Crime

Larimer and Weld County authorities say the suspects, now charged with first-degree murder, attempted to conceal the crime by setting the victim’s body on fire in a remote picnic area.

Authorities say dinnertime break-ins involve advanced surveillance evasion; Metro Denver Crime Stoppers urges community tips amid rising thefts.

Moreno pleaded guilty to human trafficking and drug distribution involving minors at St. Vrain Valley schools; two co-defendants also face serious charges and sentences.

Longmont Police are offering a $2,000 reward for help identifying a suspect caught on camera allegedly damaging a newly installed red light camera system.

On April 9, Amos Alaniz was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison for the fatal 2022 shooting of 21-year-old Herminia Marquez; his accomplice, Mary Alicia Garcia, was sentenced last year.

Following resident complaints about a home housing multiple sex offenders, Longmont officials are considering an ordinance that would restrict where registered sex offenders can live in relation to schools and parks.

Micah Rojas, a Nebraska man convicted of sex assault on a child with a pattern of abuse, has been sentenced to 15 years to life in Weld County after a cross-state investigation linked him to multiple offenses.

A joint sting operation at a Longmont hotel led to the arrest of three men accused of soliciting sex with minors, as law enforcement agencies crack down on human trafficking.

Boulder police arrested a barricaded suspect on Pearl Street last week after issuing a shelter-in-place order during a domestic violence investigation, activating SWAT as a precaution.

A 46-year-old Parker man was arrested after allegedly hitting a bicyclist at 63rd and Spine, fleeing the scene. The cyclist sustained serious injuries, and the suspect faces felony and misdemeanor charges.