Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Friday, February 13
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Friday, February 13, 2026

Denver police arrest deputy sheriff for bringing vape into jail for inmate

Aniel Martinez was arrested on suspicion of bringing a prohibited item into the detention facility on Jan. 2.

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Denver sports bar accused of prostitution may lose its liquor, cabaret license

Women working at Mecca Sports Bar in Denver’s Athmar Park neighborhood routinely offered customers in and outside of the bar sex for money, according to city records.

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No victims found after shooter kills himself in Evergreen, Jeffco sheriff says

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reported the shooting in the 32000 block of Ellingwood Trail in Evergreen at 5:14 p.m. and said there were “no known victims” as of 5:25 p.m.

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Judge blocks Trump administration from moving former death row inmates to Colorado’s ‘Supermax’ prison

U.S. District judge ruled the government cannot send the former death row inmates to the “Supermax” federal prison in Florence, Colorado, because it likely would violate their Fifth Amendment rights to due process.

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Man arrested for running over, dragging Thornton officer during traffic stop

A man accused of dragging two Thornton officers with his car while fleeing a traffic stop was arrested last week on investigation of assault, police said.

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Person collides with tree at Eldora ski resort, prompting helicopter transport out of Nederland

A person collided with a tree at Eldora Mountain Ski Resort on Wednesday afternoon, and a helicopter is going to Nederland to take the person to a hospital.

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Speeding, texting, marijuana use confirmed in crash that killed Weld County woman

An Ault woman who was found dead in a vehicle in a rural Weld County