Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Tuesday, April 21
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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Man shot by Adams County deputies searching for stabbing suspect

Deputies searching for a stabbing suspect in Adams County early Tuesday morning shot an armed man who came out of a nearby home during the hunt, according to the sheriff’s office.

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Judge orders ICE to release family of suspected Boulder firebombing attacker

A federal judge ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release the family of the man who police say killed one woman and injured 14 others in a firebombing attack on Boulder’s Pearl Street last year.

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A Denver jury convicted him of killing a baby 26 years ago. Now the DA agrees his conviction should be erased.

Stephen Martinez, 58, was wrongly convicted of first-degree murder in the death of 4-month-old Heather Mares, his attorneys wrote in a petition for post-conviction relief filed Friday.

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Fired Aurora police officer pleads guilty to assault in domestic violence case

A man fired from the Aurora Police Department in December after being arrested in a domestic violence incident took a deal and pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors, court records show.

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Bomb threat deplanes United flight at Denver International Airport

A bomb threat investigation at Denver International Airport forcibly deplaned hundreds of passengers from a United Airlines flight on Sunday, airport officials said.

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Suspected bombs found, removed from western Boulder County

Officials are not yet sure whether the devices were functional.

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4 injured in rollover crash on southbound I-25 in Adams County

Four people were injured Sunday evening when a speeding Jeep clipped another car and rolled on southbound Interstate 25 in Adams County, according to fire officials.