Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Wednesday, April 1
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Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Missing girl, 17, may be traveling to Nebraska, Adams County Sheriff’s office says

Colorado police are looking for a missing 17-year-old girl who they say may be traveling to Nebraska, according to a CBI alert.

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Weld County Jail, sheriff sued for censoring mail to inmates by Human Rights Defense Center

A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams and the Weld County Jail of unconstitutionally censoring mail that was sent to inmates.

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Man arrested after body found in car during Commerce City traffic stop

A Colorado State Patrol trooper pulled Brandon Sargent-Zuniga over for speeding on Jan. 16 and found a woman dead in the passenger seat, according to the Commerce City Police Department.

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2 sisters missing from northwest Aurora, police say

The 10-year-old and 12-year-old girls were last seen at their northwest Aurora home between Sunday night and Monday morning, police said.

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Pro-Palestinian activist says Boulder police infringed her 1st Amendment rights in federal lawsuit

“Boulder City Council invests $30m/yr in genocide and ecocide in Palestine,” a message written in chalk on the Pearl Street Mall reportedly read in all caps.

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Teenager who went missing in Thornton may be in mental health crisis, CBI says

Witnesses last saw Sladen Capps, 17, in the 9200 block of York Street in Thornton in the afternoon of March 20.

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Denver-area insurance broker indicted for nearly $100,000 in fraud, theft

A Denver-area insurance broker accused of siphoning nearly $100,000 from his contracted insurance company partners was indicted last week for fraud, Colorado officials said.