Denver Crime Report newsletter
Former Colorado inmate posed as plastic surgeon again, indictment alleges • Aurora bond measures ask voters to OK sales tax hike to pay for nearly $265 million in public projects
 

Sunday, October 4, 2026

 

2 kids missing, last seen in Arvada

Tizoc Carrasco, 14, was last seen in the 9200 block of West 80th Avenue. He is believed to be with another missing kid, Brayden King.

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Former Colorado inmate posed as plastic surgeon again, indictment alleges

Carlos Hernandez-Fernandez went to prison in 2017 for posing as a plastic surgeon at a Denver clinic and performing medical procedures on more than 50 people.

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Aurora bond measures ask voters to OK sales tax hike to pay for nearly $265 million in public projects

Aurora Ballot Issues 3A, 3B and 3C ask the suburban city’s voters to increase the city’s sales tax rate to raise $265 million through bond sales to pay for dozens of projects across the city.

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Proposition 133 would punish child sex trafficking in Colorado with a mandatory prison sentence

Colorado Proposition 133 asks voters whether child sex traffickers should be universally punished with life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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Missing girl, 17, last seen in Denver

A 17-year-old girl is missing after she was last seen Wednesday in Denver, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

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Missing Arvada girl, 14, last seen in Scenic Heights neighborhood

Arvada police are looking for a missing 14-year-old girl who was last seen Monday evening near the Scenic Heights neighborhood, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

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Colorado Division of Youth Services director resigns after just a year on the job

The director of Colorado’s Division of Youth Services announced his resignation Friday, departing his leadership role barely a year after taking the reins over the state’s youth detention centers.

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Here’s what to do if you can’t avoid hitting an animal on Colorado’s roads

Colorado drivers are not the only ones on the roads this fall. As the leaves turn and temperatures drop, the state’s wildlife is on the move, too.