Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Tuesday, May 19
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Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Aurora City Council clamps down on police department’s communications channels

Proponents of the resolution called it a move that will put an end to what they described as editorializing on social media by the Aurora Police Department.

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Man dies after shooting involving Douglas County deputies in Franktown

Whether the deputy fatally shot the man or the man shot himself remains under investigation, Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly said.

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Driver takes plea deal in crash that killed 17-month-old on I-25 near Loveland

The driver of the box truck in a four-vehicle crash that killed a 17-month-old on Interstate 25 near Loveland in December pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide.

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Driver killed in Douglas County I-25 crash was backing up vehicle on shoulder, investigators say

An Aurora man was killed in a crash Friday on Interstate 25. Investigators say the driver was backing up his vehicle on the shoulder and drifted into the right lane, where he was struck by another vehicle.

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Aurora man arrested on suspicion of murder in 4-year-old godson’s beating death

Alexander Martinez-Armstrong was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and was being held Monday morning at the Arapahoe County Detention Center without bail, according to inmate records.

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Pedestrian killed in crash with RTD train in Denver

An overnight crash with a Regional Transportation District train in northeast Denver’s Park Hill neighborhood killed a pedestrian, police said Monday morning.

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Colorado wildfires: Evacuations lifted for 28,000-acre wildfire burning on Colorado-Oklahoma border

Southeastern Colorado residents were ordered to evacuate Sunday afternoon as the rapidly growing Sharpe fire in Oklahoma spread across the state line, according to emergency officials.