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The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Tuesday, January 27
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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Pedestrian injured in Denver hit-and-run, police say

Police are searching for suspects after a Tuesday morning hit-and-run near the Clayton neighborhood in Denver sent a pedestrian to the hospital.

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Arapahoe County teen found

Arapahoe sheriff deputies said the 14-year-old girl they were searching for using dogs and drones Monday evening has been found.

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Man shot by Edgewater police in Wheat Ridge has died

A 49-year-old man shot by an Edgewater police officer in Wheat Ridge, allegedly after pulling a gun out of a vehicle following a Saturday morning crash, has died, police said on Monday.

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Town backtracks, will investigate former mayor’s actions during Telluride ski patrol strike

The town of Mountain Village, near Telluride, has decided to investigate the circumstances under which its former mayor made an offer to purchase Telluride Ski Resort in December, as the ski patrol there was on strike.

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Former Highlands Ranch teacher takes deal, pleads guilty to child sex exploitation

Tera Johnson-Swartz pleaded guilty during a Wednesday hearing in Douglas County District Court to one count of sexually exploiting a child, a felony, court records show.

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How a missing Colorado woman’s son hopes AI can solve her 18-year-old cold case

Arash Ghaemi hopes one day CrimeOwl will have its big break in solving a case, and maybe — just maybe — it will help figure out what happened to his mother, Shaida Ghaemi, when she disappeared in 2007.

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Man killed in Minneapolis shooting, Alex Pretti, had Colorado ties

The Colorado parents of Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis on Saturday, said they told him to be careful during protests.

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