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The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Thursday, April 30
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Thursday, April 30, 2026

Highlands Ranch teen missing since Tuesday found safe

A 17-year-old Highlands Ranch girl was found safely after she was missing since Tuesday, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said.

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Denver sheriff recruit dies after physical training incident

A Denver Sheriff Department recruit died after getting sick following a physical training session, agency officials said Wednesday.

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Missing Aurora teen last seen near South Memphis Way

A 15-year-old Aurora girl is missing after she was last seen Tuesday afternoon, according to a Missing Indigenous Person Alert from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

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Just-released jail inmate arrested after taking stolen Boulder firetruck on joyride, police say

Someone stole a Boulder Fire-Rescue engine Wednesday morning. Officials recovered it in Longmont and arrested the person suspected of stealing it.

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Colorado woman wrongfully convicted of murder seeks $830,000 under rarely used exoneration law

If her petition is successful, Acacia Lyn-Darr would become just the fourth person to receive exoneration compensation from the state since the Colorado Exoneration Act was passed 13 years ago.

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Aurora man fatally shot brother during fight, police say

An Aurora man was arrested after fatally shooting his older brother during a fight on Tuesday night, police officials said.

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Thornton man beat, killed 66-year-old mother, police say

Joshua Lafayette Pittman, 35, was also arrested on suspicion of tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse, Thornton police said.