Thornton Police Department

Photos: Six people hurt in Thornton crash after Northglenn police chase alleged car thief

There's always debate about when police should engage in a car chase with suspects -- and when doing so is simply too dangerous for everyone involved, including innocent bystanders. Against that backdrop, we offer the facts that have surfaced thus far about a rollover crash in Thornton that injured ... More >>

Jose Guadalupe Luna, deputy, gets DUI bust -- and bloody mug shot

Anyone would feel uncomfortable posing for a mug shot after a DUI and reckless driving arrest -- particularly one that showed off a battered nose and a blood-stained undershirt. But presumably, the discomfort is even higher for Jose Guadalupe Luna. After all, he's an Adams County Deputy. Get the ... More >>

Christine Holley, music teacher, busted for allegedly slapping, pushing kids

Christine Holley, age 61, tutors students interested in music, as she explains on a page found on the website Making Music Fun! But her message, and the smiling photo seen here that accompanies it, contrasts sharply with the mug shot she posed for after being arrested for allegedly slapping one stud ... More >>

Missing teen among hundreds of Thornton runaways each year -- but her story ends happily

In the 24 hours or so, fliers have popped up on or near Westword's offices related to a search for Bryanna Barragan, a fourteen year old Thornton girl who disappeared Thanksgiving week. But Barragan wasn't abducted. Rather, she ran away from home, like hundreds of others in Thornton every year. But ... More >>

James Mapes may not be charged for bringing openly displayed gun into movie theater

Update below: Moments ago, we reached James Mapes, the man who was arrested late last night for visibly wearing a weapon into a Thornton movie theater. Mapes has a concealed-carry permit and says he wasn't attempting to garner attention for Second Amendment-related subjects by wearing a gun in plain ... More >>

Monica Chavez, accused in fatal Stollsteimer crash, had seizures, ignored advice not to drive

Big pic below.​Update: The traffic crash that killed five members of the Stollsteimer family was undeniably tragic -- and new evidence suggests it was also preventable. Monica Chavez, the woman charged with five counts of negligent homicide in the incident, was told she shouldn't drive becaus ... More >>

Marijuana & fatal crashes: Joshua Wittig update & man who died with 110 nanogram THC score

Big pic below.​Amid the controversy over a bill to set THC driving limits, and sponsor Claire Levy's views about a 5 nanogram or 8 nanogram standard, we sought out details on two of last year's most reported driving-under-the-influence-of-marijuana stories: crashes involving Joshua Wittig and ... More >>

Ron Rocha, Regis coach, part of 20-kilos-a-week cocaine-ring bust: See mug shots & drug photos

Large photos below.​Last month, Ron Rocha, a volunteer baseball coach for Regis University, was on the losing end of an intra-squad matchup dubbed the Fall World Series. But he suffered an even greater defeat yesterday, when he was among 35 people named by the U.S. Attorney's Office in the bus ... More >>

Medical marijuana led to crash that killed John Page Hines?: Inside Joshua Wittig investigation

Larger photo below.​Was marijuana -- and specifically medical marijuana -- a factor in an accident involving driver Joshua Wittig, seen here, that took the life of John Page Hines, 33, early Friday morning in Thornton? This question is at the heart of an investigation currently being conducted ... More >>

Murder-suicide at Thornton's Hawthorne Hill Apts?: Man & woman found shot dead (No. 23)

Hawthorne Hill Apartments.​What the hell's going on around here lately? Hot on the heels of Michael Wade Jackson's arrest in the slaying of Mohamed Abushahma and a shooting near a condo in Aurora, we're learning about the discovery of two dead bodies -- one male, one female -- in a Thornton ap ... More >>

Charles Fisher affidavit: Homicidal husband ambushed wife after she saw Twilight: Eclipse

Charles Fisher.​Earlier this week, we told you about the arrest of Thornton's Charles Fisher, who allegedly murdered his wife, Belinda, and then set their house ablaze. Now, the Thornton Police Department has released an affadavit in which a supposedly suicidal Fisher describes waiting for Be ... More >>

Charles Fisher, No. 10: Thornton man accused of shooting wife Belinda, setting house ablaze

Charles Fisher.​The communities north of Denver have seen more than their fair share of homicides lately. Sean and Staci Griffin, murdered in a Boulder flooring store. Superior's Stephanie Rochester, charged in the killing of her infant son. Boulderite Thomas Holloway, eyed in the shooting of ... More >>

Liberty Ledezma, Mile High Murder No. 78: Young mom dies in suspected arson incident

Liberty Ledezma with two friends in an image from 9News' coverage.​Update, 4:16 p.m., March 30: The Thornton Police Department has now formally identified Liberty Ledezma as the victim in the Star Point condo complex fire. See the TPD release after the original item, published on March 29. Au ... More >>

Marijuana grows lead to boy shooting himself, baby overdosing on THC -- and North Metro Task Force commander expects more kids to be hurt

A North Metro Task Force image from one of the latest busted marijuana grows.​On Friday, Commander Jerry Peters of the North Metro Task Force shared details about busts at two Broomfield-area marijuana grows -- and he noted that 23 other cases were being actively investigated. Mere days later ... More >>

Nathan Bozonier, Mile High Murder No. 76: Bat that may have been used in killing found, more witnesses surface

Nathan Bozonier, in a photo seen on 9News: The clues keep coming.​The murder early Monday morning of Thornton's Nathan Bozonier, 16, didn't take place in isolation. The Thornton Police Department says Bozonier was hit by a car, then struck by an aluminum bat while surrounded by a group of peop ... More >>

Harold "Nicky" Nicholson's murder has been solved -- but Boulder County still has fourteen cold homicide cases that haven't heated up yet

"Some of these cases are even cold by my standards."​This week, the Boulder County Sheriff's Office revealed that they'd closed the 1970 murder of Harold "Nicky" Nicholson. Not that the alleged slayer -- Jake Dwight Jones, Nicholson's father in law -- will be prosecuted for the crime. Investig ... More >>

Nathan Bozonier, Mile High Murder No. 76: Antonio Rios, Adrian Ray Quintana and Lakiesha Vigil arrested for investigation of first degree murder in death of Thornton teen

Antonio Rios is one of three men charged in the Nathan Bozonier homicide -- so far.​In an update published just over six hours ago about the murder of sixteen-year-old Nathan Bozonier -- the item that concerned the discovery of an aluminum baseball bat covered with graffiti-like markings that ... More >>

Nathan Bozonier, Mile High Murder No. 76: Vehicle that hit Thorton teen found, search on for lethal baseball bat

Seeking justice for Nathan Bozonier, seen in a photo from 9News' website.​On Tuesday, we told you about the murder of Nathan Bozonier, 16, who was hit by a vehicle and then beaten by an unknown number of suspects. The latest developments: Part of the bumper from the vehicle that struck Bozon ... More >>

Nathan Bozonier, Mile High Murder No. 76: Thornton teen hit by a car, beaten afterward

Nathan Bozonier during happier times, in a photo from 9News' website.​Plenty of people apparently witnessed the murder of Nathan Bozonier, 16, early Monday morning. But how many of them have contracted a case of voluntary laryngitis remains a matter of debate. Bozonier was run down by a vehic ... More >>

Sonia Sotomayor could declare martial law on Kevin Orcutt's nunchaku

A multimillion-dollar weed ring goes down -- and threatens to take a prominent restaurant owner with it

The bust was almost blown after an internal leak, and Dan Tang -- his Heaven Dragon Chinese food beloved local politicians -- was implicated.

A Cold Case Frozen in Time

Until this cold case heats up, Sharon Skiba is lost in limbo.

You Do the Meth

Police raids bust up drug labs. But they also bust up families.

Pay at the Pump

The gas is cheap -- and according to dozens of Bradley Petroleum employees, so is the owner.