Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Tuesday, January 21
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Human Rights Defense Center sues Jefferson County sheriff, officials over jail censorship

A prison advocacy group is suing Jefferson County officials over claims the jail is censoring books and magazines sent to inmates in violation of the organization’s free speech and due process rights.

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Trump pardons, drops charges against most Jan. 6 rioters, including at least 30 Coloradans

President Donald Trump’s mass pardoning of roughly 1,500 people connected to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol includes at least 30 Coloradans who will either see their convictions wiped out or pending charges dropped.

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Man struck, killed by RTD train in Denver’s Central Park neighborhood

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Regional Transportation District train in Denver’s Central Park neighborhood on Monday, police officials said.

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State patrol trooper, arrestee injured in Colorado Springs crash on U.S. 24

Images of the two cars released by Colorado State Patrol show the trooper’s vehicle with significant front-end damage and the red Toyota with a crumpled passenger’s side.

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Assault suspect killed after shootout with Grand Junction police officers

The suspect refused to leave the Grand Junction home and shot at officers multiple times, law enforcement said. One Grand Junction police officer returned fire.

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Judges allow Colorado’s “J6 Praying Grandma,” other Capitol riot defendants to return to DC for Trump’s inauguration

In most cases, Justice Department prosecutors have argued that Capitol riot defendants shouldn’t be able to return to the scene of their crimes while they’re under the court’s supervision.

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Fort Collins high school teacher charged with sexually assaulting student, police say there could be more victims

The Fossil Ridge High School teacher was arrested last week and charged with two sex assault felonies, according to court records.

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Colorado law enforcement have limited interaction with ICE. Could that change under Trump’s mass deportations?

The Denver Post found that most Front Range sheriffs’ offices, including in the state’s liberal strongholds, notify ICE in at least some cases before releasing inmates wanted on civil immigration detainers.

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Family of 16th Street Mall stabbing victim: “Fight for our city to be safe”

Nick Burkett was killed in a string of stabbings along Denver’s pedestrian shopping mall

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Aurora police still seeking suspects in November shooting that killed two