Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Monday, January 12
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Monday, January 12, 2026

Pilot of small plane injured in northwest Colorado crash after suspected engine failure

Investigators believe the plane’s engine failed midflight, causing it to clip a tree and crash near Dotsero, according to the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office.

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1 dead, 3 injured in Adams County shooting

One person died and three others were injured in a Sunday morning shooting near Bennett in Adams County, according to the sheriff’s office.

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Colorado mom, 6-year-old son found dead in Canyonlands National Park in apparent murder-suicide

A Colorado woman and her 6-year-old son were found dead in Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah, this week in what appears to be a murder-suicide, law enforcement officials said.

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Man found fatally shot in south Westminster park, police say

A man was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds in the parking lot of Wolff Run Park on Saturday morning, according to the Westminster Police Department.

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Man gets life in prison in deadly Denver parking lot stabbing

A Colorado man was sentenced to life in prison this week after a Denver jury convicted him of first-degree murder in a deadly parking lot stabbing in the city’s Central Business District, according to the Denver District Attorney’s Office.

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Lakewood mom, boyfriend get prison in baby’s death from meth-tainted bottle

Ezra Johnson was 11 weeks old when he died in a Lakewood home after his mom and her boyfriend fed him a bottle containing methamphetamine bong water.

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2 killed after house explodes in rural southern Colorado

Two people were killed after a house exploded in rural Pueblo County on Thursday, according to sheriff’s officials.