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Police search for hit-and-run suspect, RiNo neighborhood fed up with constant crashes
DENVER (KDVR) — Denver police are still looking for the suspect in a hit-and-run near 26th Street and Larimer Street that happened a week ago. They said a motorcycle hit a person on a scooter, leaving them with serious injuries.
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Jessica Regalado, who works in the neighborhood and was nearby on the night of the accident, is tired of it.
'Freaked everybody out again. Just another incident that keeps occurring in this area,' she said.
Regalado has worked here for a few years, but said seeing crime scene tape and flashing lights never gets easier.
'It's just sad that it just keeps happening,' she said.
According to the city of Denver's crash location map online, at least 10 similar incidents have happened in the 2600 block of Larimer since the start of 2024.
This one involved a motorcycle, which is a common sight in the neighborhood.
'People just consistently being reckless in this area,' said Regalado.
Recklessness, that was confirmed by Denver police, who said the driver was doing a wheelie at the time of the accident. Regalado believes it, having seen similar actions countless times.
'It kind of spooks our customers just because you have the engines roaring and then all the loud noises,' she said.
While police still search for the suspect, Regalado plans to send a petition to the city asking for this block of Larimer to become pedestrian-only, similar to no-car areas like Larimer Square and 16th Street.
Anything to keep the crime scenes from being a regular sight.
'We just want our neighborhood safe again,' said Regalado.
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Denver police put out a Crime Stoppers bulletin today in hopes of finding the suspect, describing the motorcycle as an older, black model likely now with damage to the left side.
There is up to a $2,000 reward for information.
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