Powerball Mania Masks Lottery Scandal With Colorado Ties

Interest in Powerball leading up to the next drawing, on Wednesday night, January 13, is reaching frenzied proportions thanks to a jackpot that’s currently being estimated at $1.4 billion — and could go higher. But even as excitement builds, an investigation into a lottery rigging scheme that prompted an indefinite…

Meet 7 Denver Sexually Violent Predators Revealed on YouTube

During March and April of last year, we told you about a new Denver Police Department program to share information about sexually violent predators on YouTube Since then, the DPD has continued to post new videos about offenders known as SVPs, under the theory that more people can be reached…

DEA’s Most Wanted Fugitives From Denver for 2016

Back in July 2014, when we first shared the list of the DEA Denver branch’s most wanted fugitives, there were so many of them — 51 in total — that we had to split the roster in half and publish a second post. The agency has apparently been very busy…

Patrick Ward, Cyclist Critic, Gets 8 Years for Killing One

Lyons resident Patrick Ward very publicly complained about cyclists in his hometown. Now, he could spend as long as twelve years in jail after pleading guilty to taking the life of cyclist Michel Van Duym — by running him over after drinking. We first told you about the now 72-year-old Ward’s…

Denver Crime Rises in 7 of 9 Categories, Homicide Up 72.4 Percent

The latest crime statistics available from the Denver Police Department don’t feature a lot of good news. The stats available at this writing cover January-November 2015 — figures we’ve compared to the same period the previous year. And the numbers are up in seven of nine categories, including all four offenses…

Two Women Carjacking Suspects Busted After SWAT Standoff

If you’re wondering what the hell has been going on on 84th Avenue between Interstate 25 and Confer Road this morning, the short answer is: plenty. Roads were closed and a SWAT team was dispatched after a police chase involving two female carjacking suspects. The standoff ended a short time…

Prison Officials Claim Success in Reducing Solitary Confinement

Colorado Department of Corrections officials say that a push to reduce the use of solitary confinement over the past few years has paid off handsomely — resulting in a dramatic reduction in the number of prisoners in lockdown, a drop in inmate suicides and assaults on staff, and complete elimination…

Jared Fogle Joins Crowded Field of Notorious Colorado Inmates

Fresh from pleading guilty to distributing child porn and having sex with underage hookers, former Subway pitchmeister Jared Fogle arrived in Colorado a few days ago to begin serving his fifteen-year federal prison sentence. Why Colorado? Because that’s what we do here. We’re the top turnkeys, the customary custodians of…