Denver Crime Report newsletter
Thornton police officer wounded in shootout with man who remains at large • One man killed, two officers injured in police shootout following Pueblo home invasion
 

Monday, October 12, 2026

 

Person trespassed on airfield at Denver International Airport

A person trespassed on the airfield at DIA Saturday, just five months after a 41-year-old man was struck by a plane and killed after he scaled the airport’s perimeter fence and walked into a runway.

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Thornton police officer wounded in shootout with man who remains at large

A Thornton police officer was wounded in a shootout in a residential neighborhood Sunday night and the suspect remained on the loose Monday, according to the police department.

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One man killed, two officers injured in police shootout following Pueblo home invasion

Two officers were injured and a man was killed after a shootout involving the Pueblo Police Department Saturday night, according to a news release from the department.

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Pedestrian killed in early morning collision in Montbello parking lot

A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle in Denver’s Montbello neighborhood early Sunday morning, according to the Denver Police Department.

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1 seriously injured, 4 displaced in Aurora house fire

The fire burned in the home’s garage and spread to the home’s second floor and attic, an Aurora Fire Rescue spokesperson said.

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Deputy showed inmate at Arapahoe County jail naked photo of himself, touched her, sheriff’s office says

Arapahoe County sheriff’s deputy Kevin Lacy was arrested this week after he reportedly showed an inmate at the county’s jail a naked picture of himself.

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One killed, one detained in Aurora shooting

The two men began arguing after one man showed up at a neighboring home and began banging on the door of a woman he knew, Aurora police wrote in a release.

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Denver police division chief, husband placed on leave following disciplinary investigation

A Denver police division chief and her husband, a police sergeant, were placed on administrative leave this week after a disciplinary investigation found they violated policy.