Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Saturday, June 28
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Saturday, June 28, 2025

Denver Zoo closing early ahead of planned City Park teen ‘takeover’

A similar event last weekend led to roughly 300 teenagers gathering at The Shops at Northfield.

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Woman dies in custody at Denver County Jail

A woman died while in custody at the Denver County Jail after she was found unresponsive, sheriff’s officials said Friday.

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El Chingon Bistro kitchen catches fire in Denver’s Santa Fe Art District

A kitchen fire broke out at El Chingon Bistro in Denver’s Santa Fe Art District on Friday afternoon, just over a week after the restaurant’s grand opening in the building formerly occupied by El Noa Noa Mexican Restaurant.

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Human remains found in ‘remote area’ of southern Colorado belong to missing rock hunter

The search for Edna Quintana, 55, whose remains were found by a hiker this month in Saguache County, led officials to two other bodies, including Suzanne Morphew’s.

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Denver girl, 15, missing since Tuesday

A 15-year-old girl has been missing since Tuesday, according to the Denver Police Department.

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Man pleads not guilty to hate crimes in attack on Boulder demonstration for Israeli hostages

A man accused of hurling Molotov cocktails at a group of people who were demonstrating in Boulder in support of Israeli hostages pleaded not guilty Friday to federal hate crime charges.

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Motorcyclist killed while lane-splitting, Thornton police say

A 21-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash Friday morning while attempting to drive between lanes, according to Thornton police.

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Colorado pilot killed in helicopter crash near Meeker

Search parties discovered the crashed helicopter in “mountainous terrain” near Meeker in Rio Blanco County early Thursday morning, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

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2 men arrested in connection with disappearance of Aurora teen who was found in Las Vegas

The girl, who The Denver Post is no longer publicly identifying, was first reported missing on June 16 after she disappeared from her southeast Aurora home the day before.

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Aurora man who kidnapped hotel clerk gets 99 years to life in prison