Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Sunday, April 12
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Sunday, April 12, 2026

Eastbound I-70 reopens in west Denver metro after crash

The motorcycle driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, Wheat Ridge police said.

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Woman struck by lightning in Superior identified, still in critical condition

A woman struck by lightning in Superior this week has been identified and is still in critical condition, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday morning.

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DA moves to dismiss murder charges in 1991 Grand Junction pipe bombings that killed 2

The Mesa County district attorney will ask a judge to dismiss murder charges against a Grand Junction man, James Genrich, who was granted a retrial after the court ruled faulty evidence was used to convict him in a series of 1991 pipe bombings.

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Suspect convicted of murder for beating Denver man to death on sidewalk

Jonathan Douglas was found beaten to death on the sidewalk near his home on Mariposa Street. Police say Douglas’ home was burglarized and he traced his cell phone to find Stig Strong, who also had Douglas’ house and car keys when he was arrested.

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‘Substantial’ damage caused to plane in DIA crash with de-icing trucks, NTSB report says

United Airlines initially reported that a de-icing truck had hit the plane, but an NTSB report shows the plane was not cleared to leave the de-icing pad.

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Aurora woman injured after 13-year-old driver crashes into home, police say

Paramedics took a woman inside the home in the 1100 block of North Jamaica Street to the hospital with serious injuries, Aurora police said.

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Woman struck by lightning in Superior still unidentified, in critical condition

She regained the ability to breathe on her own, but officials have not bee