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The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Friday, March 20
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Friday, March 20, 2026

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

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

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Former daycare provider charged with child sex assault, Thornton police looking for victims

An 81-year-old Thornton man is charged with sexually assaulting a child while providing daycare services in his home, police officials said Thursday.

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2 Colorado prison wardens have been on paid leave for more than year. Officials won’t say why they’re being investigated.

Warden Jeff Long at the Sterling Correctional Facility and his brother, Warden Ryan Long at the Denver Reception and Diagnostic Center, were both placed on paid leave on March 5, 2025.

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Eagle statue stolen from memorial honoring fallen service members in Littleton

Police in Littleton are investigating the theft of an eagle figure from a military memorial honoring fallen Afghanistan veterans in Berry Park.

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Denver man gets life in prison for killing woman whose remains were found near Lyons

A Boulder County jury found Andres Eloy Martinez Perez, 33, guilty of first-degree murder on Thursday.

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Colorado detains hundreds of youths deemed releasable because state has nowhere to place them, lawsuit alleges

The lawsuit alleges children as young as 10 are being confined to prison-like conditions for weeks or months after judges determines they can return to the community.

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Two injured in explosion at Denver gas station

Two people were injured Thursday morning in an explosion and fire at a Shell fuel station and convenience store in Denver’s Valverde neighborhood that was caused by a broken natural gas line, fire officials said.