Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Friday, February 6
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Friday, February 6, 2026

Two girls missing out of Brighton found safe, law enforcement says

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation confirmed Friday two girls missing out of Brighton were found safe.

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Football player at southern Colorado college hired 3 men to kill dorm neighbor, police say

Jackson Thomas Keller, 19, was arrested on Jan. 29 in Durango on suspicion of soliciting a homicide and illegally carrying a weapon on college grounds, according to an arrest affidavit.

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8 indicted in metro Denver drug trafficking, weapons scheme

The suspects — current or former residents of Denver, Aurora, Commerce City and Wheat Ridge — are facing charges of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute meth, fentanyl and cocaine.

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A Colorado funeral home stashed 189 decaying bodies and handed out fake ashes. His mother was among them.

Return to Nature funeral home co-owner Jon Hallford will be sentenced Friday, facing between 30 to 50 years in prison.

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TV-watching deputy initially missed Denver jail inmate’s fatal overdose, investigation finds

Deputy Justin Parchem will serve a 30-day suspension from the Denver Sheriff Department after he failed to notice the inmate’s distress for several minutes.

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Family of man killed by Douglas County deputy files wrongful death suit

The Douglas County sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed a man in the parking lot of a Highlands Ranch arcade last year is being sued for excessive force by the man’s family, court records show.

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Evergreen High School shooter used family heirloom gun; parents won’t be charged

Desmond Holly’s parents will not be criminally charged in connection with the storage of