Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Saturday, January 24
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Saturday, January 24, 2026

Person shot by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, governor says

No information on the person’s condition was immediately released.

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‘Serial sexual predator’ Jay Bianchi sentenced following 2025 convictions

The former Grateful Dead-themed bar owner was convicted on five counts in November.

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Denver marijuana dispensary’s licenses revoked after links to interstate drug case, code violations uncovered

Denver officials revoked four business licenses for a Montbello marijuana dispensary and grow facility after finding repeated code violations and learning that one of the employees was arrested in an interstate drug case, according to city records.

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Hunter S. Thompson’s death confirmed as suicide, Colorado investigators say

Colorado Bureau of Investigation officials on Friday confirmed the 2005 death of renowned author and journalist Hunter S. Thompson was a result of suicide, almost six months after the state started reviewing the case by request of the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office.

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Alaska native 15-year-old boy reported missing in Denver

A 15-year-old boy who went missing in Denver on Thursday is described by police as an Alaskan Native who was last seen wearing a baggy black and white checkered outfit.

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Pedestrian killed in Federal Boulevard crash walked into traffic, police say

A pedestrian was struck and killed after walking into traffic near Federal Boulevard and West 96th Avenue in Westminster on Friday morning, police officials said.

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Colorado traffic deaths increased in 2025, reversing decline

CDOT said they see troubling trends and plan to refocus safety efforts around impaired driving and deaths involving pedestrians and bicyclists.