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Chris Perez

Chris Perez is the former senior staff writer at Westword. He spent three years as a Denver-based freelancer following a six-year stint with the New York Post. His areas of expertise include breaking news, local and national issues, crime/courts, politics, sports, pop culture and entertainment. His work has appeared in the New York Post, Page Six, Newsweek, The Sun, the Daily Telegraph and the Herald Sun, and on Yahoo, HuffPost, Business Insider, Fox News, Daily Beast, Raw Story, UPROXX, MarketWatch, News.com.au, the Independent, Comic Book Resources, Looper.com and Bleacher Report.

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Colorado’s Youngest Criminals Aren’t Kidding Around, and Metro Denver DAs Unpack Why

By Chris PerezMarch 27, 2024

Since 2010, the juvenile murder rate in Colorado has skyrocketed by 210 percent, while violent crime as a whole is up 7 percent.

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Nuggets Superfan Banned for “Unwanted Contact With Participants” After Repeated Warnings

By Chris PerezMarch 25, 2024

Team management says the superfan known as “Sign Lady” is indefinitely banned from Ball Arena, but she’s finding support online from other Nuggets fans.

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Pitchforks Come Out for Lauren Boebert Over Recent Bills and Funding Claims

By Chris PerezMarch 22, 2024

The Colorado congresswoman has come under fire for a pair of bills she’s trying to get passed, as well as her public touting of one that she voted against.

Members of the Multiculutural Leadership Center and Denver Public Schools at a press conference for the La Raza Report.

DPS Report Outlines Unequal Barriers and Ceilings for Latino Students, Teachers

By Chris PerezMarch 20, 2024

“There are some things that are hard to read,” DPS superintendent Alex Marrero said. “It’s something that’s a reality, and it shouldn’t be.”

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JonBenét Ramsey’s Father on “Confessed Killer” Gary Oliva’s Release From Prison

By Chris PerezMarch 20, 2024

John Ramsey spoke to Westword about the recent release of longtime person of interest Gary Oliva and his alleged confessions to JonBenét’s murder.

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How CU and CSU Tournament Teams Stack Up to Years Past

By Chris PerezMarch 19, 2024

The state of Colorado has three teams participating in the madness this year. Here’s how each one compares to past tourney teams.

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13-Year-Old Charged With Murder on RTD Bus Staying in Juvenile Court

By Chris PerezMarch 15, 2024

The teenager allegedly shot and killed a sixty-year-old grandfather after an argument over blocking the aisle.

Photos showing the scene on Ogden Street between 14th and Colfax avenues, where drugs and crime are rampant.

Police, Mayor’s Office and City Officials Working to Stop Ogden Street Crime

By Chris PerezMarch 14, 2024

The block of Ogden Street between 14th and Colfax avenues has become the most crime-ridden stretch in Capitol Hill.

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People Really Care About the Nuggets’ White House Visit, but They’re Far From the First to Skip

By Chris PerezMarch 13, 2024

The Denver Nuggets are supposedly skipping the team’s White House visit to stay healthy, and not because they are trying to secure a one-seed in the playoffs.

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Lauren Boebert Blasts “Selfish” Ken Buck, Calls Resignation a “Swampy Backroom Deal to Rig Election”

By Chris PerezMarch 13, 2024

The current CD3 representative, who’s already running to be the Republican candidate for CD4 in November, does not plan to run in the special election.

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Lauren Boebert Drops Restraining Order Against Ex-Husband, “Strict Agreements” in Place

By Chris PerezMarch 11, 2024

The Republican lawmaker had been trying to serve her ex-husband with a temporary restraining order for over a month after domestic incidents earlier this year.

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Denver Golf Has a Fix-It List Heading Into the 2024 Season

By Chris PerezMarch 11, 2024

An audit report issued last month outlines problems and safety issues that still exist on Denver golf courses today.

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Shoes, Surveillance Video Help Lead Searchers to Body by Golden’s Dakota Ridge Trail

By Chris PerezMarch 6, 2024

A pair of shoes found on a ridge in Golden are identical to those worn by a missing dog owner. Law enforcement found a human body in the same area.

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Lauren Boebert’s Ex-Husband Calls Restraining Order, District Move “Desperate Actions of a Desperate Woman”

By Chris PerezMarch 6, 2024

Jayson Boebert says the Colorado congresswoman claimed she’d drop her restraining order against him if he “followed her orders and demands.”

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Calling All Mushroom Lovers: Denver Needs Experts for Psychedelics Advisory Group

By Chris PerezFebruary 29, 2024

Denver’s licensing department is looking for psychedelic lovers, healers and experts to join a new Natural Medicine Work Group.

Mugshot for Tyler Boebert.

Lauren Boebert’s Son Allegedly Robbed Woman With Brain Tumor, Committed Crimes With Girl He Made Sex Tape With

By Chris PerezFebruary 28, 2024

Investigators say Tyler Boebert and three underage pals swiped credit cards from people’s cars and tried using them at gas stations and other places.

Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert standing with her eldest son Tyler.

Lauren Boebert Responds to Son’s Felony Charges: “I Will Never Give Up on Him”

By Chris PerezFebruary 28, 2024

The Congresswoman has spoken up about her eldest son, Tyler, being arrested on multiple felony charges.

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Catching Up With Joe Exotic: “Tiger King” Talks Colorado Elections, Prison and Carole Baskin

By Chris PerezFebruary 26, 2024

Joe Exotic has been busy in prison, calling out everyone from Machine Gun Kelly to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office.

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Photos showing thieves who broke into Positive Vibes smoke shop in Denver and some of the glass they stole.

Up to $65,000 in Glass Stolen From Positive Vibes Head Shop

By Chris PerezFebruary 25, 2024

The bong bandits made off on rental scooters with dab rigs and art pieces made by internationally-known glassblowers.

Jewish Voice for Peace protesters staging their sit-in on Speer Boulevard near the Colorado Convention Center as it hosts the Jewish National Fund’s 2023 Global Conference for Israel.

Pro-Palestine Protesters Facing 300 Days in Jail for Shutting Down Speer Boulevard

By Chris PerezFebruary 23, 2024

Protesters with Jewish Voice for Peace bound themselves together with duct tape and metal wiring during a pro-Palestine sit-in on Speer last December.

Denver Nuggets player Aaron Gordon dribbling a basketball.

Nuggets Star Aaron Gordon Sounds Off on Comcast-Altitude Dispute, Says It Hurts Players’ All-Star Chances

By Chris PerezFebruary 22, 2024

Since 2019, Nuggets fans who have Comcast – Colorado’s leading cable provider – have been unable to watch games due to a carriage dispute with Altitude TV.

The mugshot for Jefferson County trail predator suspect Glenn Braden and a screenshot from a trail cam showing him allegedly running naked.

Sexual Trail Predator Suspect Found Competent to Stand Trial, Mom Insists He Is Mentally Ill

By Chris PerezFebruary 21, 2024

Glenn Braden has been found competent to stand trial in Jefferson County on fifteen felony counts of unlawful sexual conduct, indecent exposure, attempted sexual assault and more.

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