Surveillance footage shows a man setting a shrub on fire outside a Denver home; neighbors extinguished the blaze and authorities are investigating.

Greeley police are seeking a former Franklin Middle School employee in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old student.

A Denver jury convicted Rico Tomas Garcia in a $2.4M COVID‑era hand‑sanitizer fraud. Prosecutors say deposits were routed through shell companies and offshore accounts.

A Wheat Ridge case manager pleaded guilty in Denver after prosecutors say she swapped patients’ oxycodone with allergy pills and other OTC medicines.

A traffic stop near W. 136th and Zuni produced two arrests and the seizure of more than 25 grams of meth, police say.

A former Windsor officer faces burglary and false‑imprisonment allegations after an affidavit says he entered his ex‑girlfriend’s apartment while she slept. The Windsor Police Department has since fired him after an internal probe.

A brush fire north of Fort Collins triggered mandatory evacuations on Thursday as crews worked to protect homes and roads. Officials urged people in the zone to leave immediately.

A visiting skier died Wednesday in Breckenridge’s Lake Chutes on Peak 8; ski patrol performed CPR and the coroner will determine cause.

A Denver judge gave the final defendant in a dispensary-and-stolen-car ring a 16-year sentence. Prosecutors say the crew carried out about 40 burglaries across the metro.

Denver police posted photos of two men tied to a March carjacking and a separate downtown robbery. Metro Denver Crime Stoppers is offering up to $2,000 for tips.

The sheriff's office says scammers hijacked the animal-control Facebook page and posted fake adoption forms. Residents are urged not to click links or send money.

A 43-year-old man was arrested after a chase at Orchard Town Center; officers say he had nine active warrants and drugs were recovered.

A grand jury has indicted Brandon Mumma on two tampering counts after investigators say he removed the body of Denver hairstylist Jax Gratton from a Lakewood office. The accused was arrested in Summit County and faces a $100,000 cash bond.