Police search for man accused of groping women on trail, around metro area

Lakewood police are searching for a man accused of groping women around the metro area on an electric mini-bike.

The man, who has not been identified, has assaulted women by riding past them on his bike and slapping their buttocks, according to the Lakewood Police Department.

About 3 p.m. Jan. 1, a woman was assaulted while running on the Bear Creek Trail, west of South Kipling Parkway and east of the Fox Hollow Golf Course, police said.

A second woman was assaulted about 3:15 p.m. Jan. 2 near the intersection of South Kipling Parkway and Yale Avenue near the same trail. Similar incidents have happened in Denver and Sheridan, police said.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic man with a mustache who wore a gray hoodie, tan work jacket and a black backpack with a large, red “Levi’s” patch on the back. Anyone who has information or who believes they were a victim should call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

Teenage girl killed in home invasion identified; death still under investigation

The 16-year-old girl who police said was shot and killed during an Aurora home invasion on Tuesday was identified by the Arapahoe County coroner’s office as a Denver North High School student.

Audrina Fedelina Arrington was killed Tuesday after two men entered her family’s apartment in the 10600 block of East Jewell Avenue about 6:15 a.m., Aurora police Capt. Marc Paolino said. Police said Arrington was found inside the apartment with a gunshot wound, but coroner’s officials said her cause of death was still under investigation Thursday.

“It is with a heavy heart that we share with you that Audrina Arrington, one of our students, passed away a day ago,” Denver North High School principal German Echevarria wrote in a letter to students and families. “Audrina was a beloved student, and our community is sad and hurting over the tragic news of her passing. We are sending love and care to her family.”

In a GoFundMe fundraiser to pay for Arrington’s funeral, Felicia Montez said the teenager “had the purest gold heart and a smile that would brighten up any room.”

— Lauren Penington, The Denver Post