A Loveland police officer has been arrested on charges that include domestic violence and child abuse. What’s his name? The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office isn’t releasing it “in order to protect the identities of the alleged female victim and any children involved.” Is this a double standard? After all, individuals…
Last October, we told you about the death in Indiana former Aurora resident Afrikka Hardy, nineteen, allegedly at the hands of Darren Vann, a sex offender. At the time, authorities believed that Vann may also have been responsible for the murders of six additional women, making him a serial killer. Months…
A weekend shooting in Park Hill has received relatively little attention. One reason: The serious injury that took place didn’t result in death. But the incident, which took place a little over a mile from an attempted gundown of a man as he put his baby in his car late last month…
Overnight, two more shootings took place in Denver, with one man dead and another critically wounded, and police are suggesting that gangs may have been involved. They’re the latest of several disturbing events that have residents in a large portion of the city on edge. In recent weeks, we’ve reported…
Back in January, we noted that the death of Jessie Hernandez, a seventeen-year-old shot and killed by Denver Police Department officers while she was behind the wheel of a stolen car, resulted in a new focus on the law enforcers shooting into moving vehicles. The rationale for doing so? In…
On his Facebook page, Alejandro Garcia lists his name as “Alejandro ‘A-Town’ Garcia,” in apparent homage to his hometown…
The case of Greeley’s Kyle Moore raises questions about two controversial topics related to modern policing. The first: Should police officers shoot at moving vehicles, as they did in the January death of seventeen-year-old car thief Jessie Hernandez and an Arapahoe County incident earlier this week? The second: When is a…
It’s been abundantly clear since her first public statements that Michelle Wilkins, whose baby was cut from her womb in a Longmont attack allegedly committed in March by Dynel Lane, is a remarkable person.
Back in March, we told you about the conviction of Donald Shores for the brutal 1994 sex assault of a 67-year-old woman. By the time Shores was found guilty, his victim had already died. She passed away in 2000. As for Daniel Fellovetr, he, too, has gone the way of all…
Earlier today, we told you about the manhunt for Maurice Kendrick, a Colorado Springs parolee who allegedly assaulted women who rejected his advances and opened fire at a house that had hosted a get-together of folks who watched the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight. Now comes word of another incident thought to…
Last year, we posted about the ten Denver neighborhoods where you’re most likely to get your car stolen. Turns out, thought, that the car theft rates in other counties in Colorado are considerably higher than in the Mile High City. Indeed, data from FindTheBest.com shows that the counties with the highest incidence…
At this writing, Maurice Kendrick is on the loose after what police describe as a violent response to rejection. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, Kendrick, 34 On 05/03/15, at approximately 1:26am, Colorado Springs Police Officers responded to an address on South Institute Street in reference to a felony…
Due to circumstances within our control, we missed a post when it comes to our monthly roundup of memorable mug shots. As a result, the latest edition is supersized. Look below to see the booking photos that stood out most in both March and April — a collection that comes…
Reverend Leon Kelly, the man behind Open Door Youth Gang Alternatives, has devoted decades to the fight against gang violence in Denver. He’s served as a vital conduit between the gangs, the police and the community at large. So he’s understandably concerned about the recent flare-up of gang violence in the…
A horrific scene played out late last night on Interstate 25. According to the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, a woman was driving when a bullet shattered a window and lodged in her neck. Miraculously, she survived the wound, although her condition isn’t known at this time. Here’s what we know…
Yesterday, we told you about the guilty plea by Hector Bencomo-Hinojos — a development that means he’ll finally pay for a sex assault and murder he now admits to committing way back in 1981. Bencomo-Hinojos was charged in 2013 because of a DNA match — a span of more than…
In July 2013, we told you about the arrest of Hector Bencomo-Hinojos for the brutal 1981 sex assault and murder of Patricia Beard — a bust made possible by a DNA hit scored by the cold-case project affiliated with the Denver District Attorney’s Office. We also noted that Bencomo-Hinojos tried to blunt…
Our post about a weekend murder that killed a mourner at the funeral of Abdul Muhammad, who was slain earlier this month, upset a lot of our readers. Police had earlier told community members that Muhammad’s killing wasn’t gang-related. But the latest death raised new questions in the mind of…
Lots of stuff gets lost in the sausage-making process that is the Colorado General Assembly. Amid all the pitched battles over gun magazines and the rights of the unborn, bills pushing education or sentencing reforms often get short shrift. This year is no different; activists hoping to see some significant…
Gunman James Holmes believed that killing people would increase his self worth. Lawyers on both sides of his court case agree on that. But they disagree on what made him think that way. They also disagree about whether he’s guilty of murdering twelve people and injuring seventy more by opening…
Earlier this month, we told you the story of Christopher Bush, who was ruled to have shot himself to death rather than be arrested for a sex crime. A similar scenario reportedly played out over the weekend near the Colorado community of Olathe. The main difference: choice of weapon. In the…
Kale O’Donnell has been arrested on suspicion of causing approximately $13,000 in damage by scrawling graffiti across Colorado Springs. Suspected number of tags: 245. But arguably more interesting than the case itself is the manner in which O’Donnell was caught — a social-media-heavy investigation that allegedly revealed him to be…
