Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Saturday, January 10
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Saturday, January 10, 2026

Lakewood mom, boyfriend get prison in baby’s death from meth-tainted bottle

Ezra Johnson was 11 weeks old when he died in a Lakewood home after his mom and her boyfriend fed him a bottle containing methamphetamine bong water.

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2 killed after house explodes in rural southern Colorado

Two people were killed after a house exploded in rural Pueblo County on Thursday, according to sheriff’s officials.

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Former Douglas County teacher pleads guilty to child sex exploitation, abuse

A former Douglas County High School teacher arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a student pleaded guilty to two of three charges in court this week, records show.

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CBI to review death investigation of CU Boulder student Megan Trussell, citing Colorado law

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation will review the investigation into the death of University of Colorado Boulder student Megan Trussell, whose body was found in Boulder Canyon in February, the agency announced Friday evening.

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Denver man fatally stabbed on-again, off-again partner, police say

A 38-year-old Denver man accused of second-degree murder fatally stabbed his on-again, off-again partner on Monday night after arguing all day at a home in Sunnyside, according to an arrest affidavit.

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Autopsy offers few answers about Colorado woman missing 7 years, found dead steps from home

Terri Ackerman disappeared from her Lochbuie home in August 2018. Her body was discovered seven years later inside a detached garage just feet from her house.

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Man arrested in north Longmont stabbed grandfather, mother, strangled grandmother

The man arrested for stabbing two people in North Longmont on Wednesday reportedly stabbed his