Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Saturday, August 1
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Saturday, August 1, 2026

Denver International Airport back to normal after clearing ‘possible security threat’

Denver police cleared the bag shortly before 7 p.m. and DIA operations are getting back to normal, including the west security checkpoint, departures area and United Airlines check-in counters, airport officials said.

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Gov. Polis orders flags at half-staff for 4th firefighter to die from Western Slope fire

Gov. Jared Polis ordered that Colorado flags be flown at half staff Friday in honor of Nathan Matthews, a firefighter who died last week from injuries he sustained while responding to fires on the Western Slope.

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FBI, Boulder police release new age-progression images of suspect in 1983 murder of Sid Wells

FBI spokeswoman Vikki Migoya said law enforcement had little information about Thayne Smika’s current whereabouts or status, which is why they released new images.

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Helicopter tried to pick up firefighters before deadly burnover in western Colorado, preliminary report says

A helicopter unsuccessfully attempted to pick up five firefighters just before a fire overtook them, killing three of the firefighting crew and fatally injuring another on Colorado’s Western Slope, according to a preliminary report by federal investigators.

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Denver police pursuit of possible carjacking, kidnapping ends in crash on Colorado 7

A Denver police pursuit of an apparent carjacking suspect ended with a crash on Highway 7 that sent the suspect and a teenage victim to the hospital with serious injuries.

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Alcohol, speed may have been factors in crash that killed 3 men near Ault

Troopers found open and unopened alcoholic beverages in the Chevrolet that was going westbound on Weld County Road 80 near Ault, which crashed and killed three men.

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Georgia man accused of paying, blackmailing underage Boulder girl for nude photos and videos after finding her on TikTok

Chandler Lamar Gordon didn’t relent with his requests, and threatened to “show ur mom this or people in ur school” if she didn’t give him what h