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The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Sunday, August 23
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Sunday, August 23, 2026

Colorado man arrested in suspected vandalism ‘became unresponsive’ after police confrontation

A man arrested in a suspected vandalism in western Colorado was hospitalized after a confrontation with Mesa County sheriff’s deputies early Saturday, police said.

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Federal Boulevard reopens after motorcycle crash seriously injures one

Federal Boulevard was partially closed in north metro Denver after a motorcycle crash sent one person to the hospital with serious injuries, Westminster police said Saturday.

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Denver pedestrian seriously injured in hit-and-run crash near Chaffee Park

A pedestrian was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash near Denver’s Chaffee Park neighborhood early Saturday, police officials said.

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CSP sergeant assaulted woman, threatened her before his arrest, Weld County officials say

A Colorado State Patrol sergeant was arrested Thursday in Firestone on suspicion of assaulting a woman in 2024, then threatening her after he learned of the warrant for his arrest.

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Missing Colorado man found dead in Nashville

A Colorado man who went missing while in Nashville for a work conference was found dead Thursday. Conor Anderson was last seen after leaving a bar early Sunday morning.

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Man crossing through traffic on I-270 exit ramp in Commerce City struck, killed by hit-and-run driver

The 45-year-old man was hit on the off-ramp from Interstate 270 to Interstate 76 around 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

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More Flock cameras cut down in Summit County amid pushback over privacy, surveillance

Two weeks after five of its Flock Safety cameras were vandalized, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office says four more were cut down within the last week.

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2 killed in Thornton shooting; responding police vehicle struck by RTD N-Line

Two people were killed in a shooting in Thornton early Friday, closing a section of Colorado Boulevard and leading to a subsequent crash between a Regional Transportation District train and a police truck, according to the police department.

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Rural Colorado county says it’s running out of money for sheriff’s department

The Costilla County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday passed a resolution finding an “extraordinary law enforcement staffing shortage” that threatens essential public safety services.

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Driver in fatal Aurora hit-and-run turned himself in, police say

Jamie Gardner, 53, turned himself in to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, according to the Aurora Police Department.

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