Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Sunday, May 31
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Sunday, May 31, 2026

Pedestrian killed in crash with RTD train in Denver

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Regional Transportation District train in north Denver on Saturday afternoon, police officials said.

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Grand jury to investigate fatal Aurora police shooting of Rajon Belt-Stubblefield

An Arapahoe County grand jury will investigate whether an Aurora Police Department officer should face criminal charges for fatally shooting a Black man during a confrontation that began after the man evaded a traffic stop.

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Denver man sentenced to 22 years for child sex trafficking in Larimer County

A Larimer County District Court judge sentenced a Denver man who was charged with child sex trafficking to 22 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections this week.

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Warning of ‘chaos in our system,’ judge signals willingness to block deportation of Boulder firebomber’s family

Mohamed Soliman’s defense team has argued that the testimony of his ex-wife and children would be key to the case should federal prosecutors pursue the death penalty.

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Colorado family killed in suspected murder-suicide identified

Colorado officials have identified the family killed in a suspected murder-suicide in Thornton last week.

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Aggressive elk chased mother and daughter near Rocky Mountain National Park trail

A mother and her daughter reported being chased by an aggressive cow elk after they walked past her newborn calf Wednesday morning near Alberta Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park, according to RMNP officials.

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ICE agent arrested in Texas on Minnesota shooting charge, accused of shooting Minneapolis immigrant through door

Christian Castro was charged with assault and falsely reporting a crime.