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Metro Denver Uber driver accused of sexually assaulting passenger

A metro Denver Uber driver was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a passenger and investigators believe there may be more victims in the case, the Arvada Police Department said.

A police car on East 16th Ave. in Denver on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Adams City High School on September 21, 2022, in Commerce City, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

2 students covered in fake blood staged active shooter hoax at Adams City High School, police say

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Police tape and a Boulder Police cruiser is seen near a death investigation with suspicious devices in an apartment on the 4500 Block of 13th Street in Boulder on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Man accused of sexually extorting woman, teens online arrested in Arvada

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Missing Arvada girl, 13, found safe

By Katie Langford

February 18, 2026 at 1:09 p.m.

A missing 13-year-old girl from Arvada who was last seen Sunday morning was found safe...

handcuffs generic The number of people who died in Colorado鈥檚 jails more than doubled between 2011 and 2015, according to data compiled by The Denver Post.

Former Jefferson County Public Schools counselor pleads guilty to child sex assault

By Lauren Penington

February 3, 2026 at 1:25 p.m.

Chloe Rose Castro, a former Jefferson County Public Schools social worker, took a deal and...

Missing endangered Arvada teen found safe

By Katie Langford

December 6, 2025 at 1:11 p.m.

A 14-year-old Arvada boy was found safe Saturday after he went missing Friday morning near...

Shown is a Philadelphia police car with flashing lights in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Police departments reported a year-over-year increase in sworn officers in 2023 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began and since the 2020 police killing of George Floyd spurred nationwide protests and increased scrutiny of police, according to a survey released by the Police Executive Research Forum. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Denver police officer arrested on suspicion of assault related to domestic disturbance, city says

By Elizabeth Hernandez

December 4, 2025 at 5:35 p.m.

A Denver police officer was arrested in Arvada Wednesday night in connection with an assault...

Jeffco man sentenced for negligent death of his mother

By Noelle Phillips

December 1, 2025 at 7:29 p.m.

A Jefferson County man was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for his role...

A Metro Denver Crime Stoppers "Crime Alert" poster offering a reward of $2,000 is seen on a traffic pole as the Denver Police Department seeks witnesses to a hit-and-run crash that killed Logan Rocklin at the corner of Sheridan Boulevard and West 38th Avenue in Denver on Jan. 29, 2023. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Metro Denver Crime Stoppers’ tips a 鈥榗ore investigative strategy鈥� in age of surveillance

By Shelly Bradbury

December 1, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

In Denver in 2024, Crime Stoppers passed along 215 tips about fugitives and 555 tips...

Special agent in charge of the DEA in Denver Dave Olesky speaks during a press conference at the Offices of U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado in Denver on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. The group announced the largest seizure of meth in the history of Colorado. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Largest meth seizure in Colorado history was discovered in boxes of chayote squash

By Elizabeth Hernandez

November 19, 2025 at 2:19 p.m.

During a Wednesday morning news conference, officials with the U.S. Attorney's Office, Drug Enforcement Administration,...

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