In late 2012, we told you about what was then the most dangerous block in Aurora — an area near the intersection of South Chambers Road and East Ohio Avenue in which three alleged sex crimes and burglaries took place over just a little more than a week. Now, Cameron…
Earlier this year, we told you about a hearing in western Colorado at which Leydy Trejo reluctantly admitted that her stepfather, Fredy Cabrera, had shot her and killed her boyfriend, Douglas Menjivar. Now, Cabrera, a successful restauranteur, has been given a hefty sentence for the crimes despite Trejo’s plea for…
Donna Gregory is just eighteen, but she’s already being called a mastermind, albeit of a crime that injured her own grandfather. Continue for details about the home invasion that led to Gregory’s arrest, as well as pending charges against her and three older cohorts who are said to be members…
Macyo January was four months shy of eighteen when he allegedly murdered David Dunlap and Whitney Butler; she’d recently married the Fort Carson soldier and was pregnant. Prosecutors ultimately decided to try January as an adult for the shocking crime — and now a jury has found him guilty on…
The media can broadcast the trial of accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes, the judge in the case has ruled. But the television stations won’t be able to set up their own camera in the courtroom, as they’d requested. Instead, they’ll be allowed to broadcast footage captured by a closed-circuit…
Dexter Harris has provided the police with information on so many murders committed by other people that it’s hard to keep it all straight. Yesterday morning, grilled in great detail in Arapahoe County District Court about his role as a confidential informant and key witness in the 2008 death sentences…
Update: Last week, we told you about an alleged attack on a Boulder woman by a man who presented himself as a door-to-door solicitor; see our previous coverage below. Now, Derick Tappe, who says he’s part of a magazine-sales crew, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted sexual assault and…
Every once in a while, a mug shot appears that obtains instant-classic status — and that’s certainly the case with the booking photo of Michael Whitington, who allegedly robbed a bank on the 16th Street Mall last week, then tried to make his getaway via (wait for it) light rail…
Just last month, Platinum 84, a Federal Heights strip club, made headlines due to a high-profile shooting that injured two people. Now, the venue’s back in the news for another crime: an attack that caused a police officer to be hospitalized. We’ve got the details on the latest incident, as…
Last week, we shared an updated list of Colorado’s 100 most wanted sex offenders, sixteen of whom had recently been taken into custody. And number one on that roster was Vail resident Calvin Nagy, who’s been at large since February. Now, however, Nagy’s been found — in Mexico. Continue for…
Today is the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims, and as part of its efforts to find killers who have not yet been brought to justice, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation has launched a new, easier-to-use Cold Case Database. The website features photos and details about literally hundreds of…
The FBI has just released a new report about active-shooter incidents between 2000 and 2013, and results are particularly dire. The bureau finds that the number of these tragedies escalated and became more deadly over this span. A total of 160 crimes fit the FBI’s active-shooter parameters, with seven of…
Twenty-year-old Sydney White is behind bars in Mesa County, accused in the death of Angel Lane Place, an eleven-month-old girl for whom she was acting as a foster mother. White told investigators she accidentally dropped Angel, then shook her so violently one of her two biological kids told her to…
There’s no doubt that private security guard Michael Arnold sexually assaulted a female prisoner shortly after she gave birth in 2012: He pleaded guilty to the crime and has been sentenced, albeit to no time in jail. However, a just-filed lawsuit maintains that blame for this horrible act goes beyond…
Anyone who’s ever doubted the concept of a careless moment changing a life forever should check out the story of Dale Stetina. Once among Colorado’s most elite cyclists, he was injured while avoiding a car near Boulder in August 2013. More than a year later, the person who caused the…
Will televising the trial of accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes lead to more harassment of victims and witnesses than if the trial isn’t broadcast? That’s one of the main questions Judge Carlos Samour has to consider in deciding whether to allow a video camera and a still camera at…
Later today, a visitation will bring together the family, friends and loved ones of 24-year-old Danielle Griego prior to a funeral planned for Denver’s Holy Ghost Catholic Church tomorrow. Meanwhile, more details are emerging about her murder, allegedly at the hands of Elmo Johnson, 44, who was found beside her…
At 9:30 a.m. today in Denver County Court, youth soccer league president Andres Gaspar is scheduled to be formally charged with sexual assault on a child, among other charges — and this process should feel very familiar to him. Less than two weeks ago, on September 11, Gaspar was in…
There are definitely some advantages to being John Elway’s son. Example: If you land in trouble, as 25-year-old Jack Elway did in late May, the lawyer you get to use is Harvey Steinberg, who’s spent years helping Broncos players such as Perrish Cox skate in the face of serious charges…
How did registered sex offender Angel Alcaraz get hired as a maintenance man at multiple apartment buildings in the metro area — a gig that afforded him easy access to lots of potential victims? His employer reportedly admits to never having run a background check on him. And now he’s…
Fledgling broadcaster Jessica Ghawi was among twelve people who lost their lives in a July 20, 2012 attack by gunman James Holmes at the Aurora Century 16 theater. Another 58 people were injured. Now, Ghawi’s parents, Sandy and Lonnie Phillips, in conjunction with the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence,…
Denver’s police department isn’t the only one in the area to be besmirched with criminal allegations against officers. Jarett Branson has now been fired from the Fort Collins force in the wake of claims that he used police resources to stalk a woman with whom he had no prior relationship…
