Officer Kendall Albert, who was hired in 2018, also used Facebook and Instagram on his work cellphone to view thousands of photos unrelated to work.

Kylynn McTague, a spokeswoman for the police department, said Monday that it was too soon to know whether drugs or alcohol influenced the crash.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, and delays in the area were expected as an investigation was launched.

Englewood police shot a man early Monday morning who they said charged at officers and stabbed one of them in the shoulder at a Denny’s restaurant.

Icy weather west of Denver is causing havoc on Interstate 70 near the Eisenhower Tunnel, as westbound lanes were fully closed early Monday morning due to several crashes along the heavily traveled thoroughfare.

One of the seven people charged in connection with a 2023 ambush killing of a pregnant Lakewood woman will serve 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to assault with a deadly weapon.

Denver police were called to a stabbing in the 8700 block of East Colfax Avenue at 9:25 p.m. Friday, officials said.