Tag: Douglas County Crime
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Douglas County crime numbers trending down
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Douglas County crime numbers are trending down this year, according to officials from the 23rd Judicial District and the sheriff’s office. Douglas County is on pace for 11,648 crimes in 2025, compared to 12,908 in 2024. In 2023, there were 11,810 crimes. The officials noted that many of those arrested in the county are not from the…
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Burglaries of Douglas County homes investigated
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The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has launched an investigation into a series of home burglaries that occurred late Friday in a Highlands Ranch neighborhood and in Franktown. In a Wednesday news release, sheriff’s office officials said a number of suspects ransacked three homes in a neighborhood just east of Broadway and East Gateway Drive. The…
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Authorities arrest, charge woman in Highlands Ranch Main Event arcade shooting
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Douglas County Sheriff’s Office investigators on Monday continued to piece together what led to a woman opening fire inside inside a crowded Highlands Ranch arcade late Saturday night, injuring one, and a deputy fatally shooting an armed man in the parking lot. Authorities arrested Nevaeha Crowley-Sanders, 23, on one count of attempted first-degree murder and first-degree…
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Douglas County sheriffs arrests man who allegedly kidnapped, threatened driver with a gun
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The Douglas County Sheriff’s office on Sunday arrested a man who allegedly kidnapped and threatened an unidentified driver in Englewood on Friday. Thomas Pratt, 42, was arrested on charges of kidnapping, according to a news release. The incident occurred on Friday before 7 p.m., when Pratt allegedly threatened his victim with a handgun and forced…
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3 arrested, 1 injured after police chase, crash in Douglas County
Three people were arrested and one was injured Thursday after leading a police chase and crashing a stolen vehicle, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. The incident began at around 3:30 a.m. when a stolen pickup truck was spotted near Highway 85 and Blakeland Road in unincorporated Douglas County, deputies said. The truck had…
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Woman fatally shot in Highlands Ranch shopping center; suspect found dead
The suspect in Saturday’s fatal shooting in a Highlands Ranch shopping center was found dead Saturday afternoon, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting happened just before 9 a.m. in a parking lot of the Central Park Shopping Center. Deputies said they found a woman fatally shot in her car parked in front…
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At-risk Douglas County teen missing since Thursday
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The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to find an at-risk teenager who has been missing since Thursday. Deputies said 15-year-old Alexander Gratrix was last seen about 8 p.m. Thursday in the area of Castle Pines Village, just north of Castle Rock. Gratrix is developmentally delayed and considered endangered, deputies said.…
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Sex offender gets 48 years for kidnapping, sexually assaulting Douglas County woman
Paul Nader was sentenced to 48 years in prison Monday for kidnapping, beating and sexually assaulting a woman in Douglas County, the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced. Nader, a registered sex offender living in Colorado Springs, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and aggravated robbery in September. “This defendant is unfit to be in society…