Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Sunday, December 28
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Sunday, December 28, 2025

Colorado prison backlogs for sex offender rehabilitation lead to missed parole dates, others getting out without treatment

“What it’s intended to do is to lock up the most dangerous sexual offenders until they are safe to rejoin society,” a state oversight board member says. “That is not how it works in practicality.”

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Man killed Friday night at Tower Road and 105th Ave. in Commerce City

The Commerce City Police Department is investigating a fatal accident involving a pedestrian that occurred Friday night on Tower Road just north of 104th Avenue.

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Injured snowmobilers in Grand County rescued, flown to hospital

Search and rescue personnel responded to a snowmobile accident in Grand County on Wednesday, and two injured snowmobilers were air-lifted to hospitals.

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Firefighters extinguish vacant house fire in Globeville on Christmas night

Denver firefighters responded to a house on Thursday night that was “fully involved” in a fire, extinguishing the blaze in the Globeville neighborhood in less than 15 minutes.

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Two killed, three wounded in Aurora apartment complex shooting

Two people were killed and three others were injured during a shooting Christmas Eve at an apartment complex in Aurora.

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4 burglars steal $120K in trucks, tools from Arapahoe County Fairgrounds

The stolen trucks — license plates AIP-025 and QTL-363 — were last seen near E. Sixth Avenue and Potomac Street in northwest Aurora, Arapahoe County sheriff’s officials said.

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Motorcyclist injured in Denver rush hour hit-and-run on Interstate 70

Denver police said the suspect was driving a white or light-colored Jeep Cherokee when the crash happened at about 7:15 a.m. Monday on we