Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Wednesday, August 26
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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Denver leaders want to curb ‘hidden epidemic’ of domestic violence strangulation

Denver leaders hope to improve the city’s response to domestic violence victims through new, unified approach to strangulation cases.

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2 teens killed in suspected murder-suicide, Lakewood police say

Two teenagers were killed in a suspected murder-suicide at a Lakewood home on Monday morning, police officials said.

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Man dies at federal prison in southern Colorado

An inmate died Monday at a federal prison in southern Colorado after being found unresponsive in the facility, according to federal officials.

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Man who allegedly shot two Colorado troopers is fatally shot, police say

A man accused of shooting two Colorado State Patrol troopers and firing on a sheriff’s deputy following an attempted traffic stop west of Woodland Park was fatally shot, state officials said.

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Thornton youth pastor gets 13 years to life in prison for child sex assault

An Adams County jury convicted Joshua Lucero in May of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust — pattern of abuse, according to court records.

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85-year-old Longmont cyclist hit, killed in Diagonal Highway crash

An SUV crashed into an 85-year-old cyclist and killed them, prompting officials to close part of the southbound Diagonal Highway south of Longmont Monday morning.

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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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