Grand Larceny

Macklemore

Friday, February 1, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 303-830-8497.

Darrell Havens: Paralyzed inmate denied clemency, surgery

His doctors have told Darrell Havens that surgery could help relieve his deteriorating condition, but the wheelchair-bound inmate's keepers in the Colorado Department of Corrections aren't exactly eager to okay the operation -- or to release him to seek care on his own. Havens, who was left a quadri ... More >>

Five weirdest food heists of 2012 -- and what would've made them even weirder

This year has seen some random -- and downright nutty -- food heists. Stealing enormous amounts of edibles is a strange crime, especially since rarely are the thefts committed to feed starving people or to make significant political statements. What sort of greedy, soulless riffraff steals pilfers f ... More >>

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Thursday, December 6, Ogden Theatre, 888-929-7849.

Marcus Ray Martinez shoots himself in head after wounding cop at Jugz: Suicide attempt?

The scene at Jugz Sports Tavern should have been celebratory last night. After all, the bar caters to Broncos fans, and earlier in the day, Denver defeated Tampa Bay for the team's seventh straight victory. But that was before two police officers confronted Marcus Ray Martinez, a 27-year-old car the ... More >>

Heist: Who Stole the American Dream? screens Sunday

You can bank on Heist: Who Stole the American Dream? being different from other movies about the recent economic bust. The 75-minute film traces the crash of 2008 as far back as the '70s. "A lot of times you see documentaries and they're like, 'Here's this big problem, here's who's to blame,' and yo ... More >>

Erik Osborn's conviction tossed in One Lincoln Park case

Erik Osborn wanted to be a big-time developer, but his plans almost landed him in the big house. In 2009, a group of high-profile investors -- including Dealin' Doug Moreland -- accused Osborn of stealing $255,000 intended for the pricey One Lincoln Park condominium complex downtown and another proj ... More >>

Breanna Ocana, alleged drunken car thief, returns to scene of the crime

Returning to the scene of the crime always carries risks for law-breakers. But most are smart enough not to do it while the victim -- and the police -- are still there. Which brings us to Breanna Ocana.

Man on a Ledge is a leap into the familiar

Darrell Havens: Expert challenges police version of shooting that left 19-year-old paralyzed

Darrell Havens.​In an affidavit filed in federal court, a veteran cop turned high-profile private investigator claims that an Arvada police officer who fired on an unarmed suspect during a car-theft sting operation in 2007, leaving the man a quadriplegic, was not justified in the use of deadly ... More >>

The Euclid Hall pig heist: The final smackdown in photos

​There was no brawl, no last-minute demands, no squealing and no bloodshed. Instead, at 5 p.m. on Sunday at Euclid Hall, two monkey-masked men jumped out of a van, raced up the stairs and delivered a pig -- a pig for ransom that had been stolen in broad daylight just over a week ago at Union ... More >>

Travis Forbes, self-described suspect in Kenia Monge case, busted in Texas for car theft

Travis Forbes.​Travis Forbes, a self-described suspect in the April 1 disappearance of Kenia Monge, nineteen, has been arrested -- but not for a crime related to Monge. Instead, he was busted in Austin, Texas, for car theft. According to the Wheat Ridge Police Department, the car Forbes was d ... More >>

William Lornes: Cherry Creek mall kidnapping suspect now accused of 1st degree murder

Big pic below.​Update: Earlier, we noted that William Lornes, 24, was being held for car theft but wondered if accusations related to a Cherry Creek Shopping Center kidnapping were on the way. Instead, such charges have been preceded by a first-degree murder beef linked to the homicide of Gera ... More >>

Tiffany Nicole Weaver, 7 others, indicted for alleged meth-fueled auto-theft ring (PHOTOS)

Big pics below.​Meth makes people do some desperate things -- like, according to a grand jury indictment aimed at Tiffany Nicole Weaver and seven others, steal vehicles from seventy different victims. Of the 103 counts, Weaver is named in 83 of them. Page down below to see mug shots of the sus ... More >>

Richard Goodface, Duane Brown ID'd by Denver Police as city's great storm grate robbers

Large photos below.​You know times are tough when stealing heavy storm grates for their scrap value seems like a reasonable way to make money. But that's what the folks at the Denver Police Department think Richard Goodface and Duane Brown have been doing. They've both been booked on investiga ... More >>

Robert Wallace shooting: Make My Day law meets Gran Torino

Robert Wallace on 9News.​The Robert Wallace case has all the trademarks of a justice-gone-awry tale. When Wallace, an 81-year-old Wheat Ridge resident, saw two men trying to steal his trailer this past February, he opened fire, hitting one of the men in the head. But the person busted in the s ... More >>

Paralyzed in a police shooting, Darrell Havens is paying a terrible price for his crimes. So are taxpayers.

Erik Osborn has a new address: Denver County Jail

​Eric Osborn, the disgraced developer behind One Lincoln Park, was back in Denver District Court this week for a second trial, again involving a charge of felony theft connected with one of his real estate projects. In December, a jury had convicted Osborn on two charges of felony theft, for ... More >>

Darrell Havens: State yanks parole for paralyzed thief after cops complain

Without a special parole, medical care for Darrell Havens could cost the state more than $2 million before he's eligible for release.​A 22-year-old convicted car thief, left a quadraplegic by police gunfire and now costing the state prison system $200,000 a year for his care, was recently gran ... More >>

Erik Osborn found guilty, faces up to 24 years in prison

Here's looking at you, Erik Osborn.​We've chronicled the story of disgraced One Lincoln Park developer Erik Osborn, who was accused of stealing from partners such as "Dealing Doug" Moreland and talk-show host Tom "Lou from Littleton" Manoogian, in a May feature article and a series of blogs ac ... More >>

Game over for phony Bronco Amadeus Harlan

Amadeus Harlan​Amadeus Harlan lived life like the Bronco player he claimed he was -- driving fast cars, wooing ladies left and right, even setting up a community sports company based around his gridiron glory. Too bad it was all a lie, as Westword described in the January 2008 feature "Pro and ... More >>

Did four juvies set a record for most cars stolen in a day?

"Next time, kids, leave the job to the professionals."​Old-timers who bitch that young people today don't have enough ambition obviously never met four juveniles taken into custody early yesterday. According to Lakewood Police Department spokesman Steve Davis, this quartet managed to swipe fi ... More >>

Colorado Crimes: Does Arthur "Art" Santistevan look like a dangerous suspect to you?

Arthur "Art" Santistevan. The Denver Police Deparment has issued a so-called "Dangerous Suspect" warning about Arthur "Art" Santistevan, who's wanted in relation to a number of nasty incidents, including stabbing a witness during a robbery on the 300 block of Fillmore earlier this month. Also on th ... More >>

In Zapata case, sixty years added to murderer's life sentence

Angie Zapata Allen Andrade will likely spend the rest of his life in jail. A judge today added 60 years to the life sentence he received for killing transgender Greeley teen Angie Zapata last summer, piling on time for lesser crimes the 32-year-old committed in connection with the murder. Andrade w ... More >>

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

The Lookout

Joseph Gordon-Levitt awes again in this character-driven theft thriller.

Keira Get Your Gun

Domino chronicles the life of a model turned bounty hunter.

Faker's Dozen

A rare superior sequel, Ocean's Twelve entertains with cinematic sleight of hand.

What the Hayek?

Mindless After the Sunset is only half-baked.

Think Distinct

This summer's movies could withstand the drought.

The French Conniption

Neil Jordan and Nick Nolte pull off a twitchy Gallic heist.

Best Way to Report a Crime

Denver Police Department

Fare and Foul

The buck stops here for a company running RTD's privatized routes.

Hypnotizing Humor

Woody Allen leads a sparkling cast through '40s New York in The Curse of the Jade Scorpion.

Heist Society

Now in re-release, Jules Dassin's Rififi is a true treasure.

Can't Buy a Thrill

Aspen's bizarre crime spree sent some of its favorite sons to prison -- and left the town wondering what went wrong.

Cash Poor

Paul Newman fails to score in this empty caper flick.

Dripping With Irony

Can't Carry It Off

Go Tell It on the Mountain

For accused con man Christian Lawless Harper, a mine is a terrible thing to waste.