Sad to say, shocking child-sex assault allegations against teachers or coaches aren’t as rare as we’d like. The latest arrestee to fit both of these descriptions is Richard Johnson, who faces charges that raise eyebrows thanks to sheer volume. The now ex-teacher is looking at thirty of them…
Update: A University of Colorado staffer who accidentally fired a shot on campus last week, injuring herself and a colleague, is no longer employed by the university. A police report from the incident reveals that the ex-worker, Mary Beth Loeb, was showing her coworkers her handgun, and trying to unjam…
Update by Michael Roberts: At a hearing yesterday, Judge William Sylvester, who’s overseeing the prosecution of Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes agreed to postpone a hearing slated for this morning due to his “condition;” see our original coverage below. Now, reports have surfaced that the alleged killer tried to…
According to a criminal complaint on view below in its entirety, Mitchell Kusick, a twenty year old Westminster man, had dreams of becoming the next famous Colorado killer, following in the footsteps of James Holmes, the accused Aurora theater shooter, and the students behind the Columbine High School massacre. Among…
Update: Yesterday, we told you about the arrest of Larry Gomez, who is suspected of taking shots at officers in Denver and Westminster before leading cops in Aurora on a car chase that ended with a crash resulting in the nasty mug shot seen here; see our previous coverage below…
More cars and cyclists are crashing into each other in Denver, prompting heated debates about who is responsible in the collisions. But in a recent Boulder crash, there’s plenty of blame to go around. The accident report about the incident, in which a bike rider was knocked to the ground…
It’s been less than four months since James Holmes fired shots during a showing of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, killing twelve and injuring dozens more in one of Colorado’s worst tragedies. But that didn’t stop one student from wearing a “Joker” mask into a theater yesterday, prompting a…
Amid the chaos of election-day preparation this week, news broke that Secretary of State Scott Gessler, Colorado’s chief election officer, is facing both criminal and ethics investigations for allegedly misusing public dollars for personal trips. We now have more details on the process of the Independent Ethics Commission, which could…
Remember the infamous incident in which a Longmont driver honked at two cyclists on an open road for several minutes ? Something similar happened again — only this time, someone got hurt. Byron Nix was knocked off of his bike after a truck hit him and crushed his bike on…
In August, we told you about the arrest of Alfonso Carrillo on racketeering charges related to an elaborate real estate scam. Now, Carrillo’s wife, Maria Carrillo, is facing similar charges. And while allegations against two others ID’d in the first indictment have been dropped, a named fugitive remains at large…
Update, November 8, 3:55 p.m.: I just connected by phone with George Brauchler, the winner in the much-scrutinized race for district attorney in the 18th Judicial District, discussed in detail below. He mused that, aside from the Craig Silverman-Bill Ritter slugfest for Denver DA in the 1990s, this may have…
After Katherine McKinley, 57, was struck and killed by a bus at Denver International Airport last month, driver Yakov Rakhshtut did not go through the booking process. Rather, he was simply given a summons for the incident; it’s on view below. But after looking at the facts of the case,…
It took nearly three years, but Joseph Nieto has finally been sentenced in Colorado for robberies he’s admitted to committing with help from Christina Drummond, who played Bonnie to his Clyde — at least according to the Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force, which bequeathed their nicknames. Details and photos…
Last week, on the eve of his one-year anniversary as Denver’s Manager of Safety, Alex Martinez told us that one of the next big goals for his office is pushing the Civil Service Commission to implement serious reforms — and he said he’s not entirely confident about how things will…
Eric Swanson’s troubled past caught up with him last week in an Arapahoe County courtroom — although not with quite the vengeance prosecutors had in mind. At one point facing habitual criminal charges and a potential 64-year-sentence for a case that began as a municipal summons for harassment, Swanson received…
In our post about the 47 homicides in Denver last year, we were unable to include a Google map showing where Manuel Martinez, 27, died last November, because the report from the Denver coroner’s office didn’t list a location. But now, we know much more about his head-shot slaying and…
The scenario instantly recalled Jessica Ridgeway’s disappearance, except multiplied: In Greeley, four girls between the ages of five and twelve vanished, prompting a desperate search. In this case, fortunately, the four girls were found and returned to their homes — but not before one of them allegedly suffered a sexual…
Update: More information has emerged about the murder of Roland Smith, for which Marvin Joel Rosario-Lopez has been officially charged by the Denver District Attorney’s Office. Turns out that Smith, 47, was at The Hive, a club at 11th and Lincoln, to see his son’s band play — and another…
The victim of a fatal stabbing during the early morning hours of Friday is being identified by friends and family as Ryan Haldeman, 28. As police search for the killer (see the description below), Haldeman’s loved ones are grappling with the terrible aftermath of this senseless crime…
Governor John Hickenlooper’s office has received 52 claim forms from victims of the Aurora theater shooting, three of which are duplicates, says spokesman Eric Brown. Yesterday was the deadline for victims to turn in forms to claim a portion of the approximately $5 million that was donated to the Aurora…
In a press release from a few years back, James W. Faber portrayed himself as a crusader on behalf of individuals who’d been defrauded. Which is interesting, not to mention ironic, given that he’s just been indicted in absentia on charges that include multiple counts of (you guessed it) fraud…
Last week, we told you about the arrest of Michael Burnette after a fatal stabbing in an East Leetsdale apartment. Now, in the wake of Burnette being formally charged with first-degree murder, we’ve got details via a probable cause statement on view below. According to one source, Burnette murdered his…
