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Glendale police tip leads to Denver homicide investigation, arrest

Denver 7+ Colorado News Latest Headlines | November 8, 9am
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DENVER — Police in Denver are investigating a homicide after a tip by the Glendale Police Department led to the discovery of a woman's body and an arrest.

Denver police arrested Wolfgang Craig, 31, on suspicion of first-degree murder after a woman’s body was found inside a southeast Denver home Friday night.

Police said Glendale officers tipped them off to the homicide at 8600 block of E. Yale Avenue at about 11:15 p.m.

According to a heavily redacted probable cause statement, Craig walked into the Glendale Police station, picked up the phone in the lobby, which then connected to 911.

Shortly after, officers went to the lobby, detained him, and he requested an attorney.

The victim, found on the home’s second floor, had significant facial injuries, according to the statement.

At this point, the circumstances that led to the woman's homicide are not known. Police said the investigation is ongoing.

The victim's name and official cause and manner of death have not been released.