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Colorado corrections officials boosted surveillance at La Vista in Pueblo after online posts set Jan. 31 as a deadline to free Tina Peters. The department says operations are normal while security is heightened.
One adult has died and a juvenile remains in serious condition after a hit-and-run at 13th and Peoria; Aurora police say a suspect was located in nearby Nome Park.
A judge ordered 91 days of psychiatric treatment for the suspect in the 16th Street Mall stabbings, pausing the murder prosecution while competency is reassessed.
Police arrested a suspect after two residents were threatened and trapped; officers recovered a hatchet and a large kitchen knife and removed the residents unharmed.
Denver recorded about 7,660 domestic violence incidents in 2025 — a rise that bucks national trends and has lawmakers pushing mandatory screenings.
A 21-year-old Aurora man was arrested after a public tip linked him to a May sexual assault on the High Line Canal Trail; police credit surveillance footage and Metro Denver Crime Stoppers.
Troopers on I-70 arrested three people after finding illegal drugs and live roosters officers say were meant for cockfighting. The vehicle and birds were impounded pending investigation.
Golden’s police chief has temporarily stepped away and Deputy Chief Mike Hendershot will serve as interim amid the aftermath of the fatal Highway 58 crash.
Westminster Police say 21-year-old Hewan Legesse is wanted on a felony theft warrant tied to a metro retail-theft ring. Tipline and online submission details are included.
An Aurora man was sentenced to 15 years after pleading guilty to kidnapping and sexually assaulting an 11‑year‑old in May 2024. Court records and local reporting detail the arrest and plea.
An Arapahoe County judge gave Vitalie Oprea 20 years after a 2023 attack near Grandview High School, where prosecutors say he tried to run over two women he believed were lesbians.
Investigators say trafficking in Colorado often begins with grooming and online recruitment, and it frequently targets runaways and youth in the Denver metro.
The CBI has issued a Missing Indigenous Person Alert for 13-year-old Mya Gil, last seen early Thursday in northeast Colorado Springs. Authorities ask anyone with information to call 719-444-7000 or 911.
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