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The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Tuesday, January 20
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Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Double fatal Pueblo County home explosion likely caused by water heater

Officials with the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control are still investigating the explosion, but believe it’s linked to the installation of a water heater at the home.

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24-year-old man gets 16 years in prison for fatal shooting in Wheat Ridge cemetery

Ryan Trujillo-Falcon pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in altercation over threat to puke on grave left a man dead and woman injured.

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Woman arrested in stabbing in Union Station bus terminal, Denver police say

The woman accused of stabbing someone in Denver’s Union Station bus terminal late Sunday night was “looking for someone who was not paying attention,” according to court documents.

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U.S. 285 over Kenosha Pass in Colorado mountains reopens after semitruck crash

A hazardous-materials crew was on its way to the crash site to clean up fuel leaking from the gas tank.

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Former Lakewood High School security officer convicted of child sex assault

A Jefferson County jury convicted a former campus security officer at Lakewood High School on Friday of child sexual assault, according to court records.

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Man arrested on suspicion of murder in 2-year-old’s death in Denver

Nicholas Stout, 38, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death after a 2-year-old child died in Denver on Sunday, according to the agency.

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Mother reels after 16-year-old son’s ambush killing in Denver

“I want it to be known that this was murder,” said Jade Toko, Caleb’s mother.