Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Wednesday, August 20
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Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Who is shooting rabbits with blow darts in Aurora?

At least four wild rabbits have been shot with blow darts in Aurora in the last month, one of them fatally, and city officials are searching for the suspect.

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2 killed, 2 injured in overnight Denver motorcycle crashes

One Tuesday night crash in the city’s Lincoln Park neighborhood shut down southbound Interstate 25 at Eighth Avenue, according to the Denver Police Department.

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A year later, no charges in $12M Cherry Creek jewelry heist

One year after a sophisticated quartet of criminals pulled off one of the largest jewelry heists in Denver history, no one has been charged and only one of the alleged four has been arrested.

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Leads dry up in north Aurora shooting that killed 2, police say

Aurora residents Omar Williams, 25, and Kejuan Mays, 27, were killed in a shooting and left in an alleyway between Fulton and Galena streets north of East 22nd Avenue on Aug. 19, 2023, police say.

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Suspect steals Aurora police car, leads officers on chase ending in crash

Aurora officers responded to reports of a burglary in the 700 block of Oswego Court at about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. After they arrived, a man jumped into a police car and took off.

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Semitruck pulled into rail crossing seconds before warning signaled RTD train’s approach in Aurora, video shows

The tractor-trailer that was struck by a Regional Transportation District train earlier this month pulled onto the tracks just before the safety bars came down and tried to beat the train through the intersection.

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Westbound I-70 reopens between Loveland Pass, Silverthorne after vehicle fire

Westbound I-70 is closed between Loveland Pass and Silv