Tag: Crimes
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Denver homicides declined 48% in 2025
2025 numbers among fewest homicide cases since 1990, police say Homicides are down in Denver by 48% in 2025 compared to the year before, police said, citing the city’s focus on areas where violent crimes have persisted as a reason for the crime reduction. Police said part of that strategy is dismantling criminal networks. They…
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Man charged with vehicular homicide in Golden officer’s death waives preliminary trial
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The man charged with vehicular homicide in the Golden crash that killed an on-duty police officer waived his right to a preliminary trial in a Jefferson County courtroom Thursday. Stephen Geer, 43, was scheduled to appear at a preliminary hearing in front of Jefferson County Judge Bradley Burback, allowing the prosecution to present enough evidence…
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Weld County woman convicted of first-degree murder, arson
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A Greeley woman will spend her life in prison after murdering a man and lighting his house on fire in 2021. After a two-week trial, 23-year-old Stacy Rodriguez was convicted of first-degree murder, first-degree arson, tampering with a deceased human body and two counts of second-degree burglary by a Weld County jury on Wednesday, according…
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Highlands Ranch man arrested on suspicion of child abuse of infant
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The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 33-year-old man on child abuse charges after he allegedly injuring his three-month-old infant. Detectives from the sheriff’s office’s Special Victims Unit were contacted by a local hospital after a three-month-old child was brought in with serious injuries on March 6. Officials at the hospital believed that one of…
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Thornton shooting, arson being investigated as double homicide
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Two days after the Thornton Police Department found two people dead inside of a house after a fire, the incident is being investigated as a double homicide. “On Feb. 28, continuing investigative efforts in this case have revealed information that confirms this case is a double homicide,” the police department said in a social media…
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Homicide charge recommended after Wheat Ridge fatal crash
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Wheat Ridge police recommended a suspect be charged with vehicular homicide after a fatal crash that killed one driver and injured a passenger. Officers arrested 54-year-old John David Bormolini after a crash at the intersection of West 44th Avenue and Kipling Street on Dec. 23, according to a news release from the police department. After investigations, the…
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Police arrest 19-year-old man in connection with fatal 7-Eleven shooting in Denver
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A 19-year-old man remains the main suspect in a fatal shooting at a Denver 7-Eleven that witnesses claimed started as a shootout. The Denver Police Department arrested Fabian Vasquez on suspicion of two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder following an alleged exchange of gunfire with a police officer early…
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Commerce City officer injured in suspected DUI crash on I-270
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A Commerce City police officer was injured early Tuesday morning after a suspected drunk driver rammed into the back of the officer’s patrol vehicle. The officer was in the hospital in serious condition Tuesday. The suspect is also in the hospital and could be charged with vehicular assault, Commerce City Police spokesperson Joanna Small said.…
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Denver officer arrested for insurance fraud investigation
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The Denver Police Department arrested a fellow officer after allegedly filing a false auto-theft report after a hit-and-run crash. Officer Zurisadai Beltran was both fired and arrested by the Denver Police Department on Wednesday after an anonymous tip alleged Beltran filed a false report in 2022 — before she was hired by the department, according to…
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Colorado domestic violence deaths drop, but abuse cases remain
58 people died in domestic violence cases in 2023, a significant drop from 2021 and 2022.