Crime

Initiative 95 would amend the state constitution to require that police officers, sheriff’s deputies and prosecutors alert federal immigration authorities if they charge someone whose immigration status is in question if that person has a prior felony conviction or the charge is for an alleged violent crime. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this article with Colorado Sun reporter Jesse Paul then read the entire story at the link below.

Collaborative crime fighting efforts keep violent crime rates at historic lows

The Catch Up is your weekly way to get all the headlines and stories from KUNC newscasts. Stay informed on all things that matter in northern Colorado with this quick check-in.

Aurora police say four people are injured after what started as a shooting and ended as a collision with an RTD train. Police are still investigating.

Colorado funeral home owners accused of stashing 190 decaying bodies and giving grieving families fake ashes were expected to plead guilty Friday. Jon and Carie Hallford have been charged with more than 200 counts of corpse abuse.

A man accused of repeatedly threatening to kill the top elections officials in Colorado and Arizona as well as judges and federal law enforcement agents has pleaded guilty to one count of making interstate threats.

A statewide measure on Colorado’s ballot would add a new tax onto the sale of guns and ammunition. If voters approve, it could generate about $39 million dollars to fund services that help crime victims. On In The NoCo, we talk with KUNC state capitol reporter Lucas Brady Woods to learn more about Proposition KK.

While most Summit County towns have reported at least one vehicle break-in, Silverthorne has reported significantly more vehicle break-ins than elsewhere in the county.

Property crime and vehicle thefts are down in Boulder, but violent crime remains on the rise. Boulder Reporting Lab reporter John Herrick sits down with KUNC host Michael Lyle, Jr., to dig into the reasons why.

A second teen has pleaded guilty in the death of a 20-year-old driver who was hit in the head by a rock that crashed through her windshield in suburban Denver last year.