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

Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper arrested again on domestic violence charges

A forensic nurse who evaluated Cooper’s girlfriend reported that she had experienced “strangulation with hypoxia and traumatic brain injury,” an arrest affidavit reads.

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Aurora police produce their own true-crime podcast in hopes of catching a cold-case killer

Police-produced podcasts raise questions about ethics and the use of public resources, said Kelly McBride, senior vice president at The Poynter Institute.

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Denver Broncos’ Jonathon Cooper faces new assault charges

Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper is facing additional assault charges that appear to stem from his arrest last week.

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Colorado man found dead in Yellowstone National Park

A Colorado man was found dead in a lake at Yellowstone National Park on Monday, federal officials said Thursday.

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Colorado wildfires: Crews contain Willow fire burning on Western Slope

As of Thursday afternoon, the Willow fire burning near Rifle had been fully contained and evacuation orders had been partially lifted for residents near the Bear fire north of Trinidad, fire officials said.

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Colorado youth driving fatalities nearly doubled in past decade, transportation officials say

The number of young people dying in crashes on Colorado’s roads has nearly doubled in the last decade.

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2 sentenced to prison in fatal shooting of 14-year-old boy at Lakewood house party in 2024

Two people were sentenced to prison in an April 2024 shooting that killed a teenage boy at a house party in Lakewood in 2024, Jefferson County court records show.