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Investigators found 173 empty bottles of alcohol hidden in the bedroom of 16-year-old Grace Ryan. Her mother, Gretchen Ryan, is charged with second-degree murder in the teenager's March 9, 2026 death. (Arvada Police Department)

Colorado mother told police ‘I feel like I killed her’ after alcoholic teen daughter’s death

By Shelly Bradbury

June 4, 2026 at 5:21 p.m.

Gretchen Ryan is charged with murder in the 16-year-old's death after police found she enabled...

16-year-old Arvada girl missing since Friday found safe

By Elizabeth Hernandez

May 6, 2026 at 10:52 a.m.

A 16-year-old girl from Arvada who was reported missing Monday has been found safe, according...

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

Westminster officer fatally shoots armed man during Arvada domestic violence incident

By Katie Langford

May 4, 2026 at 5:53 p.m.

A Westminster police officer shot and killed an armed man during a domestic violence incident...

Metro Denver Uber driver accused of sexually assaulting passenger

By Katie Langford

April 25, 2026 at 6:38 p.m.

A metro Denver Uber driver was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a passenger and...

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

By The Denver Post

March 12, 2026 at 7:15 a.m.

Hundreds of law enforcement officers from across metro Denver responded to Adams City High School...

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

By Lauren Penington

March 11, 2026 at 1:08 p.m.

David Ajiri, 25, turned himself in at the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office on Monday after...

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...

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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...

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