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The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Friday, July 4
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Friday, July 4, 2025

Child sex assault allegations surface after former Commerce City teacher charged

The arrest affidavit for Michelle McMillan describes allegations of the educator sexually assaulting a former student and showing children explicit photos.

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Attorney for Aurora dentist accused of poisoning wife is arrested in arson of own home, withdraws on eve of murder trial

Robert Werking withdrew as counsel for murder suspect James Craig on Tuesday, just two days after his arrest and just 10 days before Craig’s murder trial was set to start in Arapahoe County.

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Body camera footage shows Denver police firing dozens of times in police shooting outside Westwood middle school

A 911 call for trespassing at a Denver middle school last week turned into a fatal police shooting in which three officers fired a combined 38 rounds.

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More than 2,000 pounds of illegal fireworks seized by Pueblo law enforcement agencies

More than 2,000 pounds of fireworks were seized in the City and County of Pueblo just before the Fourth of July holiday.

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Aurora man suspected in 3 murders over 25-hour stretch

Ricky Roybal-Smith, 38, of Aurora, was already in custody in Denver, where he is being charged with murdering a fellow jail inmate.

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Littleton police seek info in disappearance, suspected murder of 36-year-old woman

The investigation identified Charlene Voight’s boyfriend, Jeffrey Scott Beier, as a suspect.

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10-year-old camper suffering medical emergency in Grand County rescued

Nineteen Grand County Search and Rescue volunteers set out to reach the boy on foot.

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Judge ends order blocking deportation of family of suspect in fatal Boulder firebomb attack

Hayam El Gamal and her five children were detained by immigration agents on June 3, two days after the attack on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall.

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At least three dead in EB I-70 crash in Elbert County

At least three people, including children, are dead after a Wednesday afternoon crash on eastbound Interstate 70 near Cedar Point in Elbert County, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

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Aurora police searching for leads in 2022 fatal house party shooting