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The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Tuesday, March 10
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Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Former Lakewood High School security officer sentenced to at least 18 years for child sex assault

A judge on Monday sentenced a former Lakewood High School security officer to at least 18 years in prison for child sexual assault, announced the 1st Judicial District.

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Aurora gives final OK to tobacco licensing program with stiff fines for sales to youth

Program will crack down on retail outlets that sell products, like e-cigarettes and vaping cartridges, to those under 21.

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Former Colorado public defender convicted of child sex assault

Thomas Cushing, a former attorney with the Office of the Colorado State Public Defender, was convicted Friday of sexually assaulting a child, according to El Paso County court records.

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Man killed in crash northeast of Longmont that closed southbound I-25

The man, who was driving a pickup truck, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a Colorado State Patrol news release.

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2 injured in overnight Denver crash near Congress Park

Two drivers were involved in the crash in Denver’s Congress Park neighborhood that injured two people, police said Monday.

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Nearly 100 evacuated from Centennial hotel after explosion, fire

Nearly 100 people staying at a Centennial hotel were evacuated Sunday afternoon after a fire sparked in one of the rooms, according to South Metro Fire Rescue.

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Colorado man who kidnapped, assaulted teenage girl gets 68 years to life in prison

Phillip Torres was sentenced Friday to more than six decades in prison for kidnapping and sexual assault after police discovered a teenager bound and gagged in a Thornton yard in June 2023.