Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Thursday, March 19
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Thursday, March 19, 2026

Littleton Public Schools bus aide who assaulted children sentenced to 4½ years in prison

Kiarra Jones took a deal and pleaded guilty in January to third-degree assault of an at-risk child, a felony, and misdemeanor child abuse.

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Man arrested on suspicion of murder in fatal Denver shooting

Lavon Ellis Wedgeworth, 44, was arrested Wednesday on investigation of first-degree murder in the Montbello shooting, Denver police said.

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Law enforcement asks for help finding 13-year-old missing from Lafayette

Isaiah Dalton was last seen in the 900 block of Milo Circle in Lafayette, according to law enforcement.

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114 cats rescued from ‘uninhabitable’ Arvada home

Arvada officers responded to reports of “potential animal cruelty” at a home in the 8300 block of Sheridan Court on March 11, police said.

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1 dead in Brighton crash that shut down U.S. 85, sparked grass fire

The initial crash sparked a grass fire in the area, but Brighton Fire Rescue crews fully extinguished the flames, police said.

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Man dies in custody at Pueblo County jail

The inmate, a 59-year-old man who has not been publicly identified, was found unresponsive in his housing area Monday afternoon, according to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office.

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Florida man accused of serial killings convicted in Denver woman’s murder

A Florida man accused of serial killings across the U.S. was found guilty by a Denver jury on Tuesday of murdering 35-year-old Terri Turachak in her City Park West apartment almost 30 years ago.