In what’s being praised as a significant step toward reform, the Colorado Department of Corrections is now instructing staff to no longer consign mentally ill prisoners to administrative segregation. In a memo to prison wardens issued earlier this week, a DOC official explains that the “major mentally ill” must be…
Update: The Denver Police Department has just released more information — including a video — about a stabbing that took place outside Mile High Stadium following the Broncos’ loss to the San Diego Chargers last night; look below to see our previous coverage. Of the three original suspects detained in…
Yesterday, Benjamin Gilmore, a former Occupy Fort Collins protester who makes his living as a beekeeper, was sentenced to eight years behind bars for a 2011 fire in Old Town that caused $10 million in damage. At the sentencing hearing, Gilmore repeatedly denied wrongdoing, and he’s got many supporters behind…
Want proof that driving a junker can have its advantages? You’ll find it in the following Denver Police Department list of the most stolen cars in the city. Not all of the rides that made the cut are super-pricey and luxurious, but they’re all solid and dependable, with two brands…
This week, Aurora’s Traci Cunningham was formally charged with murder in the death of her adoptive mother, Penelope, in Eagle County. But while there seems little doubt that she pulled the trigger, the circumstances of the case practically guarantee an unusual defense. According to her arrest affidavit, Traci says she…
Vehicular homicide allegations don’t get much more bizarre than the one aimed at 21-year-old Jess Plouvier. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office believes Plouvier is responsible for the death of Ian Saj, 33. However, a separate accident involving Saj and two friends preceded the fatal one — and it appears…
Back in October, we told you about the the death of a three year old who apparently shot himself in a Frederick home; see our previous coverage below. Now, around six weeks later, Dione Warren, mother of the boy, Sheine Steine, has been arrested for criminally negligent child abuse resulting…
Update: Yesterday, in our first post about a homicide at the Denver West Inn (see our previous coverage below), Lakewood Police Department spokesman Steve Davis told us that a suspect was in custody, but no arrest had been made. By late afternoon, however, Cody Sewick, 21, had been booked on…
Update: Last week, we told you about the so-called Milli Vanilli Bandits — a pair of bewigged robbers suspected of knocking over thirteen businesses in just six November days; see our previous coverage below, complete with interactive maps showing each location. Now, the Denver police believe they’ve found this pair…
Update: At a hearing this afternoon, charges were dismissed against Aron Ralston in relation to his arrest Saturday night. The incident reportedly revolved around Vita Shannon, identified as Ralston’s girlfriend. She’s said to have hit him twice in the head, while he allegedly shoved her while leaving her apartment. Like…
At this writing, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office hasn’t released any photos of thirty-year-old Mackenzie Mavis, who was recently busted for burglary. But DCSO spokesman Sergeant Ron Hanavan describes her as having “a small frame.” Why’s her size important? Because investigators think she entered a Highlands Ranch house through a…
The Denver coroner has ID’d the man stabbed to death late Sunday afternoon as Steven Perez, 38. Additionally, a published report says Perez was a member of the North Side Mafia, the venerable Denver street gang at the center of a 2010 episode of the History Channel’s Gangland series that…
It’s been nearly a week since three people were found shot to death in a Pueblo County home that had been set ablaze, presumably to cover up the terrible crimes. Yet the man who’s clearly a person of interest for investigators — Harry Mapps, 59 — remains at large despite…
Truth be told, most mug shots don’t capture their subjects at their best. But somehow, John Snorsky looks ready for a male-modeling gig in his booking photo. Too bad he was busted for allegedly kidnapping a child from her bedroom window. This pic is only one of the most memorable…
Update: Last week, we told you about a triple shooting on North Lima Street in Aurora; see our previous coverage below. At the time of that post’s publication, one man was dead, while another was in critical condition. But the second man died as well, with the victims subsequently identified…
Gunfire shattered the silence along East Colfax this morning. In the aftermath, one man is dead, while police look for another. The second person is described as a suspect. We’ve got the basics from multiple sources. Look below to get details, as well as to see photos and an interactive…
Chalk up another win for Duane “Dog” and Beth Chapman, two of the biggest celebrities from this celebrity-starved state. First, the bounty hunter and his bride took on A&E, the home of Dog the Bounty Hunter for eight seasons, and cut a new deal with CMT — which just renewed…
An Aurora neighborhood exploded in gunfire during the early hours of this morning, with three people getting hit before the muzzles stopped flashing. One man was killed in the incident, while another is in what an Aurora Police Department rep described a short time ago as “life-threatening condition” in an…
What weird shit do people keep in cars? Examples are seen in stuff confiscated by the East Metro Auto Theft Team in the recent bust of a car-theft ring — 600 items, ranging from a hookah rig to a sheathed sword. So much has been recovered after the arrest of…
News that the trial of accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes would be delayed due to the prosecution’s request for a second mental evaluation wasn’t what victim Marcus Weaver wanted to hear. “From a victim’s standpoint, it’s a complete letdown,” he says. Weaver was at the Century 16 theater when…
In 2010, we reported that David Bueno’s murder conviction had been vacated because of withheld evidence. Attorney David Lane pointed the finger of blame at then-18th Judicial District DA Carol Chambers — a claim vigorously denied by a Chambers associate committed to appealing the decision. Now, three years later, an…
Back in September, we told you about the arrest of school-bus driver Burton Carpenter on suspicion of DUI. We also shared a mug shot of Carpenter that appeared to show him leaning against a wall to prop himself up. Less than two months later, there’s been another bust of a…
