It sometimes seems as if gangs are better armed than the police. And based on the arsenal seized in conjunction with the arrests of three Denverites described as self-admitted gang members, there’s a reason for that. The bustees are Mychael Thomas, 29, Deondrey Brandon, 21, and Jasirii Thomas, twenty. They…
Last week, we shared journal entries, poetry and more from Sienna Johnson, the sixteen-year-old charged as an adult in an alleged murder plot at Mountain Vista High School. Another sixteen-year-old girl has also been arrested in the case, but her name has not yet been made public — because representatives…
Samantha Benavidez, 23; Chelsey Gallegos, 25; and Sean Muniz, 22, died in a single-car crash back in August. So why are Investigators asking for possible witnesses of the crash or the circumstances surrounding it to come forward nearly five months later? They’re not giving specifics — but speculation centers on…
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…
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…
In July, we told you about the bizarre story of Paul Patton, a detective with the Colorado Springs Police Department. And while we didn’t originally designate him as our Schmuck of the Week, the honor is a perfect fit. Patton was arrested on suspicion of charges that included attempting to…
Last week, we told you about the tragic murder of Christa Benton by her longtime boyfriend, David Fallon, who took his own life after killing her. We also noted that Benton had documented abuse at Fallon’s hands on her Facebook page during the hours that led up to the tragedy. Now,…
In photos from a now-deleted page on StarNow, a website for people interested in acting and modeling, Tyrus Vanmatre looks more like a member of One Direction than a potential killer. But he’s now been sentenced to life in prison for allegedly attempting to kill a friend with a machete…
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…
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…
Murder-suicides in which a man kills a woman have become horrifyingly common. In recent months, we’ve written about the slaying of Leah Cabrera, the killing of Charlie Enice Brooks and the death of Corinne Munger, who posted on Facebook about toxic relationships shortly before her life was cruelly cut short by…
It was initially reported as a burglary that led to an officer-involved shooting. But now, there are questions about whether the goal of Thomas Guolee, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the incident, was something other than a simple smash and grab. Guolee, as you’ll recall, is an alleged member of…
The folks with Kaos Pizzeria, located at 1439 South Pearl, really, really want to catch the guy who burglarized the restaurant early on January 3. Indeed, they’re offering free pizza for a year to anyone providing the information that brings the dude to justice — and they’ve shared not one, not…
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…
Last month, we told you about the arrests of three teenage girls in Colorado for alleged violent plots against their respective schools. Two of them were sixteen-year-olds who attended Mountain Vista High School — and who authorities in Douglas County took into custody on suspicion of conspiracy to commit first-degree…
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…
Corrie Houck was once a candidate for Denver City Council’s second district — but the petition to get her name on the ballot contained some names of folks known for residing elsewhere. Examples: Big Bird, Ernie and Bert, who are known to live on Sesame Street. As for John Charles…
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…
No one knows exactly how much taxpayer money was spent on the Aurora theater shooting case, but the three-year investigation/trial was surely one of the most — if not the most — expensive in Colorado history. Figures obtained by CU News Corps from several public agencies reveal that the investigation…
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…
In October 2014, we told you about the shocking murders of Amanda Anders and Nancy Worrell, who were gunned down in a Denver-area apartment, and the subsequent arrest of Jose King. A jury has now found King guilty on all counts in the case, which was sparked by an argument…
Last night, a suspected car thief was critically injured in an officer-involved shooting in north Denver. According to 7News, the incident was the fourth officer-involved shooting over the past week in metro Denver, the sixth during the month of December and the eleventh in the Front Range since Halloween. Moreover,…
