Police search for man accused of groping woman on High Line Canal

Littleton police are searching for a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman walking her dog along the High Line Canal, near Horseshoe Park, according to the police department.

The man, who has not been identified, was riding a two-wheel electric scooter on the trail when he came up behind the woman and groped her, the police department said in a news release.

The 71-mile High Line Canal meanders across metro Denver and is open to pedestrians, bikers and horseback riders.

Police said the man is described as a 6-foot, 20- to 30-year-old wearing a green coat and a blue hat. Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators at 303-794-1551.

— Lauren Penington, The Denver Post

Human remains found in Black Canyon of the Gunnison likely Denver man

Human remains likely belonging to a missing Denver man were found in the remote wilderness of Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, officials said Tuesday.

Jordan Marsters, 31, was reported missing Feb. 15 after he was last seen at the park 12 miles east of Montrose on the Western Slope two days earlier.

Rangers and a member of the park’s search and rescue team found human remains “within a remote and highly technical area” of the park, National Park Service officials said in a news release.

It’s likely Marsters was alone when he died, and the death is under investigation.

Black Canyon officials are working to recover his remains and is reaching out to nearby national parks with “extreme technical skill sets” for help.

Man’s body discovered after a grass fire

A man found dead in a grass fire in south Thornton on Sunday night likely died as the result of an accident, police officials said Tuesday.

Adams County Fire Rescue responded to a 20-by-20-foot grass fire near Sherman Street and Marigold Drive around 9:27 p.m., spokesperson Julie Browman said.

As firefighters were extinguishing the fire, they discovered a body and called police, according to the Thornton Police Department. The body was badly burned, but there were no other obvious signs of trauma, police officials said.

The Adams County Coroner’s Office will release the man’s name, as well as the cause and manner of death. The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Thornton Fire Department.

— Katie Langford, The Denver Post