Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Saturday, June 20
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Saturday, June 20, 2026

Man arrested on suspicion of murder in Denver shooting near South Park Hill, Hale

Denver police arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of first-degree murder in a fatal shooting near East Colfax Avenue and North Dahlia Street.

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Woman gets 6 years in prison for deadly Colorado 93 crash

A Jefferson County District Court judge sentenced a 20-year-old to six years in prison this week for a drunken driving crash on Colorado 93 that killed a Littleton woman.

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Man shot by police at Denver gas station had a lighter that looked like a handgun

A man who was shot by two law enforcement officers at a Denver gas station earlier this month after police say he stole a truck was in possession of a lighter that looked like a handgun.

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Weld County sheriff’s deputy arrested on domestic violence charges

A deputy with the Weld County Sheriff’s Office was arrested Thursday on suspicion of stalking, assault, harassment and tampering with evidence as part of a domestic violence investigation.

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Man arrested on suspicion of murder in Aurora shooting that killed 25-year-old

Aurora police on Wednesday arrested a man suspected of fatally shooting a 25-year-old during an argument in an alleyway earlier this month.

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Arizona man rolls SUV down Colorado mountain pass after hitting ice

An Arizona man rolled his SUV down a Colorado mountainside on Thursday after hitting an icy patch on Imogene Pass, San Miguel County sheriff’s officials said.

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Prosecutors clear man accused of starting 10,000-acre Larimer County wildfire

“We join in the significant disappointment of our community that the individual responsible for setting the fire remains unknown, and accountability for their losses has not yet come,” said a release from the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office.