Crime and Public Safety

The Denver Police Department first posted about the shooting at 1:49 a.m. Wednesday in the 15000 block of Olmstead Place in the Montbello neighborhood.

A 36-year-old man was charged this spring with carrying out 75 smash-and-grab burglaries at suburban Denver businesses across 10 months in 2024.

Jared Heath and his husband James Heath defrauded $12 million from Colorado’s Medicaid program by charging the state healthcare program for eyeglasses that did not exist, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser alleged in a June indictment.

A woman died and two others were injured in a crash near the 10th Street and 59th Avenue intersection on Monday morning.

Brian Richie was arrested Monday morning after a girl he babysat told Longmont police he took a video of her and touched her inappropriately.

A grand jury has indicted 11 people on 52 counts related to motor vehicle thefts that occurred at airports across the Front Range.

Denver will now require employees to receive additional approval before they can send wireless emergency alerts to residents.

Carlos Zarco was arrested last week on investigation of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting death of Nathanial Liester in Aurora.

The Greeley Stampede, June 24 to July 5, sees about 300,000 people in attendance and officials work hard to ensure everyone has fun and remains safe.