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Ex-cop pleads guilty in connection with violent arrest of elderly woman with dementia
DENVER (Scripps News Denver) – One of the former Loveland, Colorado police officers charged last year in connection with the violent arrest of 73-year-old Karen... More
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Colorado man found with missing 13-year-old girl arrested in Nebraska
KEARNY, Neb. (Scripps News Denver) — A Colorado man has been arrested in Nebraska after he was found with a missing 13-year-old girl from Indiana.... More
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Teen mom accused of stabbing newborn to death
NUNN, Colo. (Scripps News Denver) — A teen mother is accused of stabbing her newborn daughter to death, according to the Weld County District Attorney’s... More
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Colorado man sentenced for attempted murder of tow truck driver
DENVER (Scripps News Denver) – A man who shot at a tow truck driver after his SUV was towed from his home was sentenced last... More
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Man sentenced to prison in Denver cold case
DENVER (Scripps News Denver) — A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison in connection to the 1998 murder of a woman found on... More
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Denver woman arrested, accused in 8-year-old boy’s death
DENVER (Scripps News Denver) — A woman was arrested on first-degree murder charges in connection with a homicide investigation involving an 8-year-old boy, the Denver... More
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Two in custody, paintball gun found after lockdown at Denver high school
DENVER (Scripps News Denver) – Two people were taken into custody and a paintball gun was found by police after Northfield High School in Denver... More
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Missing Colorado woman’s remains found, officials say man charged will plead guilty
DENVER (Scripps News Denver) – The remains of Rita Gutierrez-Garcia, the woman who went missing in March 2018 after a night out at a bar... More
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Suspect arrested in Denver triple homicide
DENVER (Scripps News Denver) — A suspect was arrested in connection to a triple homicide in Denver, police announced on Monday. The suspect was identified... More
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Ex-cop sentenced for violent arrest of elderly woman with dementia
LOVELAND, Colo. (KMGH) — A former Loveland, Colorado police officer was sentenced to prison Thursday after taking a plea deal in connection to a violent... More
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Jury convicts Denver man of shooting, killing 3 family members
DENVER (Scripps News Denver) — A man charged with shooting and killing three members of his family in 2019 was convicted on three counts of... More
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Colorado man accused of murder in house fire arrested in Florida
DENVER (Scripps News Denver) — A man accused of murder in connection with his mother’s death in a Castle Rock house fire was arrested in... More
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Petition calls for JonBenét Ramsey case to be moved from Boulder police
DENVER (Scripps News Denver) — An online petition with more than 2,000 signatures is asking for Gov. Jared Polis to step in and move the... More
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Charges dropped against husband in Colorado missing woman case
FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (Scripps News Denver) — A Fremont County judge has granted the prosecution’s motion to dismiss the murder case against Barry Morphew, who... More
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Colorado man convicted of kidnapping 12-year-old girl who was walking home from school
BROOMFIELD, Colo. (Scripps News Denver) — A 29-year-old Colorado man was convicted of kidnapping a 12-year-old girl who was walking home from school two years... More
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‘Hammer Killer’ sentenced to life in prison for Denver murder spree
DENVER (Scripps News Denver) – Alex Ewing was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison after a Jefferson County jury found him guilty for the... More
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‘Hammer Killer’ convicted again in string of Denver killings
DENVER (Scripps News Denver) – A Jefferson County jury on Thursday convicted Alex Ewing of killing a Lakewood woman in January 1984 as part of... More
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Murder case dismissed against 96-year-old man accused of killing assisted living facility employee
BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (Scripps News Denver) — A murder case against a 96-year-old man has been dismissed after the man allegedly shot and killed an... More
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Prosecutors to drop murder charge in Denver security guard shooting
DENVER (Scripps News Denver) – Prosecutors plan to drop the second-degree murder charge filed against an unlicensed security guard who shot and killed a man outside... More
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Colorado man sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for distributing deadly fentanyl-laced pills
DENVER (Scripps News Denver) — A Grand Junction man was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in federal prison for distributing deadly fentanyl-laced pills, the U.S.... More
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Man sentenced to life in prison for murdering man outside Aurora, Colo. nightclub
BRIGHTON, Colo. (Scripps News Denver) — A Colorado man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing a man... More
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Colorado man gets 39-year sentence for stabbing his mother
DENVER (Scripps News Denver) – A Colorado man was sentenced to 39 years in prison after he was convicted in December of attempted murder in... More
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Colorado man arrested in ex-girlfriend’s murder
CONIFER, Colo. (Scripps News Denver) — Deputies with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man for the murder of his ex-girlfriend whose body was... More
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Colorado man attempted to kill friend with tortilla pan
BRIGHTON, Colo. (Scripps News Denver) — A 24-year-old Colorado man was found guilty of attempted murder after he hit his friend in the head with... More
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Colorado man sentenced for sexually assaulting teen boy
CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. (Scripps News Denver) — A Colorado man was sentenced to several years in prison after he was found guilty of sexually... More
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4 sentenced to prison in Colorado crime spree that ended with murder
GOLDEN, Colo. (Scripps News Denver) — Two suspects were sentenced to prison on Tuesday following a four-person crime that ended in the murder of a... More
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Mom gets 16 years for abusing 7-year-old daughter to death
DENVER (Scripps News Denver) — A Colorado mother has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for negligent child abuse that resulted in the death... More
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Former Colorado middle school employee arrested for child sex assault
DENVER (Scripps News Denver) – A former paraeducator at Quist Middle School in Thornton has been charged with sexual assault on a child after allegedly... More
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No charges filed in little girl’s theme park death
DENVER (Scripps News Denver) — No criminal charges will be filed following an investigation into the death of a six-year-old girl who died at Glenwood... More
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Evidence released in Barry Morphew case, trial moved
CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. (Scripps News Denver) — The murder case against Barry Morphew will move to Fremont County after the court decided he could not... More