Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Friday, May 8
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Friday, May 8, 2026

Hoarding sparks fire danger, hampers firefighters in Denver area

“Hoarding in general is a tricky topic, and it’s very misunderstood,” said Emily Hemendinger of University of Colorado Anschutz. “There are a lot of complexities to it.”

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Passenger train derailment suspends Amtrak service between Denver, Grand Junction

Amtrak service is expected to resume between the two stations on Friday, with the California Zephyr scheduled to leave Union Station at 8:46 a.m., according to the company.

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Man sentenced to life for murder plus 2,178 years in prison in antisemitic Boulder firebombing

“You chose to victimize these people because they were members of the Jewish community.”

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Douglas County man gets decades in prison for assaulting women he met on dating apps

David Kats was sentenced Tuesday to 36 years to life in prison after a Douglas County jury convicted the man on a dozen counts of sexual assault in December, court records show.

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Former Douglas County teacher gets 10 years in prison for sexually exploiting children

David Feil took a deal and pleaded guilty in March to child sex exploitation, dropping four felony charges of child sex assault from his case, Douglas County court records show.

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Passenger train hits tanker truck in western Colorado, spilling 6,000 gallons of oil

A passenger train hit a tanker truck on Colorado’s Western Slope on Wednesday morning, causing the tank to split and spill an estimated 6,000 gallons of oil onto the ground.

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Fines for crossing solid line in and out of express lanes on I-25 start Thursday in Larimer, Weld counties

New technology allows the Colorado Department of Transportation to detect when a vehicle illegally enters and exi