Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Friday, December 5
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Friday, December 5, 2025

14-year-old Indigenous girl missing from East Colfax area in Denver

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation reports that a 14-year-old girl has been missing since Tuesday at 1 p.m. and was last seen in the area of East Colfax Avenue and Gilpin Street.

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Jeffco SWAT sergeant responded to Evergreen school shooting while drunk, records show

Former sergeant Anthony Hamilton told deputies he had started drinking at about 7 a.m. the day of the shooting and had “maybe nine or 10 beers” before arriving at the school.

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Denver police officer arrested on suspicion of assault related to domestic disturbance, city says

A Denver police officer was arrested in Arvada Wednesday night in connection with an assault related to a domestic disturbance, according to a Thursday Denver Police Department news release.

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Daniel Krug, convicted of stalking, killing wife, faces paying additional restitution, Broomfield judge says

Daniel Krug, who was convicted in April of stalking and murdering his wife, Kristil Krug, faces paying ongoing costs to Kristil Krug’s family, according to a review in Broomfield’s court Thursday.

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Colorado DEA agents seized 665,000 fentanyl pills and 2.41 kilograms of powder in October operation

Colorado agents alone seized more than 665,000 potentially deadly pills and 2.41 kilograms of fentanyl powder, the equivalent of 1.2 million lethal doses, according to the DEA.

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Fired Aurora police officer charged with assault, child abuse after domestic violence arrest

Philip Lawrence Sullivan, who was fired Monday from the Aurora Police Department, now faces charges of assault and child abuse, Adams County court records show.

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Colorado officials seek help identifying dead man found in forest