Man on parole for burglary arrested in 6 more burglaries in Jefferson County

LAKE COUNTY, Colorado — The former Lake County coroner was sentenced Thursday to 180 days in jail after he pleaded guilty in December on two misdemeanor counts related to the handling of the cremated remains of a stillborn baby that were found at his Leadville funeral home. Shannon Kent...

LITTLETON, Colo. — Officers with the Littleton Police Department (LPD) were involved in a shooting that killed a suspect early Thursday morning. At about 1:05 a.m., officers spotted a suspicious vehicle near the intersection of South Bannock Street and West Powers Avenue, according to LPD. The suspect was riding...

AURORA, Colo — A suspect has been arrested in connection to a crash that injured two people at an Aurora bus stop last week, the Aurora Police Department said Thursday. Police said Jerry Mahan Jr., 41, was arrested on suspicion of:. Leaving the scene of an accident involving serious...

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — Thanks to the quick actions of an Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) deputy, an elderly man was rescued from a burning apartment building Wednesday morning. Deputy Armando Gutierrez was one of the first responders on the scene at 1306 S. Parker Road. As he ran...

ADAMS COUNTY, Colo — A deputy in Adams County is under investigation after using force against an inmate in December. Body camera video appears to show the deputy using a chokehold, which is illegal in Colorado. In the video, a 34-year-old inmate named Gabriel Sisneros is seen talking to...

LOVELAND, Colo. — A suspect is in custody in connection with a carjacking and shooting earlier this month that left an 18-year-old dead and a 16-year-old injured. The Loveland Police Department announced the arrest Tuesday in connection with the Jan. 20 shooting in the area of 2500 E. 1st St. at the Brookstone Apartment Homes.

WELD COUNTY, Colo. — Remains found in Weld County in 2018 belong to an Aurora man who was previously reported missing, the sheriff's office said this week. The remains found west of Fort Lupton on Dec. 7, 2018, belong to Douglas Wayne Jackson. Until now the remains were only known as John Doe.

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. — After a pre-trial conference Monday for two deputies indicted in the death of Christian Glass, his parents called for police departments across Colorado to condemn his death like they condemned the killing of Tyre Nichols. Christian Glass, 22, was killed in June by Clear...

AURORA, Colo. — A 15-year-old girl was killed and another teen was injured when the two were hit by a driver while crossing Colfax Avenue in Aurora on Wednesday night, according to the Aurora Police Department. Police said the crash happened just before 8:30 p.m. at the intersection of...

DENVER — The FBI's Denver office is warning the public of a rise in people falling victim to cryptocurrency scams, with millions of dollars in losses in Colorado alone. Investigators are seeing an emerging trend where adults 60 and over are caught up in cryptocurrency investment scams, according to the FBI, especially involving the cryptocurrencies Tether and USD Coin.

DENVER — The Denver Police Department (DPD) is looking for a missing teen last seen on Monday at about 2 p.m. Adrian Montoya, 17, was last seen in the area of West Quincy Avenue and South Zenobia Street, according to police. That's near the Fort Logan National Cemetery. Montoya...

EVERGREEN, Colo. — A woman in her 50s was found dead after a fire at a townhome in Evergreen early Tuesday morning, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. Evergreen Fire Rescue (EFR) responded to the townhome fire early Tuesday morning on Silver Spruce Lane. Fire crews said smoke...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colorado — In the middle of a Colorado winter, it’s hard to imagine sleeping on the street. On one of the coldest nights of the year, teams around the state walked through cities in search of people experiencing homelessness. This annual point-in-time count helps determine how many people are in need and how much federal funding the state gets.

WELD COUNTY, Colo. — Construction is about to begin on a new roundabout in Weld County. The first phase of construction has begun on a roundabout west of Eaton at Weld County Road (WCR) 74 and WCR 33. Weld County officials said that while initial work is underway, road...

DENVER — Alexandra Lansing woke up around 5 a.m. Wednesday to a knock on her door – quite the wakeup call as water was rapidly flowing into the parking garage below the condominiums where she lives. "All the water was coming in like a river," said Lansing, who...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colorado — A new wildlife crossing project is under construction along Interstate 70 west of Denver. The I-70 Genesee wildlife crossing project is one of several projects coming in advance of a $700 million update to the Floyd Hill corridor. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) said...

AURORA, Colo. — Aurora Public Schools (APS) and Pickens Technical College will be on a one hour delay for students on Tuesday while sub-zero temperatures linger over the Rocky Mountain region. APS said school buses will pick up students one hour later than usual at their regular bus stops...

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. — The Colorado Republican Party voted late Tuesday to install a neutral group of outsiders to supervise the El Paso County GOP's upcoming leadership elections in response to complaints from local Republicans who said they don't trust incumbent county chair Vickie Tonkins to run a fair election.

DENVER — Advocates for the homeless say Denver’s sub-zero temperatures this week will have an impact of this year’s Point-in-Time count of homelessness in the region. The annual survey of people experiencing homelessness takes place on the same night in cities across the U.S. It took place Friday morning.

DENVER — The Denver City Council voted Monday night to adopt a bill decriminalizing jaywalking in the city. The council approved the measure in a 10-3 vote. City data cited in a committee presentation earlier this month shows that Denver police only issued about 135 jaywalking tickets in the past five years, and most of those went to people of color or people living on the streets.