A few years back, violent road rage issues were all the rage — and Travis Neil Smith has been accused of trying to bring them back into vogue in the most lethal way possible. According to the Westminster Police Department, Smith, 26, got into a road-ragey altercation on 120th Avenue…
Two weeks ago today, Anthony Joseph Romero, 29, was arrested following the death of his girlfriend, Jessica Porter, 28, at 1873 S. Clermont Street. Today, the Denver District Attorney’s Office settled on a charge: first-degree murder. Formal charges will be delivered on November 17. In the meantime, look below to…
As you can see by the Associated Press footage above, Balloon Boy parents Richard and Mayumi Heene weren’t forced to do a perp walk when turning themselves in to Larimer County authorities, as their attorney, David Lane, had feared. Instead, the process was orderly and low key, unlike pretty much…
Yesterday morning, a woman was stabbed at an RTD bus stop near the intersection of West Colfax Avenue and Winona Street — and as the Denver Police Department notes, this isn’t exactly the first time something like this has happened. Three other stabbing incidents took place along the West Colfax…
That e-mail blast attorney David Lane mentioned around this time yesterday came through at 12:51 a.m. today. In it, Lane confirms that Richard Heene and his wife Mayumi will enter guilty pleas tomorrow morning regarding the runaway-balloon hoax involving their young son, Falcon. Mayumi will cop to False Reporting to…
It’s my understanding, reached via careful research conducted in the name of journalism, that some prostitutes have specialties beyond the old in-n-out. But if the Denver District Attorney’s Office is correct, the extra offered by Darren Garcia, 29, probably wasn’t appreciated as much as, say, the Dutch Lobster, which sounds…
Some murders get more attention than others, in part because they better fit narratives that make them seem simultaneously out of the ordinary and dramatic in a familiar way. Such is the case with the tragic death of Andrew Gelston Graham, whose body was found on the front lawn of…
Talk about burying the lead. A just-issued release from the Denver District Attorney’s Office is entitled “Man Charged With Sexual Assault on a Child” — and indeed, Mark Mathias, 48, has indeed been formally accused of this crime. But even more shockingly (and disgustingly), he allegedly arranged to have sex…
Most articles about the arrest of Richard “Rossi” Moreau, who’s been accused of murder in a Saturday night shooting in Vail that left one person dead and three injured, have noted how rare such incidents have been in the ski community. Reference this Vail Daily report, which quotes officials who…
Remember that old saying about how you shouldn’t bring a knife to a gunfight? Well, apparently bringing a hammer to a gunfight works out better — or at least it did on Saturday night in Wellington. A man reportedly showed up at 8410 N. Third Street with a couple of…
The death of Andrew Gelston Graham is the sort of tragic incident that gets the media’s attention: a 23-year old preparing for graduate school is found murdered on the lawn of a home in an affluent area (Centennial) not far from his home. Hence, a Sunday news conference was well-attended,…
View Larger Map Rapid developments on the fiftieth Mile High Murder, which took place early this morning at 1873 S. Clermont Street, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click “View Larger Map”). The Denver Police Department has identified the victim as Jessica…
View Larger Map Not one, not two, but three homicide-related deaths in a 24-hour period? What is this, Detroit? The latest report, as related by the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, leaves more questions open than it answers. Early this morning, officers responded to a call on the 8700 block of…
We’ve all been there: Stuck in a job we hate, dreading showing up for even another day. There are ways to grin and bear it, but sometimes that isn’t enough. Sometimes you know just showing up will break you, and you’ve gotta stay away for a day. There are plenty…
View Larger Map Our Mile High Murder project, started on May 17, reaches the unfortunate half-century mark in fewer than six months as result of word about Denver’s latest homicide. Early this morning, the Denver Police Department responded to a home at 1873 S. Clermont Street, an area captured in…
Earlier this week, we told you about shootings at Club Posh, 4040 E. Evans, which turned a Halloween party into a true horror show. Now, one of the trio who took bullets that evening — John Singleton, 29 — has died of his wounds. Still no suspects according to the…
How did anti-graffiti detectives finally pop KOZE, leader of one of Denver’s most notorious graffiti crews? By getting one of his associates to flip on him in court. But the three mural-like graffiti “pieces” that prompted a jury to convict 27-year-old Timothy Barajas of seven misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief…
View Larger Map Update: An arrest has been made in this case. Get more information below. Original post: Don’t know if Fort Morgan Police Chief Keith Kuretich is usually in his office at 6:30 a.m. — but he was there this morning, and for good reason. Last night, his department…
At about 6:30 p.m. on Monday night, Aaron Siebers reported that he’d been stabbed in Edgewater by “three skinheads or Hispanic males dressed in black” who tried to rob him. Trouble is, a surveillance video from a business where this alleged attack supposedly took place didn’t show anything like what…
On Friday, a man suffering from what would soon prove to be fatal wounds was found behind the Sunrise Restaurant, 9115 East Colfax. The Aurora Police Department is now identifying the victim as Roger William Harris, 35, and offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of his…
On October 23, Chopsticks & Sushi owner Yan De Yang was arrested for investigation of first-degree murder in regard to a shooting that took place at his restaurant during the previous afternoon, causing areas near the busy 16th Street Mall to be closed to traffic for hours. Well, the investigation…
There are pros and cons to burglarizing a police officer, as someone did in Northglenn on Friday; a loaded Glock 26 handgun and a friend’s 2005 PT Cruiser were among the items swiped. On the positive side, you gain legendary status among your fellow felons: “Robbed a cop? Stole his…
