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A police officer places a man in handcuffs into a backseat

Another person arrested by ICE while trying to board a flight at DIA

By Sage KelleyAugust 14, 2026

The man was arrested while attempting to board a flight to California.

city in Lakewood

Flock AI camera discussions send Lakewood into tizzy

By Sage KelleyAugust 11, 2026

Residents want the cameras gone when contracts are up next year.

Congresswoman Lauren Boebert walks through the halls of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., in 2023.

Lauren Boebert’s son charged again, this time for sexual exploitation of a child

By Sage KelleyAugust 10, 2026

This isn’t the first time the Colorado congresswoman’s eldest son has been in legal trouble.

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Alberto Enriquez with his daughter, Bettsaida, who serves in the U.S. Navy.

Claim: ICE used Navy daughter as bait to entrap undocumented man with Denver ties

By Michael RobertsAugust 4, 2026

Enriquez’s family says he was led to believe he’d gain legal status because his daughter is a member of the military.

Denver had its own real-life Spider-Man — but he was no hero

By Hannah MetzgerAugust 4, 2026

Decades before Spider-Man made his comic debut and dominated movie theaters, a murderer claimed the name.

Crime lab scientist

Colorado’s rape kit backlog is improving, but falling months behind schedule

By Hannah MetzgerJuly 28, 2026

The average turnaround for sexual assault tests is 185 days — 74 days longer than projected.

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‘She followed the rules’ says lawyer for woman arrested by ICE at Denver International Airport

‘She followed the rules’ says lawyer for woman arrested by ICE at Denver International Airport

By Laura Larkins | American Community MediaJuly 23, 2026

The arrest comes amid a dramatic uptick in immigrant detentions, with ICE reporting some 43,000 arrests in June of this year.

Andrew Fraieli

Colorado newsletter pulls police misconduct from the records vault

By Brendan Joel KelleyJuly 23, 2026

Blue Surveillance is essentially a one-man operation, but it may be the state’s most public accounting of law enforcement misconduct.

What happens if a wildfire reaches a Supermax prison?

What happens if a wildfire reaches a Supermax prison?

By Sage KelleyJuly 8, 2026

The 37-acre facility hosts some of the country’s most dangerous and notorious criminals.

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fireworks denver city hall

Boom and bust: Updates to Fourth of July fireworks laws and restrictions in Denver

By Hannah MetzgerJuly 4, 2026

Most are illegal statewide, but each city has its own rules as July 4 approaches and Colorado fights drought and wildfires.

Wheat Ridge police drone hovers over a cop car

A buzz above: How drones are rewiring the Fourth of July

By Sage KelleyJuly 3, 2026

From replacing fireworks shows to patrolling neighborhood and forest skies, drones are playing a larger role in summer holidays.

an ICE agent in a bullet-proof vest walks away

Boulder District Attorneys Office fights with ICE over “dramatic” homicide post

By Sage KelleyJuly 2, 2026

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

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Edward Nalwamba Uganda

“I’m fearful for his life”: Colorado church fights to keep pastor in the U.S.

By Sage KelleyJune 26, 2026

Edward Nalwamba, an immigrant from Uganda who has lived and preached in the U.S. since 2002, was detained by ICE last September.

Colorado mortuary owners charged with 125 counts of abuse of a corpse

Colorado mortuary owners charged with 125 counts of abuse of a corpse

By Hannah MetzgerJune 25, 2026

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

Predator Poachers Longmont

Longmont police arrest suspect after child predator hunters video

By Sage KelleyJune 22, 2026

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

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Predator Poachers Longmont

To catch a conflict: Longmont police condemn child predator hunters

By Sage KelleyJune 11, 2026

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

The coldest case: Mystery remains 35 years after the Father’s Day bank massacre

By Hannah MetzgerJune 10, 2026

“Sometimes a guilty man does walk free.”

Adams County Courthouse

Double whammy: Adams County man gets extra years after calling in bomb threat to avoid sentencing

By Sage KelleyJune 4, 2026

An Adams County man tried to escape prison by calling in a bomb threat

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The 17th & Larimer office buildings in downtown Denver

Why are over 12,000 different businesses all using the same downtown Denver address?

By Thomas MitchellMay 29, 2026

From Denver to Cripple Creek, Colorado businesses and homeowners have discovered their addresses are registered for thousands of different entities.

gravestones in Denver cemetery

Famous criminals buried in Colorado

By Hannah MetzgerMay 24, 2026

From a cannibal to a mass murderer, here’s where you can pay your (dis)respects to some of the state’s most detestable dead.

A man works inside of a lab at the Denver Crime Laboratory.

Disgraced Colorado crime analyst’s case review is six months delayed. No one will say why

By Hannah MetzgerMay 22, 2026

The crime lab was expected to release results in November, after re-examining over 1,300 Denver sexual assault cases handled by the CBI.

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Man Steals Fire Engine Minutes After Release From Jail, Boulder Police Say

By Hannah MetzgerApril 29, 2026

The suspect used the massive vehicle to lead officers on a seventeen-mile chase.

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