Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Monday, March 2
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Monday, March 2, 2026

Man killed in Denver assault near Cherry Creek Reservoir

Denver police are investigating a suspected homicide after a man died in the city’s Kennedy neighborhood early Sunday morning, according to the department.

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Man gets 42 years in prison for murder in fatal Denver shooting

Ernest Cunningham, a man convicted of murder for shooting a Denver woman in her apartment, was sentenced Friday to more than four decades in prison, according to court records.

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Dispute over evidence continues despite ‘sweetheart’ plea deal in Denver murder case

Defense attorneys James Castle and Laura Jensen accused the Denver District Attorney’s Office of being “out of control” and a “rogue office that operates with impunity in regards to their discovery violations”

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Teen killed in late night Highline Villages shooting, Aurora police say

A 15-year-old boy was killed in a shooting in Aurora’s Highline Villages neighborhood late Friday night, police officials said.

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RTD train involved in crash with vehicle that ran stop sign, agency says

The L line train was southbound near 28th and Welton streets in Denver when a vehicle ran a stop sign and “made impact,” RTD officials said.

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Colorado man gets 10 years in prison for leaving woman’s body near Arvada dumpster

A Colorado man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to putting a woman’s body in a plastic tote and leaving it near a dumpster at an Arvada apartment complex.

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Geneva fire contained after spreading from house fire in Golden Gate Canyon

A house fire in western Jefferson County started a small wildfire Thursday morning, causing pre-evacuation warnings for people living in Golden Gate Canyo