Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Wednesday, May 20
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Wednesday, May 20, 2026

1 dead, 2 injured in suspected DUI crash that shut down U.S. 85 in Commerce City

Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the crash, according to the Commerce City Police Department.

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Aurora man gets decades in prison for killing woman who was protecting her cousin

Kelynn Lewis was initially charged with first-degree murder, but the jury convicted him on the lesser charge of second-degree murder on Feb. 13.

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Man gets 12 years in prison in fatal Westminster shooting after murder conviction overturned

Juan Manuel Castorena took a deal and pleaded guilty on May 8 to reckless manslaughter, a felony, in the fatal shooting death of Ricardo Rivas, according to court records.

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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.