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Vehicle owner fatally shot after confronting break-in suspects, DPD says

Updated 22 minutes ago

DENVER — A man who confronted multiple people who were breaking into cars overnight Wednesday was fatally shot, according to Denver police. The shooting happened...

Denver DA clears officer in fatal April shooting

Updated 36 minutes ago

The Denver District Attorney announced Thursday that a Denver police officer who fatally shot a man brandishing a BB gun in April used justifiable deadly...

Barry Morphew trial pushed back to 2027

Updated 24 hours ago

Barry Morphew's murder trial will not happen in October, as had been originally scheduled. Amanda Hopkins, 12th Judicial District judge in Alamosa, on Wednesday granted...

Monitor says Denver police not sharing information about disciplinary program

Updated 1 day ago

Denver’s civilian public safety oversight system is not receiving information it needs to properly review certain programs within the city's police department, according to Lisabeth...

Pueblo County wildland blaze under control; evacuations lifted

Updated 3 days ago

JeffCo fire agencies use tech, mitigation efforts to fight growing wildfire danger

Updated 6 days ago

E-bike rider who died during I-70 police chase identified

Updated 1 week ago

Denver police release Adams County, state trooper body cam footage from shooting

Updated 1 week ago

Witnesses lift BMW off woman dragged by hit-and-run driver in downtown Denver

Updated 1 week ago

FBI conducts simulated nuclear exercise in Colorado Springs

Updated 2 weeks ago

Firestone car crash leaves woman in critical condition

Updated 2 weeks ago

Boulder police arrest attempted arson suspect

Updated 2 weeks ago

2 dead inmates ID'd as Colorado Department of Corrections lifts most visitation restrictions

Updated 2 weeks ago

As juvenile e-motorcycle riders zoom out of control, counties threaten to go after parents

Updated 2 weeks ago

Montbello rec center reopening after fatal shooting of teen

Updated 3 weeks ago

Two weeks after a 14-year-old boy was killed inside, the Montbello Recreation Center will reopen Monday. Mikail Payne was shot and killed inside the rec center around...

Fatal Aurora police shooting of Rajon Belt-Stubblefield referred to grand jury

Updated 4 weeks ago

The Aurora police shooting that killed Rajon Belt-Stubblefield was referred to a grand jury for further investigation Friday. The 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office referred...

Aurora police body camera footage shows moments leading to stabbing, fatal shooting

Updated 4 weeks ago

Aurora Police Department body camera footage released Friday shows officers' attempts to de-escalate a mental health crisis situation before an officer fatally shoots Amare Garlington....

Brawl at Aurora RTD station spills onto tracks; police seek public's help

Updated 4 weeks ago

Police in Aurora are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who they say was attacked by two teens at a Regional Transportation...

Aurora monitor calls for review of police shootings involving cases of mental health crises

Updated 4 weeks ago

Denver smoke shop's license suspended after litany of alleged illegal sales

Updated 1 month ago

Roughly 50 people displaced after Aurora apartment fire

Updated 1 month ago

Aurora communication policy changes raise concerns for public safety, press freedom

Updated 1 month ago

Person dies after medical emergency on Manitou Incline, officials say

Updated 1 month ago

Thornton police investigating triple homicide of family; suspect died by suicide

Updated 1 month ago

Thornton police close homicide case nearly 2 months after suspect's suicide

Updated 1 month ago

Teen killed in northeast Denver shooting at Montbello Recreation Center

Updated 1 month ago

Parolee linked to deadly Douglas County crash was deemed 'low risk' to reoffend week before crash

Updated 1 month ago

Man dies after shooting near Denver skate park

Updated 1 month ago

Denver police investigate fatal shooting

Updated 1 month ago

Denver police are investigating after a person was killed in a shooting Wednesday night. The shooting happened at about 9:50 p.m. Wednesday in the 19000...

9 more bodies ID'd from Davis Mortuary; 6 remain unidentified

Updated 1 month ago

Nine additional bodies allegedly found improperly stored by then-Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter and his brother have been identified with DNA analysis, the Colorado Bureau...

1 killed in 5-car crash in Commerce City

Updated 1 month ago

Commerce City police are investigating Wednesday after a five-vehicle crash killed one person and sent at least two others to local hospitals. The crash happened...

Denver ICE deputy, former Lakewood officer, arrested for manipulating body camera

Updated 1 month ago

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deputy and former Lakewood Police Department patrol agent was arrested Tuesday for allegedly manipulating his body-worn camera during arrests....