Crime and Public Safety

Westbound U.S. 36 is closed in Superior because of a crash, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.

Arapahoe County sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a man during a confrontation in a Centennial backyard early Saturday morning, agency officials said.

Broomfield police responded to a disturbance in the 200 block of Flint Way, according to the department on X. That location is a short distance north of 120th Avenue and west of Main Street.

Aurora police this week arrested a third person suspected in the beating death of a 4-year-old boy who officers found unresponsive and covered “from head to toe” with bruises at an apartment in May.

A second person was arrested this week on suspicion of murder in a man’s death at Russell Square Park on Easter, the Denver Police Department said Friday.

An 18-year-old was arrested this week on suspicion of murder in a man’s shooting death at Russell Square Park on Easter, the Denver Police Department said Thursday.

West Metro firefighters responded to a “reported electrocution” at the Jewell Square Shopping Center at 10:20 a.m. Thursday, according to the agency.

Davis Mortuary owners Chris and Brian Cotter of Pueblo were arrested Thursday morning, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation said.

A person is in custody after Boulder Police responded to a stabbing report on the Pearl Street pedestrian mall on Thursday morning.

Ryder Holliday, 28, was found unresponsive at the U.S. Penitentiary in Florence, a high-security prison, at about 7:10 p.m. Sunday.