Thornton Police Department

Thornton youth pastor gets 13 years to life in prison for child sex assault

August 24, 2026 at 12:28 p.m.

An Adams County jury convicted Joshua Lucero in May of sexual assault on a child...

August 21, 2026 at 8:57 p.m.

Two people were killed in a shooting in Thornton early Friday, closing a section of...

August 10, 2026 at 7:31 a.m.

Four people were injured Sunday in a head-on collision in southeast Thornton, according to the...

July 22, 2026 at 7:51 a.m.

Thornton police did not find anything suspicious after evacuating the city pool and recreation center...

July 7, 2026 at 12:01 p.m.

Thornton police arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of murder in an early morning shooting...

July 5, 2026 at 11:34 a.m.

A 44-year-old man was shot and killed early Sunday morning outside of a house party...

June 23, 2026 at 4:40 p.m.

A 36-year-old man was charged this spring with carrying out 75 smash-and-grab burglaries at suburban...

May 29, 2026 at 12:33 p.m.

Colorado officials have identified the family killed in a suspected murder-suicide in Thornton last week.

May 23, 2026 at 4:02 p.m.

A man shot and killed three of his family members before turning the gun on...

May 14, 2026 at 1:49 p.m.

A 16-year-old Thornton girl is missing after she was last seen near Riverdale Ridge High...