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Denver crime news, 2016

Crime news from 2016 about Denver crimes and Colorado crime news that affects Denver. Note: All lists of crimes from years before 2017 are incomplete.

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December 2016

Youth corrections officer charged with child sex assault in Denver
Published December 20, 2016
and filed under sexual assault
in Whittier
20-year-old man gets 48 years in prison for fatal shooting of beloved Denver cab driver
Published December 16, 2016
and filed under homicide
in Gateway / Green Valley Ranch
Denver prosecutors charge suspect with murder in homeless man's slaying
Published December 1, 2016
and filed under homicide
in College View / South Platte

November 2016

Denver police officer will not be charged in July shooting after exchanging fire with Crip
Published November 29, 2016
and filed under weapon crime
Denver police say spate of Sunday morning shootings that killed a teenager are unrelated
Published November 28, 2016
and filed under homicide
in Overland
Grandmother charged with child abuse in Denver after baby suffers brain injury
Published November 22, 2016
and filed under violent crime
Man found slain along the South Platte River collected scrap, possibly panned for gold
Published November 9, 2016
and filed under homicide
in College View / South Platte
Denver coroner identifies man slain in Elyria-Swansea double shooting
Published November 9, 2016
and filed under homicide, robbery
in Elyria-Swansea
Suspect in Denver hit-and-run that killed promising young lawyer turns himself in
Published November 4, 2016
and filed under hit and run
in Capitol Hill
Suspect arrested in fatal strangulation of woman in Denver
Published November 1, 2016
and filed under homicide
in Central Park

October 2016

Woman killed in Denver hit-run at 13th and Broadway was 28-year-old lawyer
Published October 31, 2016
and filed under hit and run, homicide
in Capitol Hill
DeMarcus Ware's Super Bowl ring stolen; Denver police release surveillance photos in burglary of Broncos linebacker's home
Published October 25, 2016
and filed under burglary
in Cherry Creek
Denver man accused of killing boy apparently seeking pot also faces charges in similar 2015 shooting
Published October 20, 2016
and filed under homicide, assault, drug and alcohol crime
in Whittier
Denver coroner releases name of victim in Monday night hit-and-run
Published October 12, 2016
and filed under homicide, dui
in Elyria-Swansea
Man suspected of DUI in fatal Denver hit-and-run crash was found naked in City Park lake
Published October 11, 2016
and filed under homicide, dui
in Elyria-Swansea
One person dies in hit-and-run crash on southbound Colorado at I-70
Published October 10, 2016
and filed under homicide, dui
in Elyria-Swansea
Denver man arrested after allegedly shooting, killing teen in marijuana-filled backyard
Published October 10, 2016
and filed under homicide, assault, drug and alcohol crime
in Whittier
Chef at Blackbird restaurant gunned down in Englewood
Published October 3, 2016
and filed under homicide
With a change in state law, crimes against the elderly and intellectually disabled are on the rise
Published October 1, 2016
and filed under domestic violence

August 2016

Mother pleads guilty in death of her toddler son
Published August 16, 2016
and filed under homicide
Denver police officer suspended for wrecking car after drinking at a party
Published August 15, 2016
and filed under dui
in Union Station
Dozens of charges filed against 20-year-old connected to multiple crimes in Denver
Published August 10, 2016
and filed under homicide
in Northeast Park Hill
Fresh Jets, Fresh Trips founder Timmy Wozniak charged with felony theft
Published August 2, 2016
and filed under white-collar crime
Man shot by police in Denver identified as murder suspect
Published August 1, 2016
and filed under assault
in Northeast Park Hill

July 2016

One person held in double homicide in Montbello neighborhood
Published July 22, 2016
and filed under homicide
in Montbello
Denver DA files charges in 1999 cold case kidnapping, sexual assault
Published July 7, 2016

June 2016

Marijuana dispensary burglars lead Denver police on chase
Published June 3, 2016
and filed under burglary

April 2016

Two Denver cops suspended for drunken brawls while off work
Published April 6, 2016
and filed under drug and alcohol crime

February 2016

Did you buy a Cancun vacation through this Denver firm? Your trip may be canceled
Published February 9, 2016
and filed under white-collar crime

January 2016

Denver inmate died from being restrained by deputies, death ruled homicide
Published January 8, 2016
and filed under homicide
in Civic Center

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