Lakewood Police Department

Miguel Ita stabbing: DA frustrated by new rules for charging fifteen year olds as adults

Last week, we told you about the decision of the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office to name Miguel Angel Ita, fifteen, as the prosecutorial target in a fatal Lakewood stabbing and begin the procedure to try him as an adult. That process has changed, and not for the better in the view of Je ... More >>

Stephen Amador, referee: Did he "accidentally" brush female players' breasts, cup butts?

Unfortunately, we hear all too commonly about middle school or high school coaches accused of sex crimes in these parts. But we can't remember another allegation of a similar offense against a local referee before the arrest this week of Stephen Amador, 52, on suspicion of unlawful sexual contact, t ... More >>

Todd Griffin more than earns his schmucky nickname: The Funeral Bandit

Law enforcers deal with criminals all the time, and even though plenty of them deserve to be called names, the cops tend to resist the urge to do so. It's a tribute to Todd Griffin's schmuckiness, then, that Oakland, Michigan, County Sheriff Michael Bouchard has publicly dubbed the man busted in Co ... More >>

Ira Logan, shooter, and Gerhard Ohmstede, dead man, ID'd in possible Make My Day case

Update: The Lakewood Police Department has identified the principals involved in a fatal shooting late Tuesday night. The dead man is Gerhard Alan Ohmstede, forty, while the person who killed him is Ira Miguel Logan, 28. However, Logan is no longer in custody, and he may not be charged with a crime ... More >>

Five most memorable kids-in-trouble stories

The story of eight-year-old Sean King, who made news for delivering a Martin Luther King speech while wearing blackface, is hardly the first time a local kid found himself in the spotlight for strange reasons. We've collected five memorable moments from recent years. Count them down below.

Wes Specht, Alameda High coach dubbed "Wild Man," found guilty of sex with student

A short time ago, Wes Specht, a former Alameda High School basketball coach and professional player with the Colorado Kings, where he earned the nickname "Wild Man," has just been found guilty of several counts related to sex with a student and possession of suggestive images. Which means the jury d ... More >>

Backpage.com response to John Suthers's announcement of human-trafficking indictment

Late yesterday, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced that his office had secured an indictment for fourteen individuals suspected of running a human-trafficking ring that trafficked children for sex at locations ranging from Denver to Grand Junction. Although the seventy-page indictment ... More >>

David Orton gets 180 years for 4-hour standoff with thirteen cops that ended with ass shooting

Big pics below.​It started as a routine domestic-violence report. But there was nothing routine about what followed -- a standoff between David Orton and thirteen police officers that went on for a lead-filled four hours. Orton's reward: a 180-year prison sentence. Here are the details that e ... More >>

Hall of Shame: Westword's worst of the worst from 2010

Dallas Cardenas accused of human trafficking; he allegedly pimped two women, one underage

Large photo below.​The Colorado Attorney General's Office accuses nineteen-year-old Dallas Cardenas of being a pimp -- but that's not all. As shown in a wide-ranging indictment on view below, Cardenas also faces charges of trafficking in adults and children, since one of the two women he's sa ... More >>

Man gets trespassing notice for telling deli clerk he likes large (chicken) breasts?

​Al Stults Jr. swears that when he told a Safeway deli clerk that he likes large breasts, he was talking about chicken breasts -- not anything attached to her. Which explains why he's so upset about receiving a trespassing notice from the Lakewood Police Department banning him from the superma ... More >>

Operation Cripsland lands Rock, Lil Walt, Ken Dog and more on weapons, drug charges

A Flickr photo​Yesterday, the U.S. Attorneys Office announced the latest busts in its Operation Cripsland campaign -- eight arrests on weapon and drug charges to supplement a roundup of nine others last year. As a bonus, the feds include the nicknames of the men snagged, including Rock, Lil Wa ... More >>

Eric Dodd, accused Portfolio Bandit, charged with eleven bank robberies

Is this Eric Dodd?​The feds aren't messing around when it comes to Eric Dodd, the accused Portfolio Bandit, who was arrested last week. An FBI alert issued on May 10 suggested that the criminal in question was suspected of knocking over a dozen banks -- and now, Dodd has been formally charged ... More >>

Van Thien Pham and the bottle of Corona he sold that may send him to jail

Van Thien Pham shoulda checked if 7-Eleven had any openings.​The sale of beer to an underage buyer doesn't usually make headlines. But in the case of Van Thien Pham, they're understandable. Back in 2007, according to the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office, Pham sold liquor to an unde ... More >>

Timothy McGlothin, accused Hoppin Hooded Bandit, gets busted

Hoodies are probably in short supply where Timothy McGlothin is cooling his heels.​That didn't take long. Yesterday, we told you about the search for Timothy McGlothin, who authorities (and members of a grand jury) believe was part of bank-robbery group dubbed the Hoppin Hooded Bandits, for t ... More >>

Timothy McGlothin is a Hoppin Hooded Bandit, says grand jury

Timothy McGlockin is wanted. Very wanted.​The Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force, profiled in this Westword feature, has had plenty of bank robberies to investigate of late. But at least three of the most memorable jobs, committed on December 2, December 9 and December 15, may have been th ... More >>

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 ... More >>

Rent-a-Cop

Denver's finest protect and serve, whether they're being paid by the city or the corner bar.

Face Time

Restaurants try to ID the Post's new critic.

This Thug's Life

Frank Lontine thought being in a gang would be cool. Now he's got plenty of time to think about why it isn't.

Caught in the Net

The Web was a pedophile's paradise -- until Mike and Cassandra Harris logged on.

A Dying Wish

Peggy Quinn wanted to make death easier on the terminally ill, but she's made life hard on everyone else.

Call Her Madam

Kwang Suk Campbell Walker wasn't just looking for a handout.

The Boys Next Door

In the rush to ban sex offenders, cities and counties may inadvertently be creating more of them down the line.

Blood In, Blood Out

Danny Ray Lopez couldn’t outrun his gang life or the police. Will his brother follow in his footsteps?

Dealing With the Devil

Brandy DuVall went through hell before she died. She left no angels as witnesses.

Guerrillas in the Midst

When terrorism hits home, Gary Cunningham will be ready.

The Gang's All Here

Her grandmother will never forget the day Venus Montoya died. And she will never forgive her killers.

Letters

Look Out, Sin City!

Captain Mary Wamsley is her name. Commerce City vice is her game.

Second-Degree Burn (Part I)

Cher Elder's family knew all about Thomas Luther. The jury didn't.

FACING THE MONSTER

A HOUSE DIVIDED

A DAUGHTER'S ACCUSATIONS RIPPED THIS FAMILY APART.FAMILY PLOTS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WAHRLES ISN'T A PRETTY PICTURE.