Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

Guy Guthrie, suicidal man with BB gun, dies after being Tased

Update: This weekend, members of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office deployed a Taser against a suicidal man now identified as Guy Guthrie, 55. He was armed, but only with a BB gun -- and died about an hour later. A JCSO spokesman defends the safety of Tasers even as he acknowledges that the outco ... More >>

Ken McGill left jail behind, but he can't escape the stroke he suffered there

See also: Read the lawsuit from the inmate who suffered a stroke in jail and wasn't treated for 24 hours

Evan Bynum ID'd as man killed by deputies in bizarre King Soopers shooting incident

The man killed by Jeffco deputies in a strange Saturday incident has been identified as Evan Bynum, forty, a man whose online imprint offers few clues about the way his life would end. Read on for details about his background, as well as information from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office about ... More >>

Parker child-abduction-attempt report a mistake: Panic following Austin Sigg arrest?

Yesterday, we shared information from Parker police about what officers described as an apparent child-abduction attempt. Turns out the operative word in that sentence was "apparent," since cops now say the report was mistaken -- evidence of how rattled nerves remain following this month's disappear ... More >>

Mitt Romney backer allegedly roughed up at rally files complaint against Jeffco sheriff's office

In September, Regan Benson, a Mitt Romney supporter, sent us footage of her dramatic scuffle with Jefferson County deputies as she was trying to leave a late-night presidential rally. She claims she was unfairly handcuffed and detained and has lingering physical pains a month later. That's part of t ... More >>

Photos: Did Michael Maher play dress-up at both High Park and Lower North Fork Fire?

Update: In our original post about Michael Maher, who's accused of impersonating a firefighter tackling the ultra-destructive High Park blaze (see our earlier coverage below), we noted that his alleged impersonation suggested that he'd been trying something new in comparison with his previous crimin ... More >>

Earl Moore gets life for bombing attempt at Southwest Plaza on Columbine anniversary

When news broke last year that Earl Moore had been charged with a single count of arson for placing an explosive device in Southwest Plaza mall on the anniversary of the attack on nearby Columbine High School, locals feared he'd receive relatively light punishment. But no: Moore has been sentenced t ... More >>

Lower North Fork Fire investigation reveals 911 "fall-out" of 100,000 phone records

The Lower North Fork Fire near Conifer cost many thousands of dollars in damaged or destroyed property and, most importantly, three lives, including Ann Appel, who didn't receive a reverse 911 emergency notification because of a glitch in the system. And it was hardly the only one. As revealed in a ... More >>

Lower North Fork Fire started by prescribed burn, Forest Service apologizes

The U.S. Forest Service is now admitting that the Lower North Fork Fire near Conifer, which appears to have led to at least two casualties (one woman is still missing), was started by a prescribed burn that got out of control. Meanwhile, Governor John Hickenlooper has suspended such burns until aft ... More >>

Lupo Solazzo pleads guilty for bizarre shooting spree involving 350 rounds, 100 cops

Lupo Solazzo apparently has pretty bad aim -- and thank goodness for that. He's now pleaded guilty for an incident that found him firing off 350 shots without hitting any of the approximately 100 police officers in the vicinity.

Columbine High School hammer attack: Freshman's bust gets big media attention

This morning, a freshman girl at Columbine High School allegedly attacked two fellow students with a hammer. It's a story that would likely have remained local had it happened elsewhere. But because the incident took place at Columbine, outlets from ABC to the Sydney Morning Herald are covering it. ... More >>

Dmitry Genzer, Joseph Alejo busted in Cannabis & Co. sting, 175 pounds of pot seized

Big pics below.​Update: Just heard from Jefferson County Sheriff's Office spokesman Mark Techmeyer about the arrests last week of Cannabis & Co. owner Dmitry Genzer and associate Joseph Alejo, and the seizure of around 175 pounds of weed. In the process, we discovered some misinformation. Tech ... More >>

Pat Sullivan investigation into sex-for-meth trades began almost a year ago

Pat Sullivan.​In recent days, embattled KHOW radio host Tom Martino has taken much of the credit for breaking the Pat Sullivan sex-for-meth story thanks to interviews with meth-user sources conducted by his producer, Jonathan Elinoff. Turns out, though, that local cops didn't need the Troubles ... More >>

Border Patrol T-shirts warrant punishment at Dakota Ridge High, "F*ck America" signs don't?

Was Dakota Ridge High School student Bryce Benson punished for wearing a T-shirt that read "Border Patrol" while others who staged a mock-demonstration featuring signs that read "Fuck America" weren't -- or at least not initially? Ex-Congressman and recent gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo's not ... More >>

Drugged driving campaign targets medical marijuana patients who drive stoned

Posters below.​Update below: Against the backdrop of the Westminster Police's drug enforcement checkpoint and a ten-year reckless homicide sentence for "self-medicating" Joshua Wittig, the Colorado Department of Transportation is today launching a drugged-driving campaign. And a CDOT spokeswom ... More >>

Denver police-impersonator sketch different from Aurora's, Jeffco's: One suspect or three?

Big pics below.​Update: A trio of recent incidents involving police impersonators in the metro area prompted composite sketches from Aurora and Jefferson County, but not immediately from the Denver Police Department. Now, however, the DPD has issued its likeness, and while it doesn't look much ... More >>

Charles Belter gun incident at Edge Ice Arena causes gazillionth S. Jeffco lockdown (VIDEO)

Big pic below.​Update: We're getting more information about yesterday's arrest of Charles Belter, who allegedly prompted a lockdown and a series of reverse-911 calls in the vicinity of the Edge Ice Arena. Why? According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Belter threatened his ex-wife w ... More >>

Earl Moore charged with arson, not terrorism, in Southwest Plaza bomb try near Columbine

Big pics below.​Update: At 2 p.m. this afternoon, Earl Albert Moore is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Denver to be advised of the charges against him in relation to an attempted bombing at Southwest Plaza mall on the twelfth anniversary of the shootings at nearby Columbine High ... 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 >>

Jarrett Berlin unarmed when SWAT team shot him, cohort Tara Salazar says he was massacred

Large pics below.​Update: On Friday, the Lakewood Police Department confirmed that Jarrett Berlin, shot and killed by a SWAT team after a standoff at the Bentley Apartments, was unarmed at the time of his death. Now, Tara Salazar, the woman who was allegedly in the car he used to get away from ... More >>

Fire bans announced (a little late) in Boulder, Larimer County -- and JeffCo and Golden, too

​It took the Fourmile Canyon fire and the Reservoir Road fire to convince Boulder County and Larimer County to put fire bans in place; click here to read about the former, here to learn about the latter. Kudos, then, to Jefferson County and Golden, which have prohibited burning prior to blazes ... More >>

Coleadero Rodeo skips steer-tailing event that ripped tails off cattle, but what about next time?

From Channel 31 coverage.​The July 18 edition of the Coleadero Rodeo at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds was lethal: two cattle had to be put down and nine were injured -- including seven that were "de-gloved" (their tails were torn off) in an event known as steer-tailing. The rodeo happened ... More >>

Two dead animals and nine injured not enough to stop this weekend's Coleadero Rodeo

From Channel 31 coverage.​The Coleadero Rodeo, a popular Mexican rodeo, is slated to bring its form of rough and tumble entertainment to the Jefferson County Fairgrounds this Sunday -- the first of several dates at the venue over the coming weeks. This despite an array of charges against the ... More >>

Jay DeVaughn, Aurora librarian: Guilty pleas, powder mailings, lotsa weirdness

Jay DeVaughn: Maybe not the best pen pal...​In March, we told you about the strange case of Jay DeVaughn, a librarian for the Community College of Aurora, who at that point had been accused of mailing a single threatening letter. But the criminal complaint filed against him at that time conta ... More >>

Jay DeVaughn, librarian, likely to be charged with using mail to send white powder, bizarre threats in Spanish aimed at "dirty fascists"

Jay DeVaughn, in an image broadcast on 9News.​Jay DeVaughn, a librarian for the Community College of Aurora, has been accused of mailing a threatening letter -- a fairly straight-forward charge. But the criminal complaint filed against him in U.S. District Court hints at future counts based on ... More >>

Top 10 Colorado feuds of the decade

​Most people just go along to get along. But every once in a while a hellacious disagreement -- about principle, turf, money, or who cut the cheese -- makes for an old-fashioned Western display of rootin'-tootin' feudin' and cussedness. The most memorable Colorado showdowns of the past ten ... More >>

Pike National Forest: Can't see the trees for the weed

A July weed haul in Pike National Forest.​A fire in Pike National Forest would bake the entire region. Fed and local law enforcement types located more than 14,000 marijuana plants in Pike National Forest near Deckers last week, and it's hardly the first time such a discovery has been made in ... More >>

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 plac ... More >>

Would you rather see Clinton S. March naked or wearing women's underwear?

Clinton S. March. Clinton S. March, seen here, is a moderately attractive man -- certainly far from hideous. But I don't really have a hankering to see him nude, which is how a homeowner living on the 700 block of Isabelle Street in Golden found him yesterday. March then ran down the street wearing ... More >>

The Lords of Payback

Jefferson County officials show Mike Zinna that what goes around comes around.

Hatchet Job

You can buy ICP shirts at Colorado Mills – just don’t wear one there.

Lockdown at Chatfield High School Receives Minimal Coverage

Cho's Columbine Martyrs

Ed Got the Get

Anatomy of a Cover-up

Days after the Columbine shootings, Jeffco officials were already lying about what they knew. What about now?

Anatomy of a Cover-up

Days after the Columbine shootings, Jeffco officials were already lying about what they knew. What about now?

Greatest Hits

Colorado's ailing, but the good doctor doesn't have a cure.

The Beatdown

The Rock In' Freak Fest was all that -- and more.

The Plot Sickens

Another "lost" Columbine report triggers new questions -- and a long-overdue investigation of police ineptitude.

Deeper Into Columbine

The settlements. The spin. The remaining secrets.

A Low Blow

Jeffco's finest haven't solved Stephanie Hart Grizzell's murder -- but they did arrest her grieving mom for interfering with police.

Photo Finish

Obscenity is in the eye of the beholder.

In Search of Lost Time

A long-hidden document helps clear a Denver cop -- and raises new questions about the official version of the Columbine attack.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of December 13, 2001

Letters to the Editor

From the week of November 8, 2001

Chronology of a Big Fat Lie

Tracking the official story of the secret Columbine affidavit.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of May 11.

None Dare Call It Travesty

Conspiracy mania comes to Columbine.

Off Limits

Hell on Wheels

Colorado Highways are safer now than they've been in decades. So what are drivers so mad about?