Back in March 2015, when we first told you about the arrest of Lucas Johnson for the murder of Edward Zimmerman, authorities portrayed it as a marijuana murder. And indeed, more than a dozen cannabis plants were stolen from Zimmerman’s home. But now that Johnson has pleaded guilty to the…
As we’ve noted, numerous police departments in Colorado and beyond continue to publicize photos of Johns busted for soliciting prostitutes under the theory that doing so will help cut down on the crime, even though such shaming has become increasingly controversial and unpopular with many members of the public. With that…
Sexual assaults have become all-too-frequent at the University of Denver. In late March, DU officials informed the campus community about two sex assaults — crimes that brought the sexual assault total to seven. Now comes another incident — a rape that DU authorities say took place in a parking lot…
Just inside the door of a Northglenn home is this messsage: “Welcome: May all who enter as guests leave as friends.” To put it mildly, what happened just after midnight yesterday morning violates this sentiment in a horrific way. The woman who lived at the residence was shot, allegedly by…
“I ain’t worried bout nothing Cause it’s a little thing I know called faith All you need is much as a mustard seed And the Lord will keep you safe” Sean Pointe shared these words on his Facebook page last September. But there was no protecting him from what happened…
We recently altered our monthly mugshot roundup to provide more information about the context and details of each offense — and to put the focus on the most disturbing Colorado crimes we covered during the previous four weeks or so. And in May, there were all too many incidents that…
It’s taken months, but Julie Huff, 30, has finally been formally charged in the child abuse death of two-year-old Tobi Joan Doyle in Montrose. Adding to the pain caused by this delay: Reports of possible abuse warning signs that were either missed or misunderstood in the weeks before the child’s February death…
Did an off-duty police officer’s case of road rage result in a homicide? That’s the working theory in regard to a fatal crash in Weld County. Authorities have arrested Blair Jackson, a 48-year-old police officer for the community of Ault, on suspicion of second-degree homicide and reckless driving resulting in…
In some of the grittier industrial areas of northeast Denver, it’s not unusual to find people eager to give back to the community. Usually what they’re giving back consists of old tires and scorched mattresses, used syringes and construction debris — the kind of detritus that’s regularly dumped along the…
Authorities in Colorado Springs aren’t saying that Glen Galloway committed a brutal murder in Colorado Springs. At least not yet. However, Galloway, who was wanted even before the homicide, has been branded a person of interest in the case. And he’s considered to be armed and dangerous. The Galloway alert…
Reports about domestic violence arrests involving football players typically position the male as the abuser. But not in the case of Cody Latimer, a wide receiver for the Denver Broncos. Yes, he has been cited — but the charge involves a failure to appear in court regarding a year-old traffic…
“Colorado Springs Mayor: Day of Reckoning Coming for City’s Illegal Marijuana Growers,” published by the Colorado Springs Gazette on May 28, represents the coming together of an anti-marijuana newspaper and an anti-marijuana politician — Mayor John Suthers. But that doesn’t mean it’s empty posturing. While Suthers’s assertion that hundreds of illegal…
It’s the latest twist in a tragic murder that attracted national attention: the 2014 killing of Aspen socialite Nancy Pfister. In the beginning, William Styler, a former Denver doctor, and his wife, Nancy Masson (then known as Nancy Styler), were accused of committing the slaying. But William eventually confessed to the…
We’ve been reporting about the murder of Shane Richardson, which took place early on May 2 in an apartment over Rosenberg’s Bagels & Deli. After Richardson was killed, a fire was set in the apartment that forced Rosenberg’s to close, and more than three weeks later, it still hasn’t reopened…
Bryson Fischer didn’t spend much time on Facebook. But on May 15, he penned two posts in which he shared his pain and bared his soul, particularly in relation to drug use, which he said had ruined his life. One week later, he was dead — killed by police officers…
In March, 2015, we told you about a sex-filled lawsuit against Terry Maketa, formerly the El Paso County sheriff. Among other things, the suit accused Maketa and Undersheriff Paula Presley, one of three employees with whom he was said to have had affairs, of practicing sexual favoritism and running a…
It was among the most shocking crimes of 2015 — the murder of Patricia Richmond, a Routt County resident who was strangled to death, then sexually assaulted at a residence not far from Steamboat Springs. The person who committed this horrific deed was Cole Pollard, a distant cousin of Richmond’s fiance,…
Last month, prosecutors failed to persuade a jury that Tom Fallis had murdered his wife, Ashley Fallis, who he said had taken her own life. Robert Perez made the same assertion about his wife, Dennielle Leichtle, after her brutal death in August 2014. However, a jury has now found Perez guilty…
At noon today, Wednesday, May 25, on the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation is holding an event in honor of National Missing Children’s Day. The gathering, which will feature a proclamation by Governor John Hickenlooper, is intended to focus attention on missing children…
Would you rat out a family member accused of a terrible crime? For Tiffanie and Tina Daigle — the mother and grandmother, respectively, of Ignacio Daigle, who’s accused of killing young mom Jessica Holman in a crash involving a stolen vehicle back in March — the answer was “no.” Now,…
Yesterday, a judge in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania determined that there is enough evidence for actor/comedian Bill Cosby to be put on trial for alleged sex crimes against onetime Temple University women’s basketball official Andrea Constand. But while this drama is playing out across the country, Cosby’s current legal troubles can…
Nearly a week after a man was gunned down outside a metro-area motel, Kenneth Bastidos, the main suspect in the case, remains on the loose. And he’s considered to be armed and dangerous. According to Fox31, the slaying took place at around 4 a.m. on Wednesday, May 4, in the…
