Back in 2011, former Arapahoe County Sheriff Pat Sullivan fell from grace in a startling way after he was accused of trading meth for sex. In 2012, he received a 38-day wrist-slap of a sentence, but he subsequently violated his parole. Now, he’s done it again, in a very big…
We’ve recently posted about the ten most dangerous neighborhoods in Denver and the ten safest Denver neighborhoods using Denver Police Department data. But that’s not all the info the DPD has compiled. The department also tracks crime by police district, with stats showing whether offenses in a slew of categories…
Blake Bostic, a popular chef who worked restaurants in Summit County, stood six-feet nine-inches, making him an imposing figure — physically, at least. But in April, he died following an apparent fight at a Frisco motel. Recently unsealed court records reveal more about the specifics of that incident, including alleged…
We don’t usually think of String Cheese Incident fans as homicidal. But last August, Lucas Piper was accused of being an exception to this rule, for allegedly trying to burn down a house full of people he met at an SCI show at Red Rocks. Now, Piper has been sentenced…
An unusual motion in a child abuse case accuses 7News and 9News of breaking state laws by airing details from confidential child welfare and medical records in their reporting on the death of Levi Welton, a two-year-old who perished in a fire in his family’s Sterling home in January. The…
Since legal sales of recreational marijuana got underway on January 1, state agencies have made a big push in regard to so-called stoned driving. Witness the Colorado Department of Transportation’s “Drive High, Get a DUI” campaign, which features a series of public-service announcements with a light touch. Data revealing the…
Joshua Vohs is what’s known in the incarceration business as a recidivist. Punish him for a crime — say, taking the creepiest pics imaginable — and it doesn’t dissuade him from doing so again. And again. Granted, he did mix things up a little bit for his latest gambit. His…
It took authorities in Jefferson County days to learn the identity of a body found on Lookout Mountain — and even longer to discover that 38-year-old Sandra Mercado, previously known as Sandra Walker (her maiden name) and Sandra Meza (her married name), moved to Colorado shortly before her death. Now,…
CU-Boulder’s usually high finish in the Princeton Review’s reefer madness rankings is only one reason why Boulder has a national reputation as a pot mecca. But the powers that be are clearly trying to maintain the line between legal and illegal marijuana sales, as witnessed by the recent arrests of…
Why is Joseph Renander only now facing sentencing for a series of child sex assaults allegedly committed between 2000 and 2005 — especially when he was convicted for the crimes more than six years ago? Turns out the case was tossed over a technicality and sent back to trial, where…
Longtime Denverites know that May snowstorms happen from time to time. But at least a couple drivers appear to have been taken by surprise in ways that made Mother’s Day worse for more than just them. That’s because two law-enforcement cruisers working roadside incidents were struck by out-of-control vehicles last…
It’s usually tough to get a photo of a road rager in action, since most drivers dealing with one are too busy trying not to crash to snap a shot. But the victim of Andrea Marquez’s alleged freak-out had an advantage: Marquez is said to have actually stopped traffic and…
Yesterday morning, Colorado State Trooper Eugene Hofacker stopped to help a motorist on Interstate 70 — the sort of thing he probably did on a daily basis as part of his job. But this apparent act of kindness went south quickly. The motorist, identified as Thomas Ornelas, shot Hofacker, who’s…
Update: The Colorado Supreme Court has declined to hear the petitions filed on Monday by James Holmes’s attorneys. Read the high court’s (brief) orders at the end of this post. Original post: Attorneys for Aurora theater shooting gunman James Holmes have filed two petitions with the Colorado Supreme Court. One…
Over the past week or so, we’ve listed the ten most dangerous Denver neighborhoods, as well as the ten neighborhoods where you’re most likely to get your car stolen or be an aggravated-assault victim, based on Denver Police Department data from 2009 to 2013 as compiled by Fox31. Now for…
Over the years, we’ve written plenty about morons who burglarize marijuana businesses, even though cash and product is tough to come by and first-rate security systems are required by law. Witness the 2012 break-in that netted a broken scale and $8 from the karma jar or the 2013 incident during…
When a juvenile commits a crime, the press typically refrains from naming him. But some of the most prominent mainstream news agencies are identifying thirteen-year-old Kai Kelly, likely due to the shocking nature of his alleged crime and the fact that he’s been formally charged with first-degree murder. The teen…
In November 2012, we covered the murder of Loretta Barela, allegedly at the hands of her husband, Christopher Perea — and we also reported about a delayed 911 response that prompted the same sort of criticism as in last month’s killing of Kristine Kirk, who was on the phone with…
In recent days, we’ve posted about the ten Denver neighborhoods where you’re most likely to get your car stolen, as well as the ten Denver neighborhoods with the most aggravated assaults, drawing from Denver Police Department data as compiled by Fox31. Today, we examine the ten most dangerous neighborhoods in…
In November 2012, thirteen-year-old Dylan Redwine disappeared near the southwestern Colorado home of his dad, Mark Redwine. His remains were found in June 2013, with La Plata County investigators launching a homicide investigation — and while Mark has never been officially named as a suspect, he’s been under relentless pressure…
Hit-and-run drivers are well known for leaving strangers hurt or killed by their actions — but did Alton Kirkland also abandon his significant other and two of his children after a crash that left them injured as well? That’s among the possibilities in the latest hit-and-run in a season full…
Fool me twice, shame on me? This saying resonates in the latest news about Matthew Caulk, a notorious sex offender who’s been the subject of multiple nationwide searches. Last year, Caulk vanished after taking advantage of a passive GPS system — a device we’ll explain below. He was subsequently recaptured…
