The flash flooding in Manitou Springs, which killed one person, left a woman missing and caused thus-far unestimated damage — has dominated the news in the Colorado Springs area, and rightly so. But even as nature displayed its fury, a gunman demonstrated shocking violence of his own. Police are seeking…
Reports that Benjamin Stribling tried to lure a thirteen year old over the Internet by claiming to be a sexology student are shocking enough. But they become even more disturbing when coupled with the previous offenses of this registered sex offender — at least three previous examples over the past…
Last November, we told you about Mitchell Kusick, twenty, who was taken into custody after allegedly expressing his desire to kill President Barack Obama. Kusick has been in federal custody since then, suggesting that his words were being taken very seriously. But he’s now been sentenced to time served plus…
The rape and murder of Lisa Kimmell, aka “Lil Miss,” was one of the most shocking and brutal crimes of its era — the subject of multiple television shows and a book written by her mom that traces heartbreak over the course of more than a decade. The killer of…
If you live in the Colorado Springs area and you’re told to drop off an item for sale on that city’s Craigslist website at 854 Chapman Drive, think twice. This number of thoughts isn’t suggested at random. Turns out that people trying to complete Craigslist transactions at that address have…
Earlier this week, we wrote about twelve deaths the Denver District Attorney’s Office believes are linked to medical marijuana; the original post is below. After the piece’s publication, the DA’s office reached out to let us know the folks there had overlooked another possible MMJ-related homicide — the murder of…
Legal documents like the one on view below typically refer to an illegal scheme as an “enterprise.” And there’s no denying that Eric Holmes, the alleged ringleader of an actual crime ring, appears to have been plenty enterprising. A grand jury has indicted Holmes and three cohorts — Cathrina Woodvine,…
One of the key challenges for anyone entering the hip-hop business is how to establish street credibility. But that’s not an issue for Fort Collins’ Joshua Jackson, nineteen — not anymore. Jackson, who performs under the name Adequate Advocate, created a video of a freestyle rap about a SWAT team…
The most recent item on Sarah Vladic’s Facebook page features a large heart and the announcement “Got Married.” The announcement was posted on Monday, even though the wedding was on Friday — and unfortunately, the delay probably wasn’t for the usual happy reasons. After returning from the ceremony, Vladic and…
Erin Jackson, the thirty-year-old Aurora teacher arrested for a hit-and-run that occurred outside East High School in late February and seriously injured a student, has pleaded guilty to attempting to leave the scene of an accident causing serious bodily injury — a lesser charge than the one she originally faced…
Last month, we told you about a fatal hit and run that took the life of Gerry Julien, a fifteen-year-old military student visiting relatives in Colorado; see our previous coverage below. Investigators from the Colorado State Patrol believe the incident took place as a result of a street race. Now,…
Update: Last week, we told you about the search warrant out for Lucas Piper, 22, who allegedly attempted to burn down a Lakewood home filled with people he’d met at the previous evening’s String Cheese Incident concert at Red Rocks; see our previous coverage below. Authorities thought Piper might have…
Last week, Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey told city council members that there were “twelve homicides related directly to medical marijuana.” He subsequently said the figures were “loose” and didn’t all occur in MMJ facilities. But when contacted by Westword, Morrissey’s office did indeed come up with a roster of…
Over the years, we’ve shared numerous stories about robberies at medical marijuana dispensaries that didn’t exactly result in a bonanza for thieves — like, for instance, a 2012 caper that netted $8 from the karma jar and a broken scale. Good Meds Network, near 6th and Interstate 25, suffered a…
Late last month, the Aurora Police Department launched its search for an alleged kidnapper with an upgrade over the typical suspect sketch — a computer-generated image. The Boulder Police Department is trying a different tack when it comes to two men wanted for beating and robbing a cyclist. Instead of…
It’ll come as a surprise to precisely no one, but our latest roundup of memorable mug shots — this one from July — is dominated by men. Indeed, the male-to-female ratio is fourteen to one, although the one woman’s offense certainly stands out: a fatal DUI hours after she Facebooked…
Back in 2010, Westword contributor Teague Bohlen put together a list of TV’s scummiest get-rich-quick schemers — and prominently featured among them was Boulder’s Russ Dalbey, whose “Winning in the Cash Flow Business” infomercials attempted to separate suckers from their wallets via easy-money promises related to promissory notes and mortgage…
Update: Yesterday at this time, we told you about a triple-injury East Colfax hit and run in which the driver was caught on camera fleeing the scene; see our previous coverage below. Given these images, not to mention all the evidence left behind, the man’s decision to rabbit seemed pointless…
Grand Junction’s David Norman has been charged as a habitual criminal in the slaying of his girlfriend, Kathy Fortner — and an arrest affidavit on view below suggests that his attempts to get out from under suspicion in the terrible crime were foiled by two separate pieces of video. In…
New, tougher hit-and-run laws are meant to dissuade drivers who get into an accident from rabbiting. But the urge to flee can be overwhelming, even when the odds of it helping are practically nil. Case in point: A triple-injury hit-and-run incident at an East Colfax bus stop yesterday, in which…
Late last night, the Greeley Police Department issued a news alert about an abandoned baby. The child was safe, fortunately, and by early this morning, the mystery of the young boy’s origins was solved. But it took a few hours more before the GPD revealed the circumstances of the incident,…
Facebooking photos from bars or parties is practically a national pastime at this point — but doing so carries some risk. Especially if you get into a fatal car crash a few short hours later. That’s what happened to Broomfield’s Britni Bunn earlier this year — and now, she’s been…
