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The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Tuesday, May 6
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Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Trump calls for Colorado clerk Tina Peters to be released from prison

Peters is serving a nine-year sentence for a voting data scheme related to the 2020 presidential election.

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Denver deputy stalked, threatened 18-year-old woman, police say

A Denver Sheriff Department deputy is accused of stalking an 18-year-old woman he met on Snapchat, including slashing her tire, following her home from work and threatening her and her family, according to a Firestone Police Department arrest affidavit.

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Denver won’t extend contract for license-plate readers. But cameras at 70 intersections aren’t coming down soon.

The cameras, which are perched at about 70 intersections throughout Denver, will stay up through at least the end of the year.

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Driver arrested in fatal Capitol Hill scooter crash

A 35-year-old man was arrested Monday on suspicion of vehicular homicide after Denver police say he struck and killed a woman riding a stand-up electric scooter in Capitol Hill.

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2 charged with murder in body found burning under Larimer County bridge

Isaac Valdez-Salvador, Juana Espino and Monica Lopez-Silva all face multiple felony charges in the April death of Gerardo Hernandez Lucio. His body was found burning under a bridge in Weld County.

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A Colorado man died by suicide via fentanyl overdose. What punishment should his dealer face?

Jurors must ultimately decide whether the customer’s suicide should mitigate the seller’s punishment, Chief Justice Monica Márquez wrote for the majority.

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Man convicted in Colorado parole officer’s death sentenced to 48 years in prison

A 43-year-old man who was arrested after running over a state parole officer in downtown Colorado Springs, killing her, was sentenced to 48 years in prison on Friday.

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Three dead after suspected smuggling boat capsizes off Del Mar

The boat was found around 6:30 a.m. Monday. Four survivors were found and seven people were thought to be missing.

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Plane crashes near Longmont’s Vance Brand Airport on Sunday

Only the pilot was onboard the Cessna 172 when it crashed around 11:50 a.m., according to FAA spokesman Kevin Morris.

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4 injured in Denver shooting near Coors Field

Four people were shot on the edge of Denver’s Union Station neighborhood Sunday night, about one-fifth of a mile from Coors Field, police said.