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The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Sunday, January 25
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Sunday, January 25, 2026

How a missing Colorado woman’s son hopes AI can solve her 18-year-old cold case

Arash Ghaemi hopes one day CrimeOwl will have its big break in solving a case, and maybe — just maybe — it will help figure out what happened to his mother, Shaida Ghaemi, when she disappeared in 2007.

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Man killed in Minneapolis shooting, Alex Pretti, had Colorado ties

The Colorado parents of Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis on Saturday, said they told him to be careful during protests.

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Skier dies after crashing into tree at Copper Mountain Resort

A skier died after crashing into a tree Friday morning at Copper Mountain Resort, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office said, marking the third death reported at a Colorado ski resort in January.

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1 killed, 1 injured in wrong-way semitruck crash north of Fort Collins

One person was killed and another seriously injured after a semitruck crossed into oncoming traffic on U.S. 287 north of Fort Collins early Saturday morning, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

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One taken to hospital after Edgewater police shooting in Wheat Ridge

One person was taken to the hospital after a shooting involving an Edgewater Police Department officer in Wheat Ridge on Saturday morning, officials said.

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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