Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Thursday, August 13
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Thursday, August 13, 2026

Climber injured in 90-foot fall in Boulder County’s Eldorado Canyon State Park

A man was seriously injured when he fell 90 feet from the Vertigo rappels in Eldorado Canyon State Park in Boulder County on Wednesday.

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Southbound US 285 reopens in Jefferson County after fatal crash

Southbound U.S. 285 was closed more than an hour Wednesday morning for a fatal crash in Jefferson County, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.

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Aurora police officer resigns after being accused of taking drugs confiscated during traffic stop

Aurora police officer Michael Gallagher resigned in lieu of termination after an internal misconduct investigation identified serious policy violations.

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Man who died after Longmont police shooting was facing attempted murder charge

Court records show 20-year-old Dariss Yearby was facing charges of attempted murder and assault in a Boulder County case.

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Denver moves to shutter nightclub after security guard is accused of sexually assaulting customer

The security guard, 37-year-old Vincente David Espino-Gonzalez, is accused of holding an 18-year-old woman at gunpoint inside the club just after 2:30 a.m. July 18 and sexually assaulting her.

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Denver suspends changes to sheriff’s discipline after pushback from oversight groups

The city in May changed the sheriff’s disciplinary process in a four-page directive that exempted at least 14 types of policy violations from default investigation.

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5 teens killed in Grand Junction crash identified by coroner

The five 17-year-old boys who died after their car crashed off a cliff and down a hillside in Grand Junction on Saturday were identified Wednesday by the Mesa County Coroner’s Office.

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A Colorado police informant helped kill 2 men after an ‘extraordinary’ plea bargain set him free. The DA kept the deal quiet for years.

On a cold February night in the Colorado mountains, assailants kidnapped two men from their Fremont County homes, bound their wrists with zip ties, forced them into a vehicle at gunpoint and drove up an isolated canyon road.

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Greeley vegetation fire that killed one determined to be accidental

Winds between 85-100 miles per hour led to failure of a utility pole, causing the power lines to fall in a field slightly west of 1st Avenue and 28th Street about 1:30 p.m. last Saturday, Greeley Fire Department Assistant Chief of Operations Ben Ojinaga said.

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Multiple Flock cameras cut down in Summit County, prompting sheriff’s office investigation

The cameras were vandalized a few days after someone tampered with another Flock camera by turning it so it no longer faced its intended area, Sgt. Mike Schilling said.

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