Crime Archives | Denver Westword https://www.westword.com The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:02:51 +0000 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:02:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Copyright 2026 Westword. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Westword readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Westword. letters@westword.com (Westword Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Westword Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/general-feed-rss.jpg Denver Westword The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado https://www.westword.com 144 90 Colorado home addresses are being used to register thousands of fake businesses https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-home-addresses-register-fake-businesses-40909531/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40909531 Hannah Metzger https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-home-addresses-register-fake-businesses-40909531/#respond Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:15:00 -0600

The mysterious entity tied to the scheme is masked by a string of state business filings and possibly fake names.

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“We aren’t going to ‘ticket’ our way out of this."

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"Despite ICE’s dramatic claim, no one was actually shot."

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/boulder-district-attorney-fights-ice-social-media-post-40906853/feed/ 0 Denver Westword 13-year-old Denver boy killed in Veo e-bike crash https://www.westword.com/news/denver-teenager-killed-veo-e-bike-crash-40906109/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40906109 Hannah Metzger https://www.westword.com/news/denver-teenager-killed-veo-e-bike-crash-40906109/#respond Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:15:00 -0600 News

The fatal collision happened six days after Veo launched in the city.

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There are travel restrictions to her parole, but expect to see plenty more appearances out of state.

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Buckets of human tissue and decomposing bodies up to 15 years old were stashed behind a hidden door in Davis Mortuary, investigators say.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-mortuary-ownecharge-abuse-of-corpses-40903559/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Another ex-Jeffco Public Schools worker arrested on sex abuse charges https://www.westword.com/news/ex-jeffco-schools-worker-arrested-sex-abuse-charges-40902994/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40902994 Sage Kelley https://www.westword.com/news/ex-jeffco-schools-worker-arrested-sex-abuse-charges-40902994/#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:03:20 -0600

There have been nine similar investigations into people working for the district since 2023.

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Police arrested a man after a viral "sting" video earlier this month.

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A viral "predator catching" group filmed a private investigation in Longmont on June 9.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/longmont-police-condemn-social-media-child-predator-hunters-40897746/feed/ 0 Denver Westword The coldest case: Mystery remains 35 years after the Father’s Day bank massacre https://www.westword.com/news/denver-cold-case-fathers-day-massacre-bank-robbery-40894425/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40894425 Hannah Metzger https://www.westword.com/news/denver-cold-case-fathers-day-massacre-bank-robbery-40894425/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:30:00 -0600 News

"Sometimes a guilty man does walk free."

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