Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Saturday, May 16
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Saturday, May 16, 2026

Weld County GOP chairman arrested, suspected of soliciting child prostitute

The chairman of the Weld County Republicans was arrested Thursday after police say he went to a location expecting to meet with a minor for sex and was met by police.

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Northbound I-25 reopens after fatal multi-vehicle crash in south metro Denver

A 31-year-old Aurora man died in a crash on northbound I-25 near Happy Canyon Road on Friday afternoon, the Colorado State Patrol said.

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Coroner identifies man, 33, who was killed in Second Flatiron fall near Boulder

Officials believe Ryan Kelly may have been solo scrambling.

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Suspect in huge fire at Denver apartment construction site found incompetent for trial

The suspect in a massive fire that destroyed a partially built apartment complex in east Denver has been found incompetent to stand trial.

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Fatal crash closes southbound lanes of U.S. 85 in Brighton for hours

A driver was killed in a crash that closed the southbound lanes of U.S. 85 at 136th Avenue in the Brighton area for hours on Friday.

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Pueblo officer fatally shoots suspect after car chase

A Pueblo police officer fatally shot a passenger who was brandishing a gun after a car chase early Thursday, the police department said.

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Colorado school choice canvassers forged ballot petition signatures, state says

Two employees from a Front Range political canvassing company are charged with forging signatures on petitions used to get a Colorado school choice amendment on the 2024 general election ballot, the state attorney general’s office said.