Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Thursday, July 23
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Thursday, July 23, 2026

Human remains found in dumpster, Commerce City police investigating

Remains were found in a dumpster in the 7000 block of 88th Avenue.

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Aurora immigration detention center worker charged with assault, 21-year-old victim speaks out

Before now, the 21-year-old from Littleton has never felt unsafe attending weekly protests outside the Aurora immigration detention center– that is, before a worker at the facility allegedly shot her in the foot as she was walking away from a confrontation after a protest Thursday night.

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Denver moves to shut down Ultra Lounge East after mass shooting at the nightclub

Ultra Lounge East has seen three violent events on its property in the last five months, including an earlier homicide just outside the club in March, city officials wrote.

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Two Douglas County towns say no to delivery drones — for now: ‘We don’t want to be the test case for it’

“We’re not saying no — we’re just saying no today,” Parker Councilwoman Anne Barrington said this week of a delivery drones moratorium.

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Bear dies after being hit by car in Lone Tree, wildlife officials say

A driver fatally hit a bear near Yosemite Street and Heritage Hills Parkway on Wednesday, according to Lone Tree officials.

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Motorcyclist killed in wrong-way Commerce City crash, police say

Investigators believe the motorcyclist was driving the wrong way on a Colorado Boulevard ramp near East 52nd Avenue when they were hit by a car, Commerce City police said.

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Eastbound I-70 reopens near Georgetown after vehicle fire

As of 9:20 a.m., eastbound I-70 had reopened between Exit 228 for Georgetown and U.S. 40.