Brighton Police seek help from public to identify hit and run suspect

Brighton Police Department is investigating a hit and run crash where a 35-year-old female was seriously injured while riding her bicycle on East Bridge Street near 27th Avenue. Officers were dispatched to the area on Sept. 18 just after 1:30 a.m. for a m...

Brighton Police Department now offering online reporting

Police investigate burglary, attempted murder of a police officer

Officer injured while arresting wanted domestic violence felony suspect

Brighton Police Department is investigating an incident that occurred on Aug. 16 in the 400 block of North 19th Avenue, where an officer was seriously injured while attempting to contact an individual who had a domestic violence felony warrant for his arr...

Operation Full Circle Results in 31 Indictments Related to COCCA and Cocaine Trafficking

Police Investigate Fatal Auto-Pedestrian Crash on Interstate 76

Brighton Police Department is investigating a fatal auto-pedestrian crash that occurred on June 30 just after 2:30 a.m. The initial investigation reveals that an individual driving a Jeep Cherokee struck a pedestrian on eastbound I-76 near the E-470 ramp....

Police Investigate Fatal Crash on Highway 85

Brighton Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on May 13 at approximately 4:45 a.m. The initial investigation reveals that an individual driving a BMW sedan was traveling southbound on Highway 85 passing East 144th Avenue at exces...

Police Seek Help in Bank Robbery Investigation

UPDATE June 27, 2023:

Traffic Safety Unit Investigates Fatal Motorcycle Crash

The Brighton Police Department Traffic Safety Unit (TSU) is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on April 16 at approximately 9:30 p.m. The initial investigation reveals that a motorcyclist was traveling eastbound on County Road 2 approaching County ...

Suspect Arrested in Homicide Case

Brighton Police Department has arrested a juvenile female in connection to a homicide that occurred in the 400 block of North 6th Avenue.

On Tuesday, March 28 just after midnight, officers were dispatched to check the well-being of a man who had not been h...

District Attorney’s Office Files Attempted Murder Charges Related to March 15 Shooting

Police Investigate Shooting (Update)

Brighton Police Department took a total of six juveniles into custody on Wednesday, March 15 in connection to the shooting near 9th Avenue and Bush Street. Those six juveniles were released after questioning. On March 16 around 5 p.m. officers arrested tw...

Police Investigate Shooting

Brighton Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on Wednesday, March 15 near 9th Avenue and Bush Street. At 12:30 p.m. officers were dispatched to the area on reports of a disturbance and shots fired. All involved parties fled prior to...

City of Brighton lowers residential speed limit to 25 mph

Brighton City Council voted 7-1 March 7 to reduce the City’s residential speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph unless otherwise posted. Residential areas with speed limits lower than 25 mph will not be changed. The decision is part of Brighton's Vision Zero A...

LOCATED - Sexual Assault Task Force Seeks Help From Public to Locate Wanted Person (Follow-Up)

The Commerce City and Brighton Police Sexual Assault Task Force (SATF) located Jason Mickel Brigham on March 2 around 4 p.m. in Denver. After learning the make and model of the vehicle he was in, SATF shared the information with Denver Police Department a...

Sexual Assault Task Force Seeks Help From Public to Locate Wanted Person

The Commerce City and Brighton Police Sexual Assault Task Force is seeking help from the community to locate the male pictured, 47-year-old Jason Mickel Brigham. Jason has a nationwide extradition warrant with a $1 million cash bond for failure to appear ...

Police Respond to Threat at Brighton High School

The Brighton Police Department is investigating a threatening call referencing Brighton High School that was received by our dispatch center at 8:40 a.m. on Feb. 22. We are relieved to report that this threat was quickly found to have no credibility.

The r...

Message From the Chief

Brighton and Commerce City Victim Services Unit Now Serving Fort Lupton and Lochbuie

The Brighton and Commerce City Police Department’s Victim Services Unit is now serving the residents of Fort Lupton and Lochbuie. The unit has a brand new name, the Brighton Office for Victim Assistance, otherwise known as BOVA.

The Vict...

Police Investigate Shooting (Follow-Up)

The Brighton Police Department's initial investigation has determined that the shooting on Dec. 23, 2022 was a homicide-suicide involving domestic violence. This was an isolated incident, and the firearm was recovered from the scene. There are no ongoing ...

Brighton Police Partner With FBI to File Charges for Robbery of First National Bank

The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force and the Brighton Police Department have filed charges against 29-year-old Cedric John Solano of Pueblo, Colorado, for the robbery of First National Bank in Brighton.

The robbery occurred on N...

Joint Message From 27J and Brighton Police Regarding Incident at PVHS

This afternoon Prairie View High School administration was alerted to a possible threat to the school stemming from an altercation involving students that started off campus. When the involved students returned to school, they were met by police and campu...