Subject: Crime

• The Last Six to Face Life for Juvenile Crimes

  September 19, 2007

• Final Sentence

  February 20, 2008

• Michael Asberry, RIP

  May 20, 2008

• Happy Shmuckday to you

  August 21, 2008

• Letters to the Editor

  July 1, 2004

• Letters to the Editor

  September 16, 2004

• Letters to the Editor

  September 23, 2004

• Letters to the Editor

  September 1, 2005

• A Cure for the Common Cold Case

  A Colorado task force keeps hope alive for families of the dead.

  February 14, 2008

• Shame and denial cross all borders

  February 19, 2009

• Denver Snowboard Bandits lived for excitement, but the FBI got the final thrill

  November 20, 2008

• Ray Ruybal Made His Mark

  The longtime head of Denver's graffiti unit fought to clean up the city -- until he felt he was beating his head against the wall.

  July 17, 2008

• The Counterfeiters

  March 13, 2008

• Metro Denver Gang Coalition: Beyond Darrent Williams

  Members of the Metro Denver Gang Coalition are at a crossroads, hoping they can keep the peace through the rest of the year.

  October 11, 2007

• Tagging Up Denver

  June 21, 2007

• Stopped Thief

  Jeff Trott is worried that court documents make it easy for crooks to steal a victim's identity. He should know: He's the town's most prolific pilferer.

  April 26, 2007

• Crusade

  A sports columnist is risking the ire of readers by writing about gangs -- and criticizing local media for not adequately covering the topic.

  February 22, 2007

• The Transformers

  They created Denver's gang life. A generation later, can they break free?

  February 22, 2007

• Smoke Screen

  The DNA Burglary Project is on the case.

  September 14, 2006

• Stop, Thief!

  Vandalism as a sign of the times.

  April 27, 2006

• Follow That Story

  A Man Out of Time

  March 16, 2006

• A Vicious Cycle

  His parents had high hopes for Contrell Townsend. But the seventeen-year-old wound up stabbed to death -- like both of his grandfathers.

  February 9, 2006

• Street Fighters

  The Warriors nicely complements the bloody cult classic that inspired it.

  November 10, 2005

• Last Chance

  Before Brad Braxton goes to a gangster's final destination, he has a choice to make.

  September 22, 2005

• Screwed for Life

  August 18, 2005

• Privacy, Please

  The Air Force has a bad case of subpoena envy.

  April 7, 2005

• Off Limits

  This Town's Hot!

  December 23, 2004

• Maxed Out

  Shipping inmates to private prisons is Colorado's cheap solution to overcrowding and violence. But so far, it's cost plenty.

  December 23, 2004

• The Message

  Fighting the Chills

  December 2, 2004

• Collision Course

  Colorado's lax drunk-driving laws sentenced Sonja DeVries to death.

  September 9, 2004

• Snowboard Bandit sentenced to prison

  Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task ForceThe Snowboard Bandits during a robbery. Michael Jason Martinez lived for kicking up out-of-bounds powder at A-Basin, Vail and Aspen -- that and robbing banks. Martinez won't be doing much of either for a while, though, since two weeks ago he was sentenced to ten years in federal prison for his role in four Colorado bank robberies in 2007 and 2008 as part of the so-called "Snowboard Bandits" robbery crew. Martinez's sentence, which also required him to pay

  April 14, 2009

• Denver Post drunk-driving report another reason why newspapers matter

  An image by photographer Andy Cross from the drunk-driving feature in Sunday's Denver Post. "DUI Arrest Stats Staggering," from Sunday's Denver Post, more than lives up to the assertion in its headline. The package smacks readers in the face from its first sentence: "Each year, roughly 10,000 drunken drivers are busted in Colorado for driving drunk again -- and during a recent three-year span, more than 5,000 drunken drivers had at least three prior DUI arrests." From there, staffers Kevin Vaug

  April 27, 2009

• Colorado Crimes: Have you seen a man with a ponytail and a pencil-thin mustache?

  A sketch of a Boulder robbery suspect. "Police are releasing a composite sketch of a suspect who was involved in an armed robbery on Wednesday, May 6, on north Broadway," states a just-issued Boulder Police Department press release. "This man and another suspect are believed to have been involved in two previous robberies in the same vicinity over the past couple of weeks. Investigators are asking for the public's assistance in identifying and locating them." Read the complete release after th

  May 8, 2009

• Mile High Murder, No. 12: Kotch Ouellette arrested for murder of his girlfriend in April

  Kotch Ouellette. In April, Aurora Police Department officers responded to a domestic-violence call involving Kotch Ouellette, 38. His girlfriend, 45-year-old Jennifer Sheppard, had been struck in the head during the altercation in question, but she refused medical treatment -- only to be found dead two days later. This week, the Arapahoe County Coroner's Office ruled that Sheppard's death came as a result of the earlier incident, and yesterday, Ouelette, who'd been arrested on the original dome

  June 5, 2009

• Anti-gay incidents in Colorado rose slightly in 2008, report says

  Angie Zapata Colorado saw a slight increase in the number of bias-motivated incidents against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in 2008, according to a report released today by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs. The report measures the number of incidents reported to the affiliated Colorado Anti-Violence Program. That number rose from 118 in 2007 to 121 in 2008, the report says. Of those, only 25 were also reported to the police. Among them was the murder of Angie

  June 16, 2009

• Boulder pot robbery could add wrinkle to July medical-marijuana hearing

  Our February 4 story, "Medical Marijuana Has Become a Growth Industry in Colorado," described how the state's medical pot laws have fueled a booming dispensary industry -- an industry that was starting to look like the Wild West, with robberies and rip-off accusations thanks to lax regulations and fly-by-night entrepreneurs. Now, as noted in yesterday's blog "Men Wanted for Taking Medical Marijuana Without Prescription," you can add one more high-profile stick-up job to the list of local marij

  June 18, 2009

• Hey, drunk drivers: Get busted here tonight

  The "100 Days of Heat" campaign, in which local police agencies step up their efforts to put drunk drivers behind bars before they can kill anyone, is in full force this weekend in at least a couple of local municipalities. Lakewood is announcing a handful of sobriety checkpoints to be put in place tonight, while Boulder wants boozers too stupid to take a cab to know they'll be offering free breath tests Saturday night into Sunday morning. Click "Continue" to get details about where and when.

  June 19, 2009

• Brian Lamont Lane identified as dead man, two men arrested in robbery at 9445 E. Colfax

  View Larger Map Information has been dribbling out about a robbery attempt at a cigarette and check-cashing store at 9445 E. Colfax that resulted in one man being fatally shot; the area is captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map"). Now, the Aurora Police Department is offering a lot more details. Brian Lamont Lane has been ID'd as the man capped by a store employee, while two of his compatriots, Anthony Dean Daniels and Kathleen Yvonne Jones,

  July 8, 2009

• Former Bronco Travis Henry sentenced to three years in prison

  Travis Henry during his locker-room days. Back in September, former Denver Broncos running back Travis Henry was arrested in relation to a series of cocaine-related charges -- but because the drugs in question were found in Montana, the trial took place there rather than in Denver. That proceeding ended today with Henry earning 36 months in the pokey for his actions. Read the official account of the sentencing by clicking "Continue."

  July 15, 2009

• Mile High Murder, No. 25: Jaime Moore charged with killing Jimmy Harmon

  Jamie Moore.​ Playing some catch-up on violence that took place over the past couple of weeks.... A July 20 blog noted that a murder had taken place 3602 Leyden Street -- but it didn't note the name of the victim or the identity of the individual accused of the crime. The dead man was Jimmy Harmon, 57, whose body was found near 52nd and Forrest Street in Commerce City. Jaime Ledon Moore, 30, has been charged with the slaying. Read the charges against Moore by clicking here. Below, meanw

  August 3, 2009

• Somebody stop that cleverly named bandit!

  The Shaggy Bandit, presumably asking for more than just Scooby Snacks​It's been a big week for local robbers with snazzy names. On Tuesday, the FBI announced it was looking for a scofflaw they'd named the $83 Bandit, since the bank notes he's used to rob eight Denver area banks since March often included odd numbers that have the numeral 3 in them. On that same day, a twelfth bank was hit by a local serial robber dubbed the Shaggy Bandit, since he resembles Shaggy from Scooby Doo. As Scoob

  August 20, 2009

• After Lilian Verdonkschot died, Nadine Montoya was charged with a hit-and-run. But was hate behind the wheel?

  August 27, 2009

• Ruh-roh! The Shaggy Bandit caught without Mystery Machine

  A surveillance shot of the Shaggy bandit.​In an August 20 blog, our own Joel Warner told us about the Shaggy Bandit, a scofflaw wanted for numerous bank heists. Shaggy's memorable name came courtesy of the FBI's Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force, whose members understand that reporters tends to pay more attention to thieves with catchy monikers -- because we're shallow that way The approach certainly seemed to have worked in this case. Yesterday, Shaggy, whose real handle is (yawn) M

  August 28, 2009

• Shaggy Bandit spills all about bank-robbing spree

  Shaggy in action.​Michael A. Kincade, dubbed the Shaggy Bandit, must not take that whole you-have-the-right-to-remain-silent thing very seriously. Shortly after he and an accomplice, the nickname-challenged Christopher Lee Richardson, were captured last week, Kincade gave a jailhouse interview to 9News. And the criminal complaint written out against him by the U.S. Attorney's Office makes it clear that his lips remained unzipped during conversations with authorities. He provides all kinds

  September 1, 2009

• Salon owner Ty Tomlinson posts bail on assault and sexual contact charges

  Ty Tomlinson​Local "Beauty Guru" hairstylist Ty Tomlinson was able to post bond last week after being arrested on several charges in connection with the alleged assault of his former girlfriend while she was employed at his popular Denver salon, Blanc. Court records show the bond amount includes a $75,000 bond for "unlawful sexual contact" and third-degree assault charges filed by Denver District prosecutors in state court, and $4,500 in bail on three separate sets of charges of assault a

  September 9, 2009

• The tale of the "S Bandit": A crime spree of alphabetical proportions

  Ernie Lee Calbert, the alleged "S" Bandit, sitting in the slammer.​This sordid story is brought to you by the letter "S." Today, the Denver District Attorney's office charged Ernie Lee Calbert with nine counts of aggravated robbery and one count of second-degree kidnapping. Authorities believe Calbert to be the so-called "'S' Bandit," so named because most of the seven Denver-area operations he's accused of robbing between July and September start with the letter "S." That list includes

  September 16, 2009

• Operation Coronado and the La Familia bust: The Western Slope is Breaking Bad

  This, my friends, is what three pounds of meth looks like.​I'm a proud native of the Western Slope, and when I grew up in Grand Junction, the main substance we had to worry about was uranium. Those were the days. Now, reports about meth busts are the opposite of unusual -- although few can compare to the feds' roundup of alleged drug thugs operating as the La Familia cartel. Six suspects out of eleven indicted back in July have now been arrested, with three more joining them in lockdown ea

  October 23, 2009

• Mile High Murder, No. 46: Stephen Dailey charged with murder in shaken-baby case

  Stephen Dailey's legal troubles just got a lot worse -- and we're okay with that.​UPDATE, October 27: The Denver Coroner's Office has released specifics about the death of Matthew Dailey, infant son of Stephen Dailey, who's been charged with first-degree murder in the case -- and it's clear why from the description of the boy's injuries: At 5:25 PM on October 17, 2009 the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner was notified by Denver Health Medical Center of the death of Matthew Dailey (a 3

  October 27, 2009

• Convicted sex offender to have car crushed in lieu of balls

  A Flickr photoTake a spin in our new sub-sub-sub-compact.​Last December, Catholic-school teacher Balazs Toth drove to a West Colfax McDonalds in the hopes of doing nasty things with a youngster he'd lured there using the Internet. Instead, he hooked up with members of the Denver Police Department, who promptly busted him -- and in June, he was sentenced to ninety days in jail and five years probation for a criminal attempt to commit sexual assault on a child. And as a bonus, tomorrow at 10

  October 26, 2009

• The writing's on the wall for KOZE, a graffiti vandal who thought he'd never be caught

  November 5, 2009