Shootout at T&R Liquors perforates three

View Larger Map Getting your drink on proved risky last night at T&R Liquors in Aurora, pictured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click “View Larger Map”). According to the Aurora Police Department, an argument outside the store led to multiple gunshots that hit multiple…

Toddler killer gets just sixteen years in plea deal

Plea bargains are a necessary evil given how overtaxed our judicial system is these days. But it’s still frustrating when someone who seems to deserve a long, long sentence gets a lighter one simply because he made a deal saving the state the time and expense of putting him on…

Band-Aid Bandit sticking it to Aurora

The Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force is rightly championed for the clever names it assigns to wanted men and women, including the Hopping Hooded Bandits, the $83 Bandit, the Shaggy Bandit and, of course, Bonnie and Clyde. Now, the Aurora Police Department has gotten into the act, putting out…

Latest beheading victim: a horse (made of fiberglass)

What is it with beheadings all of a sudden? Last week, we told you about a Boulder break-in during which a woman’s betta fish was decapitated. And now, a Longmont couple reveals that the head of their beloved fiberglass horse has been separated from its body. According to the Longmont…

Balloon Boy dad’s latest bitch: Restitution costs are too high

We knew Balloon Boy dad Richard Heene wouldn’t go away quietly. But with the help of attorney David Lane, he’s managing to make noise even while serving a jail sentence for pretending that his son, Falcon, had floated away in an inflatable silver chef’s hat. Lane’s claim: The amount law…