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The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Friday, September 4
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Friday, September 4, 2026

No survivors in single-engine plane crash in mountains near Telluride

Officials believe two men died when their single-engine plane crashed in a remote area of the San Juan Mountains near Telluride on Thursday.

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Barry Morphew arrested on warrant in Boulder County after Denver hit-and-run crash

An Alamosa County district court judge ordered Morphew on Wednesday to remain at home after it appeared Morphew was involved in a hit-and-run crash in Denver.

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Single-engine plane crashes in Colorado mountains near Telluride

Colorado search and rescue crews are responding to a single-engine plane crash on Dolores Peak near Telluride, the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.

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Longmont police knew man fatally shot by officer wanted to die by suicide before they went in the house

“Please don’t shoot him,” the woman shouted to the officer while Dariss Yearby, 20, held her against him. “He’s lying because he wants to die. Please don’t.”

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Traffic deaths tied to impaired driving fell in Colorado. Officials hope to keep the trend going with DUI checkpoints for Labor Day.

Traffic fatalities from suspected impaired driving fell significantly this year in Colorado between Memorial Day to Labor Day — referred to as “the 100 deadliest days” due to a typical peak in traffic deaths, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.

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Judge orders Barry Morphew to total home confinement after Denver hit-and-run crash

Barry Morphew, 58, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, who disappeared from the family’s Chaffee County home in 2020.

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Man arrested for murder shot at car that flashed its headlights, Denver police say

A man arrested on suspicion of murder began chasing and shooting at the victim’s car after the driver flashed his headlights at the man for weaving between lanes, according to court documents.

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1 killed, 2 injured in shooting in Denver’s Park Hill, police say

Investigators believe the shooting was a “family-related incident,” a police spokesperson said.

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Man fatally struck by truck at Tour de Fat festival ID’d as Denver resident

Joshua Robert Douglass, 33, was killed when a pickup struck him on a Fort Collins sidewalk.

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500-teen crowd vandalized, stole from Aurora shopping center, police say

A group of 500 teenagers became a “public safety issue” at an Aurora shopping center parking lot when the teens started vandalizing and stealing things from nearby businesses on Sunday afternoon, police officials said.

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