Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Sunday, March 22
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Sunday, March 22, 2026

Fatal crash closes northbound I-25 in Douglas County

Northbound Interstate 25 was closed for hours Sunday morning between Castle Pines and Lone Tree after a fatal crash involving several vehicles, officials said.

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Plane crashes near rural El Paso County airport, 1 taken to hospital

One person was taken to the hospital Saturday morning after an airplane crashed near a privately owned rural airport in El Paso County, sheriff’s officials said.

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Westbound U.S. 6 reopens near Golden after crash, hazmat spill

U.S. 6 reopened south of Golden on Saturday after a crash caused a hazardous materials spill, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said.

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Longmont teenager faces murder charge in stepbrother’s death

A teenager arrested Wednesday on suspicion of killing his stepbrother at their Longmont home is facing a first-degree murder charge, according to the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office.

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Man was beaten to death outside Denver nightclub, police say

Three men are facing second-degree murder charges after they beat a man to death in the parking lot of a southeast Denver nightclub, according to police reports.

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Erie tells residents, HOAs, businesses: Keep sprinkler systems off until April

The town said it will monitor for irrigation system use and will turn off water service at the property taps if residents, HOAs and businesses don’t comply with the request to shut off sprinklers.

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Longmont police fatally shoot woman after she brandished gun, officials say

The woman was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.