinson. Wilkinson said he was told last week that Rios-Gonzalez would be charged, which he called disappointing.

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