Fledgling broadcaster Jessica Ghawi was among twelve people who lost their lives in a July 20, 2012 attack by gunman James Holmes at the Aurora Century 16 theater. Another 58 people were injured. Now, Ghawi’s parents, Sandy and Lonnie Phillips, in conjunction with the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence,…
Denver’s police department isn’t the only one in the area to be besmirched with criminal allegations against officers. Jarett Branson has now been fired from the Fort Collins force in the wake of claims that he used police resources to stalk a woman with whom he had no prior relationship…
Was a man shot to death because Heather Neville was upset over a septic-tank hookup? That’s the motive floated in reports that followed the arrest of the 59-year-old Neville on suspicion of first-degree murder. The bizarre details below. See also: Ryan Ronquillo Shooting Deemed Justified, But Family Says Police Murdered…
Colorado’s list of its 100 most wanted sex offenders has changed a lot lately: Of the most recent roster, sixteen have recently been busted. But that still leaves 84 sex offenders at large. Look below to count down all one hundred, including arrestees, complete with information about their alleged crimes…
The more information that emerges about a fatal accident that took place late on Wednesday night, the stranger this tragic story becomes. Commerce City police now believe two men were involved in a road-rage fight when a third vehicle struck and killed one of the combatants. Moreover, that driver, identified…
Clint Burtts is a murder victim of a most unusual sort. The attack that eventually took the 52-year-old’s life took place in September 2013, but he didn’t pass away until this past spring. Now, the Denver Police Department is asking for help in finally cracking the case, with investigators seeking…
On September 8, the friends, family and loved ones of fourteen-year-old Jillian Burgos held a candlelight vigil for the girl, who’d been missing since disappearing from her Hartford, Connecticut-area backyard on August 25. Two days later, investigators found her safe in Longmont and arrested 53-year-old Timothy Wind on suspicion of…
Update: Yesterday, we shared with you the strange story of Christina Furber, whose online portrait as a sufferer from hypermobility disorder contrasted sharply with reports that she’d fired shots at a police officer before being found dead; see our previous coverage below. Now, more details are emerging about the circumstances…
Enrique Vega, 22, is a budding entertainer whose Facebook page overflows with glamorous portraits and clips of him singing sensitive songs. But his possible music career just took a major hit due to an incident at his day job as a South High School security guard: He’s been arrested on…
The talk of the sports world this week is the indefinite suspension of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice after TMZ released video showing him brutally punching his then-fiancee/now-wife in the face; see the disturbing clip below. Yet when discussing this development, 104.3 The Fan hosts D-Mac and Alfred Williams…
Just past 8 a.m. yesterday morning, a 67-year-old man was found in a pool of his own blood near a Westminster intersection — and investigators believe he could be a victim of road rage. Continue for details and who to contact if you know who may be responsible for the…
Should the trial of Aurora theater shooting gunman James Holmes be televised? Television station KUSA has asked the judge’s permission to set up a single video camera in the courtroom during Holmes’s trial, which is scheduled to begin December 8. KUSA would share the footage with six other television stations…
It’s been a long, long road from the 1993 murder of four people at a Chuck E. Cheese in Aurora to Colorado’s lethal injection chamber, and convicted killer Nathan Dunlap isn’t there yet, thanks to the temporary reprieve from execution granted by Governor John Hickenlooper last year. That controversial move…
A woman stopping into a local convenience store to get a beverage is hardly news. But a woman who makes a remark about a fellow patron’s sexual orientation before following and helping to assault him certainly is. The latter scenario helps explain why Denver cops want to talk to the…
We’ve been reporting about local law enforcement agencies’ war on spice, a product popularly known as synthetic pot even though it has little in common with actual cannabis. Now, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers — the newly minted Colorado Springs mayoral candidate featured earlier today in an interview with Kyle…
Last week, we told you about the arrest of Daniel Stetzel for the brutal murder of his mom, Grand Junction resident Kathleen Stetzel. Now, however, information has emerged revealing that Stetzel, a multiple arrestee for violent offenses, had actually escaped from a halfway house weeks before the killing — but…
In May, the Lakewood Police Department shared data showing that at least 75 percent of DUI arrests in the city between 2009 and 2013 involved alcohol, not drugs — and in many years, the disparity was even greater. In the months since then, however, LPD spokesman Steve Davis tells us…
Keith Gardner is very comfortable showing off his physique, as is clear from his Facebook profile pic, seen here and in wider angle, maybe-safe-for-work-but-maybe-not version below. But Colorado Springs cops say he went a little too far yesterday — by stripping down in a police station. And the story doesn’t…
Update: We previously told you about the reports of people with long guns that shut down C-470 Monday evening right before a OneRepublic concert at Red Rocks; see our previous coverage below. Now, law enforcers say the incident was caused by a homeless man, Travis Johnson (accompanied by a woman,…
Update: Earlier today, we told you about a late-night shooting at a residence near the intersection of East Colfax and Verbena during which the victim was critically injured. Now, the Denver Police Department has tweeted that the individual has been pronounced dead. As a result, the case is now being…
Among those offering their condolences at the online obituary page for Grand Junction’s Kathleen Stetzel is a person who notes that the woman everyone knew as Kathy always had a smile on her face, as seen in the photo above. The expression belies the horrific nature of her death, to…
“Uh-oh. This isn’t good. They’re clearing rooms. I think we’re getting SWATted.” Those are the words said by Jordan “Kootra” Mathewson, founder of a Littleton-based gaming group called The Creatures, just before police burst into the studio from which he was live-streaming Counter-Strike. Why? A hoax call about an active…
