While mug shots vary widely from community to community, jurisdiction to jurisdiction, they usually share one quality: The person they picture is centered in the frame. Not so school-bust driver Burton Carpenter. In the image seen here, and in a larger version below, he appears to be supporting himself by…
At 4:30 a.m. today, Lakewood Police Department and West Metro SWAT reps took custody of Sean Wyles, a wanted fugitive linked to the 211 prison gang. Wyles didn’t go easily. According to LPD Detective Ryan McKone, he claimed law enforcers would never take him alive, prompting a standoff that lasted…
The flooding that’s swamped so many communities would seem to provide plenty of repair work for people who specialize in flooring and landscaping — but not necessarily roofing. According to the Wheat Ridge Police Department, though, roofing scammers are leading the pack when it comes to potentially taking advantage of…
The flooding that’s swamped Colorado in recent days has resulted in loss of life, thousands of evacuations, enormous property damage and ministerial claims about prophecies and God’s wrath. But there have been relatively few reports about looting. Until now. The CU-Boulder campus is open today, but it’s been closed since…
Update: We’ve just gotten confirmation from the Denver District Attorney’s Office that Lonnie White, seventeen, will be charged as an adult in the murder of Reysean Abram, thirteen. Continue for our previous coverage. Update, 11:53 a.m.: Last week, we told you about the arrests of Marquise Lewis and two juveniles…
Update: Yesterday, we told you about the naming of a suspect, Tilo Sandoval, in the brutal, bias-motivated attack against Jared Olson outside a local nightspot last week. See our previous coverage below. Now, Sandoval has surrendered to authorities. He’s being held on a $30,000 bond and is expected to make…
The sanity examination of accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes is complete. According to a notice filed with the court on September 6 but made public this week, the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo has submitted a 128-page report with the court; copies have also been given to prosecutors…
Thirteen-year-old Reysean Abram, who was shot to death while riding his bike, wasn’t the only homicide victim in the metro area over the long Labor Day weekend. Also killed was Jose Gutierrez-Peredia, 25. And while police haven’t made an arrest yet in the case (unlike the Abram slaying), investigators are…
On his website, Jason Roberson, a Christian musician, public speaker and former youth pastor at Longmont’s VineLife Church, describes himself as “son, husband, and father. I love the songs and sounds that unveil the heart of God in his people.” Something he presumably enjoys less is notoriety that comes with…
A few weeks ago, Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey spoke out about violence in the medical marijuana industry; see his office’s list of twelve deaths associated with MMJ. Fortunately, no one died in an armed robbery at a Denver dispensary late last month. But Morrissey and company have charged three…
Lawyers for accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes think the state’s death penalty laws are unconstitutional — and they’ve filed a flurry of motions (some of which are on view below) asking that the judge in the case declare them so. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Holmes, who…
Our crime coverage during the month of August has truly run the gamut. Included are photos of two notable Denver celebs caught in law’s trap, as well as images of people accused of bizarre offenses (like the guy who declared that “all raccoons must die”) and those who allegedly committed…
The Denver Police Department has not officially released the name of the woman killed in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 25 over the weekend — but she’s been identified by her friends and loved ones as Jenny Kush, a colorful, outspoken and much adored member of the local cannabis community…
Last week, we reported that eighteen-year-old Isabella Guzman had been formally charged with murder in the death of her mother in Aurora; see our previous coverage below. We’ve now obtained the arrest affidavit in the case, and the level of violence it recounts is absolutely shocking. The document, on view…
The Northglenn Police Department is currently in the midst of investigating an incident yesterday during which a knife-wielding burglar was hit by multiple bullets after allegedly attempting to break into a foolhardy target — the home of a Wheat Ridge police detective. If this sort of story rings a bell…
The Colorado Department of Corrections doesn’t adequately train parole officers overseeing the electronic monitoring of high-risk parolees — such as absconder Evan Ebel, who murdered DOC director Tom Clements and another man this year — and needs to develop more consistent and comprehensive programs for treating and tracking offenders headed…
Update: The Aurora Police Department has just announced that Isabella Guzman, eighteen, has been formally charged with murdering her mother on Wednesday night. See our previous coverage below. Update, 5:59 a.m.: Yesterday, we told you about a search for eighteen-year-old Isabella Guzman, who was described as a homicide suspect; see…
White Trash. Stacker. Kid Rock. These are just some of the monikers that inspired law enforcers trying to bust a northern Colorado meth ring to brand their efforts “Operation Bad Nickname.” The two-phase sweep is still seeking ten suspects at this writing, including White Trash and Stacker; their real names…
What is it with raccoon rage in Boulder? Plenty of people in the community have a love for urban wildlife, as witnessed by the outpouring of anger after two Boulder cops allegedly shot a neighborhood elk on New Year’s Day. But back in 2011, police arrested three people on suspicion…
Last week, we told you about a homicide on the 1400 block of Moline in Aurora; see our previous coverage below. In the immediate aftermath of the crime, police shared little information about the victim and none about a potential suspect. Now, however, the Aurora police have arrested Aaron Hill,…
In August 2011, after she was arrested and accused of child abuse, Regina Marquez went on a local television station to brand the allegations — about, among other things, broken bones, malnourishment that may have stunted the young girl’s growth, and claims that they regularly locked her in the bathroom…
Last night, the U.S. Attorneys Office released an apparently damning indictment aimed at Dr. Joel Miller, a physician in Craig who’s charged with prescribing powerful medications, including oxycodone and more, to patients who didn’t need it for medical reasons, resulting in two deaths. Most professionals in positions like this zip…
