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The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Monday, November 17
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Monday, November 17, 2025

Denver murder suspect called 911 to confess the crime, police said

Wolfgang Craig told 911 dispatchers that he had killed his mother at his home in the 8600 block of East Yale Avenue in Denver, according to his arrest affidavit.

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Westbound I-76 closed north of Denver for three-car crash involving semitrailer

Westbound Interstate 76 was closed north of Denver during the Monday morning commute for a crash, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.

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Missing Wheat Ridge 14-year-old last seen in October, police say

Azlyn Lapenna was last spotted on Oct. 30 near Newland Street and West 44th Avenue in Wheat Ridge, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

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Man arrested, shot at after fleeing traffic stop in Larimer County

A man and a Larimer County deputy were injured Sunday morning in an incident that started with an attempted traffic stop and ended in a police shooting, according to sheriff’s officials.

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Apartment fire displaces 50, injures 7 in Colorado Springs

An early morning apartment fire in Colorado Springs sent two people to the hospital and displaced dozens from their homes, according to fire officials.

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3 killed in northeast Denver crash, police say

Three people died early Sunday morning in a crash on the northern edge of Denver’s Montbello neighborhood, near 56th Avenue and Potomac Way, police said.

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2 killed in metro Denver crashes on I-25, East Jewell Avenue

Two people were killed in crashes in Denver and Aurora late Friday night and early Saturday morning, police said.