Update: Earlier this week, a suicidal Kelli Lynn Murphy told police her two children, Liam and Madigan, were in heaven. But those who loved the kids are in a kind of hell right now, as was clear at a gathering last night in Castle Rock’s Founders Park, where hundreds of…
Simon Salinas, a known gangster with a murder beef in his past, was really, really mad at his former girlfriend. Not only did he attack her himself, but after being arrested and jailed, he arranged for the half-sister of his current girlfriend to punch his ex in the face while…
During a recent drive to work, Shane Boor indulged in one of America’s favorite pastimes: He flipped someone the bird. Trouble is, the person he aimed it at was a Colorado State Patrol officer so unamused that he had a fellow trooper track Boor down and give him a criminal…
Irony alert: No charges were filed against Denver Sheriff’s deputies in the jailhouse death of Marvin Booker last year — but deputy Anne Kelly faces two counts for slapping a DUI suspect who suffered no apparent injury in the exchange…
As detailed in last week’s feature on Independent Monitor Richard Rosenthal, Denver is in the midst of a police-misconduct story that won’t go away. Now, as part of its “Race to Justice” police brutality awareness campaign, the ACLU tracked down all city payouts for police-related lawsuits and complaints between 2002…
This week, the FBI issued preliminary 2009-2010 crime stat comparisons for municipalities across the country, including five in Colorado: Boulder, Denver, Lakewood, Pueblo and Thornton. However, Aurora didn’t want to be left out. The city has released the data it shared with the feds, showing that major crimes declined in…
Yes, Twitter is powerful. But did you know it’s also a great crime-fighting tool? Just ask Elaine Ellis, a Boulder-based social-media manager whose plaintive tweet following the theft of her bicycle on Saturday instantly transformed members of the community into high-tech detectives who ultimately got their man — a guy…
Cops say Germaine “Jell-O” Wallace was livin’ large, sharing a $1.3 million mansion with a bevy of beautiful babes and exotic animals like an African wild cat named Goldie. And how did he finance this lifestyle? Allegedly by running a prostitution ring through high-profile Denver strip clubs with the help…
The Ready Room’s name certainly gives off an anything-can-happen vibe — but what went down there early Sunday morning still managed to be unexpected, not to mention terrifying. Someone reportedly opened fire on guests from a wedding reception, striking five of them. And now, the Denver Police Department has put…
Here’s a frightening thought: Around 1,500 drivers who didn’t pass, or didn’t even take, a driving test may have been on Colorado roads for months. That’s the accusation against Dennis Sieving, 53, who’s been indicted by a federal grand jury for male fraud and bribery. And those 1,500 allegedly dubious…
Update: The Denver coroner’s office has released the name of the victim and the victimizer in a murder-suicide at a Highlands-area home near 38th and Bryant on Tuesday. Denise Fransua died of a gunshot wound to the chest from Steven Romero, who then fatally shot himself in the head…
This week’s cover story, “The Watcher,” details the role Denver’s Independent Monitor Richard Rosenthal has played in the ongoing controversy involving city law enforcement and alleged police brutality. It’s a scandal that’s made nationwide news and is shaping the mayoral race. How did the hullabaloo come about? Check out a…
Jason McEwan and Michelle White threw a party and an episode of The Jerry Springer Show broke out. That’s according to the Greeley police, who say special guests at the bash included a mistaken sexual advance, brass knuckles, a Samurai sword, a narrow escape and a threatened pit-bull attack…
Update: Earlier this month, we told you about a Jefferson County bump-and-run robbery, in which a thief hit a car in front of him, then stole a purse after the driver got out to check the damage. At the time, Jeffco authorities said this wasn’t an isolated incident — and…
At this writing, the most viewed Boulder Daily Camera article involves Christian Eduardo Guitierrez and Christopher James Bagnall II, 26-year-olds ticketed for allegedly picking, stomping or otherwise destroying tulips on the Pearl Street Mall. It’s a uniquely Boulder story — one that involves civic pride, possible drunkenness and even some…
Update: The traffic crash that killed five members of the Stollsteimer family was undeniably tragic — and new evidence suggests it was also preventable. Monica Chavez, the woman charged with five counts of negligent homicide in the incident, was told she shouldn’t drive because of a medical condition — but…
The Keene Ranch murders of Amara Wells and Robert Rafferty Jr. in February resulted in the arrests of several alleged conspirators, including Matthew Plake. Then, in April, Krystal Kurcz and Megan Cassidy were charged as accessories — but authorities declined to reveal their connection to the previous arrestees. Now, a…
Attorneys for Sir Mario Owens, sentenced to death for the 2005 murders of Vivian Wolfe and Javad Marshall-Fields, claim that Eighteenth Judicial District Attorney Carol Chambers and her prosecutors made several unusual deals with witnesses in the secrecy-shrouded case — including donating a car to one witness and paying for…
As described in “Bedtime Story,” Molly Midyette was sentenced to sixteen years for the death of her infant son, Jason, in one of the most sensational Boulder cases in years — something she now says was unfair because her ex-husband Alex Midyette and his powerful family allegedly sabotaged her defense…
A day after Denver officials cleared five officers of wrongdoing in the death of an inmate in the Denver jail, the family of Marvin Booker made a public plea to federal officials to look into the case. “None of us could see my brother’s reaction because of all of those…
Former Mountain View High School teacher Courtney Bowles was found naked atop a student in a car in a January case that got national exposure. Two months later, she copped a plea that suggested a punishment free of jail time — and that’s the way things worked out. Her sentence:…
Benjamin Janicki is just twenty years old — but he faces the prospect of spending decades behind bars after pleading guilty to multiple counts related to reported sexual assaults on children at Park Hill United Methodist Church’s Children’s Center. It’s a case that attracted national attention, making Janicki a symbol…
