Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Wednesday, May 27
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Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Westbound I-70 reopens near Golden after fuel tanker crash closed lanes for 7 hours

Westbound Interstate 70 was closed Wednesday morning for a crash in Jefferson County, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.

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Colorado defense attorneys revolt against new agency head amid ‘widespread disillusionment’

The mounting complaints about Joanna Landau, the agency’s new executive director, came to a head during a two-hour public meeting attended by more than 200 people late Friday afternoon.

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Truck driver fell asleep before I-70 crash that killed 18-year-old, Wheat Ridge police say

The truck driver accused in a deadly crash on I-70 in west metro Denver fell asleep at the wheel, veered off the road and flipped perpendicular across the highway, causing four oncoming vehicles to crash, Wheat Ridge police said.

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Ride-share passenger killed, driver injured in Aurora crash

The crash ripped off the ride-share sedan’s rear door and threw the passenger from the car, according to the Aurora Police Department.

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Man fatally shot at west Aurora apartment complex

An argument turned fatal early Tuesday morning when a man was shot and killed at an apartment complex in west Aurora’s Sable Ridge neighborhood, police said.

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Fatal Adams County crash included front-end collision between pickup trucks

A Denver man died after drifting into oncoming traffic and colliding with another driver in Adams County on Sunday, a crash that injured four others, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

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2 injured, dozens displaced by Aurora apartment fire

Aurora firefighters responded to the apartment blaze in the 700 block of North Dillon Way just before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to the fire department.