Domestic Violence

Jairon Katz and Scott Kida: Update on cops' inappropriate-conduct investigations

Update: Yesterday, we told you about separate investigations of alleged inappropriate conduct aimed at two Denver police officers, Jairon Katz and Scott Kida, with the former accused of having sex in his patrol car and the latter suspected of an improper relationship with a domestic-violence victim; ... More >>

Michael Hancock takes on the "Chris Brown and Rihanna situation" at violence awareness rally

At the first-ever Teen Dating Violence Awareness Rally today, Mayor Michael Hancock took the mike and told a story about what he called "the Chris Brown and Rihanna situation." One day, his teenage daughter and her friends were watching the former on television and, in Hancock's words, going "goo-go ... More >>

Louie Lucero, accused of torturing women, insists relationships were consensual

This arrives a little late for Valentine's Day, but Louie Lucero has an unusual approach to romance that's bound to send any female into orbit -- and probably to the hospital. The southwest Colorado man, who has a history of domestic violence cases and is currently on trial for assault and false i ... More >>

Project Safeguard throws a Valentine's Fling with former Bronco Reggie Rivers

Project Safeguard, a non-profit organization that provides free legal services to victims of domestic violence, has partnered with former Bronco Reggie Rivers on its Valentine's fling. "We're so excited to have Reggie Rivers joining our event," says Shelly Schreiner. "With incidents of domestic vi ... More >>

Willie Shepherd, former power-broker attorney, sentenced in domestic case

Willie Shepherd.​Attorney and former Democratic power broker Willie Shepherd was sentenced to one year of probation, domestic violence classes and alcohol monitoring after pleading guilty earlier this month to third-degree attempted assault, a class two misdemeanor. The plea stemmed from Shep ... More >>

Shirt happens! Help the Colorado Clothesline Project help women break the cycle of abuse

​As National Domestic Violence Awareness month comes to a close, Girl Scouts of Colorado, Midchix.com and several other local women's health and support organizations are pulling together for the Colorado Clothesline Project, which runs from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, October 29 at Saint Jo ... More >>

Listeria hysteria: Paid Sick Leave backers allude to outbreak in sick campaign literature

The listeria outbreak that's killed at least thirteen people has been traced to cantaloupe from Jensen Farms in Holly. While the FDA has been looking for the cause of the contamination there, the feds have never suggested that the problem was sick workers. But that hasn't stopped the Yes on 300 camp ... More >>

Paid Sick and Safe Time proposal has Denver restaurateurs feeling ill

​Denver restaurateurs are some of the most generous people in town, donating food, labor and cash to all the good causes forever hitting them up. But while the idea of a generous paid time-off policy for employees sounds good in theory, restaurant owners -- and former restaurant owners, like ... More >>

Restaurateurs feeling sick about Denver's Paid Sick and Safe Time initiative

​Denver restaurateurs are some of the most generous people in town, forever contributing food, labor and cash to worthy causes and charity events. Many are also very generous to their employees -- but they like coming up with policies that work for their unique, often small businesses, not get ... More >>

Governor Bill Ritter pardons Reverend Leon Kelly and nineteen others

Leon Kelly.​Governor Bill Ritter today issued full pardons to twenty people around Colorado, including the Reverend Leon Kelly, who has been a well-known public figure and anti-gang crusader since 1986 when he founded the Open Door Youth Gang Alternatives. Kelly, whose late father was also a ... More >>

Charlie Sheen just the latest example of Colorado's domestic-violence laws

​Charlie Sheen didn't study his Colorado legal history before he headed to Aspen for a vacation last Christmas. Three decades ago, Colorado was at the cutting edge of recognizing the dangers of domestic violence. The first battered women's shelters in the country were established here, and Co ... More >>

Telling the Truth

Local "Beauty Guru" Ty Tomlinson arrested for allegedly beating and raping a former employee

Ty Tomlinson: best hair in Denver County Jail ​Denver hair stylist Ty Tomlinson, owner of Blanc salon in the Golden Triangle, was arrested Monday on charges of sexual assault and domestic violence. Police allege that the thirty-year-old physically abused a former employee on several occasions ... More >>

Survey says: Domestic violence doesn't play favorites

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 ... More >>

Mile High Murder, No. 2: Broomfield police shoot man who killed his wife

View Larger Map The release from the Broomfield Police Department sported the most routine of subject lines: "Domestic Violence Call." But it was clearly not a standard incident. According to the BPD, a Broomfield man living at 13005 Lowell Boulevard, along a stretch of the street captured in the g ... More >>

Sharles Johnson is a hero to his children -- and the arch-enemy of Jefferson County.

Love, American Style

Illegal immigrant Jon Vaupel is not from Mexico, but he's a borderline case.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of September 12, 2002

System Failure

Chanda Johnson went to court for protection from her ex-husband. She didn't get it.

The Peter Principle

El Dildo Bandido wraps himself in red, white and blue.

How's It Hanging?

Life in the penis gallery, and other mixed nuts in Boulder.

Best Thrift Shop With a Cause

Treasure Trunk

Letters to the Editor

From the week of November 9, 2000

Letters to the Editor

From the week of November 2, 2000

Skating on Thin Ice

Patrick Roy's slide from hero to zero.

Unnecessary Roughness

A Denver Bronco's domestic-violence case gets complicated.

Of Mice and Men

Discretion is the question in Jefferson County.

Saving Grace

An Unhealthy Situation

Off Limits

Pressing the Flesh

Letters

From the week of July 9, 1998

Letters

Hard Lessons

Ten years ago, Colorado began to force batterers into treatment programs. but do they work?

Hitting Close to Home

Fighting Back

Some of the state's cutting-edge science makes sense. Some of it doesn't

Young Guns

No Way to Treat a Lady: Victims Get Busted, Too

Justice Delayed

With the right defendant pulling the strings, Colorado's domestic-violence system can be tied into knots. A victim's story.

A Quick Ride on a Fast Track

for offenders arrested in jefferson county, speed is of the essence.

Women's Work

Colorado activists struck first on domestic violence.

A Shock to the System

The rush to protect battered women has turned domestic violence into "the social issue of the nineties"-- and raised issues of fairness for both perpetrators and victims.

Hitting Them Where They Live

Colorado has become a national laboratory for domestic-violence programs. sometimes it's a strange science. A Westword special report

Facing Off

A Lawman on Domestic Violence

The Court of Lost Souls

Open the doors of Courtroom 303-W and hear the everyday tales of violence, tragedy and heartbreak

The Beaten Path

A new law gives immigrant women a chance to get out of abusive relationships--and stay in the United States.

WHO'S SORRY NOW?