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Matthew Caulk, sex offender, recaptured -- but why was he wearing passive GPS device?

Update: Last week, we told you about the sweeping search for Matthew Caulk, a sex offender who'd previously been the subject of a nationwide manhunt; see our previous coverage below. Yesterday, he was recaptured in Aurora. But the way he was being monitored when he walked away from a halfway house r ... More >>

George Bradshaw and fellow schmucks flee jail for prison capital of the U.S.

You've just escaped from jail. Where you gonna go? Probably not a community described as "a town in the middle of nowhere with 36,000 souls and thirteen prisons, one of which is Supermax, the new 'Alcatraz' of America. A prison town where even those living on the outside live on the inside." But tha ... 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 >>

Medical marijuana caregiver Stylios Trachanas's bust as much about illegal weapons as weed

Reports about Stylios Trachanas's court appearance on Friday led with his role as a medical marijuana caregiver, as did a U.S. Attorney's Office release. But while his MMJ work will contribute to his sentence, he may not have been arrested at all if he hadn't used and possessed weapons forbidden to ... More >>

Paulo dos Santos Silva accused of flying to Grand Junction to molest four-year-old

The criminal complaint against Paul dos Santos Silva, Jr., a Brazilian national, is among the most repulsive documents of its kind you'll ever read. Why? It features extended online conversations in which he shares his desires to molest a four-year-old -- and that's only the beginning of his shocki ... More >>

Jose Garcia, who prompted Amber alert after 9-year-old went missing: Serial child molester?

The more information that surfaces about Pueblo's Jose Garcia, the creepier the allegations against him become. In addition to accusations that he prompted an Amber Alert by grabbing nine-year-old Calysta Cordova, who escaped, he's been charged in a second sex assault on a child.

Most memorable mug shots of 2011, part one

It's time at last. After preliminary roundups featuring a slew of mug shot collections, spotlighting tattoos, hairstyles, weirdness, intimidation, celebrities and notables, baby faces and women on the wrong side of the law, we offer up the most memorable images of the year -- an array so large that ... More >>

Top 25 mug shots of November 2011

It's been a crazy month for Colorado crime, and we've got the mug shots to prove it. Page down below to see pics of everyone from the woman who grabbed a bar staffer's balls in a way that went beyond friendliness to the former Arapahoe County sheriff behind bars in the jail named for him -- and clic ... More >>

Richard Carl Heeringa, molester and one of U.S. Marshal's 15 most wanted, captured in Michigan

Big pic below.​Update below: In April, convicted child molester Richard Carl Heeringa wound up in the number four slot on Denver's list of the top 25 most violent fugitives. Then, in July, Heeringa was added to the U.S. Marshals Service's 15 most wanted list for the entire country. This increa ... More >>

Thomas Silverstein: Judge rules conditions at supermax not "extreme"

Federal judges in Denver are of two minds about the kind of punishment doled out at the supermax penitentiary in Florence. While one is allowing a Tanzanian terrorist's complaint about the prison's restrictions on his mail and visitors to proceed to trial, another has thrown out Thomas Silverstein's ... More >>

Richard Carl Heeringa, child molester, added to U.S. Marshals' 15 Most Wanted List

Big pic below.​The heat on convicted child molester Richard Carl Heeringa has been turned up. In April, he wound up in the number four slot on Denver's list of the top 25 most violent fugitives. Now, he's been added to the U.S. Marshals Service's 15 most wanted list for the entire country. Why ... More >>

LeBron James and three other traitorous, delusional jerks we're happy to see lose

​World renowned press conference showman LeBron James -- or LeBenedict James, as he is known in Ohio -- played in the final game of the NBA Championships two nights ago, while all of Cleveland, including his former teammates on the Cavaliers who weren't busy with their day jobs as fry cooks an ... More >>

Harley Lappin: Private prison industry woos another top public official

​There are two revolving doors in every prison system. One is for the inmates, many of whom fail on parole and keep coming back. The other is reserved for top administrators who, even amid scandal, move easily from high-powered positions of public trust to high-paid jobs in the private prison ... More >>

Medical marijuana: Ft. Collins PD returns Frank Marzano's seized grow gear (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Corry and Marzano.​Update: Yesterday, the Fort Collins Police Department returned growing equipment and other property seized from medical marijuana grower Frank Marzano way back in 2007, during a hunt for a fugitive that turned into a pot raid. Last year, a Colorado court ruled that the searc ... 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 >>

Top 25 most violent fugitives in Denver: A mug shot and offense gallery (PHOTOS)

"I'm only No. 20?"​The Denver Police Department has trimmed its fifty most wanted fugitives list by half but multiplied the mayhem via its roster of the city's 25 most violent fugitives. The mug shots of those who follow first target Robert Juan Gee stand out thanks to the best neck tattoo (No ... More >>

Jay Sheridan: Jackie Hasty charged in death of Limon officer killed by husband Dennis Hasty

9News​Update: Sex offender Dennis Hasty can't face charges for the murder of Limon police officer Jay Sheridan, having killed himself prior to being captured. However, his common-law wife, Jackie Hasty, is looking at two counts in relation to the crime, including manslaughter.

Marijuana grower Chris Bartkowicz sentenced to five years

Bartkowicz.​This morning, Highlands Ranch's Chris Bartkowicz was sentenced to five years in prison, to be followed by eight years on supervised probation, for federal marijuana cultivation charges. Bartkowicz will also undergo mandatory drug and mental health programs

Shawn Merriman, aka Mormon Madoff: Auction of amazing Ponzi scheme booty (PHOTOS)

Shawn Merriman.​Shawn Merriman, aka the Mormon Madoff, pleaded guilty to mail fraud in December 2009, earning a twelve-year sentence for Ponzi scheming that allowed him to amass an amazing collection of classic cars and more. This Saturday, Merriman's playthings go on the block. The photos of ... More >>

ICE arrests focus on criminal aliens: 78 busts include man convicted of making terrorist threat

​These days, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE, emphasizes that it's targeting criminal aliens, not otherwise law-abiding citizens who lack documentation authorizing their U.S. residency. And that's the theme of ICE's latest Colorado busts. Of the 78 people rounded up fr ... More >>

Louis Hampers, controversial doc charged with writing fake prescriptions, to return to Colorado

Louis Hampers.​ Dr. Louis Hampers, the Children's Hospital ER doctor facing federal charges for writing 654 phony prescriptions, is headed back to Colorado. Hampers was arrested Tuesday in Virginia and appeared in court there this afternoon. According to Jeff Dorschner, spokesman for the U.S. ... More >>

The 15 most wanted sex offenders in Boulder County: A mug shot gallery

Joshua Winkler.​Earlier this month, we shared the U.S. Marshals Service list of Colorado's 100 Most wanted sex offenders. Unfortunately, there are plenty more where they came from. In fact, Boulder County has its own top fifteen. Page through below to see mug shots and information about the f ... More >>

Medical marijuana search & seizure: Rob Corry on appeal of disputed Frank Marzano verdict

Rob Corry.​The medical marijuana laws in Colorado are akin to a full employment plan for attorneys. Take this week's appeal of a case involving Frank Marzano, who was convicted in 2007 of cultivation and possession of marijuana after a search for a fugitive turned up weed -- and despite the fa ... More >>

Colorado's top 100 most wanted sex offenders: A mug shot gallery

Michael Keslar, No. 52.​We have a good news-bad news situation for racists and chauvinists. The good news? We've found a specialty in which white men continue to dominate. The bad news? The specialty in question is sex offenses. The U.S. Marshals Service has released its list of the top 100 m ... More >>

Joe Nacchio busts out after resentencing with Prison Rapper: Kenny Be's Fotochop Friday

Full fotochops below.​Poor Joe Nacchio! The Denver U.S. District judge who handled his resentencing hearing just shaved two months off of his six-year, all-expenses-paid vacation at a plush Pennsylvania Country Club Prison. But don't feel sorry for him: He still gets to keep all of the money ... 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 >>

Con man Thomas Quintin allegedly got out of jail free, collected $1.2 million in tax-fraud scheme

Doesn't money smell better when you stole it from the federal government?​Thomas Quintin, 63, a Denver man with a long history of felony tax fraud, is facing new scrutiny after he walked away from his sentence at a half-way house and allegedly started a scheme investigators traced to caches to ... More >>

Bernie Madoff auction in Aspen? Sort of... kind of... maybe...

Bernie Madoff's name is still financial magic.​Bernie Madoff's well-documented financial shenanigans may have landed him in jail, but they've also enhanced the marketability of his name. As evidence, note the ad in today's Denver Post pimping a "BERNIE MADOFF AUCTION" tomorrow at St. Regis Res ... More >>

Ex-Mormon bishop Shawn Merriman pleads guilty to mail fraud -- and prepares to say goodbye to his art and classic-car collection

Back in August, former Mormon bishop Shawn Merriman pleaded not guilty to mail fraud charges against him -- something that we predicted was "a temporary situation" in a blog about alleged swindles dating back to 1994. Bingo. Yesterday, Merriman pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and one cou ... More >>

Marcello Maldonado-Perez busted after DNA warms up 32-year-old cold case

The long arm of the law reached across half a continent to grab Marcello Maldonado-Perez.​More evidence that the three most important letters in cold cases these days are DNA -- the apparent solving of a Weld County murder dating back to 1977. In August of that year, Mary Pierce, 22, was abdu ... More >>

Miguel Angel Caro-Quintero: It's not every day the feds get a guilty plea from a drug kingpin with his own Wikipedia page

Miguel Angel Caro-Quintero once sold weed by the ton. Yes, the ton.​Miguel Angel Caro-Quintero, 46, who entered a guilty plea Friday in regard to charges against him in Colorado and Arizona, isn't just any drug peddler. As one of the reputed leaders of Mexico's Sonora cartel, he became the stu ... More >>

Threat against abortion doctor Warren Hern: Read the indictment here

Warren Hern, in an image from a Boulder Daily Camera video.​As Patricia Calhoun pointed out earlier this morning, Boulder's Warren Hern, the last practitioner in the U.S. still doing late-term abortions, was the subject of a death threat by a Spokane, Washington, man, Donald Hertz, mere weeks ... More >>

Mile High Murder: Norman Williams arrested for killing Angela Ball last November

Norman Williams.​According to the Aurora Police Department, teamwork helped ensnare a man accused of a murder that took place the better part of a year ago. Last November, Angela Ball, 33, was found dead at the Winsor Court Apartments, 10990 East 16th Avenue. Breaks in the case were rare unti ... More >>

Colorado Crimes: Welcome back, Ronald F. Thrasher

Betcha there's one of these babies in Mr. Thrasher's future. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Ronald F. Thrasher, formerly of Colorado Springs, has been on the run for the past fourteen years. That's not entirely true: He's probably rested a time or two since 1995, when he fled custody befo ... More >>

Colorado Crimes: Read the plea agreement in Denver halfway-house case

A Flickr photo Escaping from a halfway house isn't the same as busting out of jail. After all, it can be done while walking instead of running. But it's still a serious offense in the eyes of the law, which is why Alejandro Barron-Reyes, 34, was just sentenced to eighteen months for splitting from ... More >>

Bull's Eyeful

The sordid legal saga of Katica Crippen, Second Amendment pinup girl.

"Look I Made This!"

Robert Altman wants your attention, if not your affection.

The Accidental Jurist

Leonard Peltier. Stephen Miles. Now the witness who might break the Ramsey case. It’s no wonder Lee Hill thinks he needs to pack a pistol.

The Fugitive Kind

Just Hop on the Van, Man

Transported by private companies, wayward inmates discover that their journey to prison can be a long, strange trip.

Split in the Ranks

Warren Hern takes some heat from fellow pro-abortion activists.

The Fight of Their Lives

Dr. Warren Hern ranks high on the anti-abortionists' hit list. They're playing Ken Scott's song.

Taking It to the Max

One inmate's quest for safety at the highest-security prison in the land.

BATTLE CRY

HARD TIME

EVEN COLORADO'S TOUGHEST CONS ARE AFRAID TO BUNK WITH MARVIN GRAY.