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The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Thursday, January 22
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Thursday, January 22, 2026

Man injured in southern Colorado police chase, shooting

A Walsenburg police officer shot at a fleeing domestic violence suspect on Wednesday, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

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Driver gets 13 years in prison for DUI crash that killed Golden police officer

A former Colorado School of Mines professor was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Wednesday for causing a crash that killed Golden police officer Evan Dunn and seriously injured three others.

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2 dogs dead after pair of coyote attacks in Lafayette backyards

Two small dogs were killed in separate attacks when coyotes jumped Lafayette fences into backyards that faced open space in less than one week.

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Aurora councilman Rob Andrews’ breath alcohol test was 3 times legal limit after DUI arrest, police say

A newly elected Aurora city councilman arrested on suspicion of drunken driving had a breath alcohol level more than three times the legal limit for driving under the influence in Colorado, police records show.

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Colorado soldiers convicted of poaching deer on Fort Carson, state land

Two soldiers at Fort Carson were convicted of poaching mule deer on the military and state land, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said.

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I-25 reopens near Mead after 3-vehicle crash

Southbound Interstate 25 reopened near Mead after a multiple-vehicle crash closed the interstate Wednesday.

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Mother of 2-year-old killed in Denver arrested on suspicion of child abuse

Melissa Wayne, 38, was arrested Tuesday night and booked into the Denver Downtown Detention Center on suspicion of child abuse resulting in death, police said.