Shelly Bradbury
@ShellyBradbury
Criminal justice reporter at the @denverpost. Helped the @pittsburghpg earn a Pulitzer in 2019 & named a finalist in 2020. Formerly @timesfreepress.
More people died in police chases in this Denver suburb than in the state’s biggest cities denverpost.com/2025/04/20/col…
The Pearl Street Mall on Sunday afternoon was so picture perfect — a bluebird sky, Boulder shoppers dipping in and out of brick buildings, children playing in a splash pad — that bystanders didn’t recognize the first flashes of flame as dangerous. denverpost.com/2025/06/02/bou…
🚨 High Flood Threat issued accross much of the front range. More information shared below from our @COFloodUpdates partners. #COFlood
#FTB: A HIGH #COflood threat has been issued for the Front Range where persistent upslope flow is expected in a high moisture environment. Mud flows, debris slides, and excessive runoff will be possible this afternoon into this evening over this forecast zone. Read more details…
Off-duty Colorado prison staffers involved in 70-round shootout with would-be carjackers at 2:40 a.m. in Pueblo skatepark denverpost.com/2025/07/17/pue…
Community Advisory There is a large police presence at the Veterans Community Living Center at Fitzsimons near the Anschutz Medical Campus. About noon, APD patrol officers responded to a report of an active shooter at the living center. Officers and first responders from…
ICE deportations are derailing Colorado criminal prosecutions denverpost.com/2025/07/13/col… via @ShellyBradbury
Denver's ICE spokesman demanded blanket anonymity for his statements on behalf of the government agency. The Denver Post declined his request. denverpost.com/2025/07/13/col…

At least two dozen defendants and one witness in criminal cases in metro Denver have been taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and deported in the middle of ongoing state prosecutions, essentially ending the criminal cases denverpost.com/2025/07/13/col…
The government is putting more and more pressure on journalists reporting on ICE. We all must speak out against these chilling tactics. freedom.press/issues/ice-wan…
ICYMI: Attorney for Aurora dentist accused of poisoning wife is arrested in arson of own home, withdraws on eve of murder trial denverpost.com/2025/07/03/jam…
Attorney for Aurora dentist accused of poisoning wife is arrested in arson of own home, withdraws on eve of murder trial denverpost.com/2025/07/03/jam…
Go behind the lens with Getty Images Staff Sports Photographer @StephChambers76 at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™. As the Authorized Photographic Agency of FIFA, Getty Images has unique access to exclusive shooting positions for every match on and off the pitch, often from…
Feds used group chat with Colorado sheriff to target woman for immigration enforcement, officials say denverpost.com/2025/06/17/car…
Journalists have been assaulted, hit with projectiles, and forced out of public areas during the L.A. protests that began June 6. We're tracking at least 20 physical attacks — mostly by law enforcement. Watch Managing Editor Kirstin McCudden explain.
Suncor violated pollution permits for 900 hours during 3-month shutdown, environmental group reports denverpost.com/2025/06/07/sun… via @Noelle_Phillips
Please see this advisory from the National Weather Service of severe storm potential later today. [Image description - Map of eastern Colorado and surrounding areas with highlights of storm threat potential for June 6. Aurora is in an area of "slight risk" for severe weather]
Strong to severe storms are likely across the Palmer Divide this afternoon and evening. Hail up to 2" and 70 mph wind gusts are the primary concern. Isolated strong to severe storms could also form along the I-25 corridor today with large hail being the biggest threat. #COwx
Denver cop disciplined for missing hidden gun that handcuffed suspect used to shoot her partner denverpost.com/2025/06/04/den…
Sexual assault charges dropped against Colorado youth ski coach trib.al/87J8xuw
A Denver police officer will serve a 14-day suspension after she failed to realize a suspect she was arresting was armed with a gun, allowing the handcuffed man to later shoot her partner in the neck from the backseat of a police vehicle two years ago --> denverpost.com/2025/06/04/den…