Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Tuesday, August 19
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Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Feds say 8 Tren de Aragua gang members among 30 people charged in Colorado gun, drug-trafficking cases

U.S. Attorney Peter McNeilly said he considers three of the eight gang members to be “leaders.”

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Lakewood couple lived with their lover’s corpse for two years while spending his money

A Jefferson County couple face multiple felony charges after they lived for almost two years with the corpse of a man with whom they had been involved in a three-way relationship.

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Man convicted of murder in 2023 Denver shooting gets life in prison

Anthony Huff will spend the rest of his life in prison after fatally shooting another man in Denver two years ago, according to court records.

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Aurora motorcyclist killed in hit-and-run, police searching for driver

The motorcyclist, identified by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office as 65-year-old Harvey Davis of Aurora, died from his injuries three days after the hit-and-run, police said.

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2 arrested on suspicion of arson in Oak fire near Pagosa Springs

Two men arrested Sunday are accused of starting a wildfire near Pagosa Springs with an illegal burn, Archuleta County sheriff’s officials said.

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Driver arrested in Westminster hit-and-run that injured motorcyclist

Officers responded to the hit-and-run at the intersection of 92nd Avenue and Westminster Boulevard just after 4:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Westminster Police Department.

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Man arrested in fatal Denver hit-and-run on Quebec Street

Calisto Ortega-Uribe was arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide in the fatal hit-and-run near Interstate 270 in Denver, police said.