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The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Monday, May 11
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Monday, May 11, 2026

NTSB collecting information on Frontier’s emergency evacuation after Friday crash at DIA

“We know there are questions to be answered still,” DIA CEO Phil Washington said in a statement Sunday about the fatal Frontier Airlines crash.

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Man shot to death in south Thornton early Sunday morning

One man is dead and another is under investigation for murder after an early Sunday morning shooting in south Thornton, according to the police department.

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Pedestrian killed in crash with RTD train north of Denver

The pedestrian was fatally hit by RTD’s G Line train on a section of track between the Arvada Ridge and Olde Town Arvada stations, police said.

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Western Slope police shoot, injure armed man, Colorado officials say

Two Montrose Police Department officers shot an armed man in a confrontation Saturday afternoon, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation said.

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Denver police reverse course on loosening Taser policy after watchdog cries foul

The Denver Police Department broadened its use-of-force policy to allow officers to use Tasers in more circumstances for 10 days last month, then reversed course and rescinded the new policy after the city’s police watchdogs criticized the move.

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A ‘rogue’ Colorado cop was fired for dishonesty. He kept his badge despite state reforms.

Just 11 days after Jermal Ball became a certified Colorado peace officer, he was pulled over for suspected drunken driving by an officer in his own police department.

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Hoarding sparks fire danger, hampers firefighters in Denver area

“Hoarding in general is a tricky topic, and it’s very misunderstood,” said Emily Hemendinger of University of Colorado Anschutz. “There are a lot of