In June, we shared the story of alleged fake firefighter Michael Maher, who managed to pose with Governor John Hickenlooper amid the ultra-destructive High Park Fire; see photos below. Now, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office has released a huge incident report on the case, containing lots of oddball details –…
Seven weeks to the day since the Aurora theater shooting, the sort of James Holmes tribute pages that popped up in the immediate aftermath of the massacre are showing unexpected staying power on Facebook. Most (like this one) are mainly about shock value. But the largest Facebook group we’ve found…
While some professors are not happy with a policy change that allows students with concealed-carry permits at CU-Boulder to bring guns into their classes, one gun-rights organization has an opposite concern. The most unsafe place on campus, according to Students for Concealed Carry, is the one place where guns are…
The website for Colorado Springs’ Discreet Treats notes that its two locations aren’t typical medical marijuana centers, since both have professional-grade kitchens that cook up edibles ranging from Buddha Brownies to take-and-bake MMJ pizza. It’s an enticing combination that apparently prompted a break-in early this morning that a shop rep…
Update: Earlier today, we told you about the arrest of Samuel Maldonado-Tapia for allegedly starting a fire in a Broomfield Walmart; see our original coverage below. We noted in that post that we’d reached out to the Broomfield Police Department for more information, and the BPD has just responded with…
The 18th Judicial District has made public another document in the James Holmes/Aurora theater shooting case — a so-called register of actions for the past week. And it contains some intriguing revelations. Among them: word of a motion in which Holmes’s attorneys accuse prosecutors of reckless disregard for the truth…
Most of the lengthy hearing yesterday in the James Holmes case focused on whether the prosecution will have access to a package the suspect allegedly sent to psychiatrist Lynne Fenton before the July 20th shooting at an Aurora movie theater. But one quick exchange between Fenton and the defense raised…
Update: The three-and-a-half hour hearing in the James Holmes/Aurora theater shooting case is over — with no conclusion on a key issue of whether the prosecutors will have access to a package the suspect sent to his psychiatrist, Dr. Lynne Fenton, who was questioned at length today for the first…
A mother in Longmont recently had a simple request for local police: Arrest my twelve-year-old daughter. This action was reportedly taken to send a message to the girl, who allegedly committed assault, although her mom had no obvious physical injuries. How often are cops asked to make such deliveries?…
This month, Greeley’s Diamond Lucero turned twenty — and if police reports are accurate, the event marking that milestone was memorable in all the wrong ways. Lucero is accused of molesting two children under age ten during a party in his honor…
This afternoon’s hearing in relation to the James Holmes/Aurora theater shooting case is expected to be among the most important to date. The session revolves around defense efforts to keep under wraps communication between Holmes and Dr. Lynne Fenton, the psychiatrist who’d been caring for him — info that includes…
Members of eleven families with a loved one who died in the Aurora theater shooting gathered yesterday to criticize Governor John Hickenlooper and a nonprofit in charge of donations, claiming they’ve been left out of the process. Some of them also had complaints about another group: the local media…
One of 2011’s biggest stories was the arrest of ex-Arapahoe County Sheriff Pat Sullivan amid tales of meth for masturbation and gay porn, among other things. In the end, Sullivan received a 38-day wrist slap after pleading guilty to lesser charges. But he’s now reportedly violated his probation via behavior…
Richard Holman’s August 2011 arrest wasn’t the first in which he was accused of sexually assaulting a child — but it may be his last. The 51 year old seen in this ultra-disturbing mug shot (a larger version is below) has been sentenced to 48 years behind bars for a…
At a hearing last Thursday related to the James Holmes/Aurora theater shooting case, Judge William Sylvester said he hoped to rule by Monday about whether prosecutors should have access to the suspect’s University of Colorado educational documents. However, a decision on that matter hasn’t been made public at this writing,…
Update below: Eleven families who lost loved ones in the Aurora theater shooting came together for a news conference today, during which they cast blame on an organization called the Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance and Governor John Hickenlooper. They say they have not had any voice in the disbursement…
Much of the media’s focus in the second wave of reporting on the Aurora theater shooting has been on Dr. Lynne Fenton, a psychiatrist revealed to have cared for accused killer James Holmes. Recent coverage has whip-sawed from Fenton tributes supported by CU documents on view below to claims she…
Your bikes are not safe — even inside your apartment building. After writing about a new smartphone app designed to help cyclists retrieve stolen bikes, we heard from one Denver user whose custom-made bike was stolen in July from inside his apartment building. Turns out he’s not the only victim…
While CU is able to refute misinformation in the James Holmes case (like prosecution claims he was banned from campus for threats), the school has otherwise been banned from releasing most other info. Not all, though. For instance, the school is sharing what media outlets want — and aren’t going…
James Holmes “had conversations with a classmate about wanting to kill people in March 2012” and “made threats to a professor” at the University of Colorado according to a motion written by prosecutors (and on view below). The motion, which was made public today, says “evidence gathered so far” includes…
Update: The Denver coroner’s office has now identified the man who was killed early yesterday morning on the 3600 block of Josephine Street as Israel Hernandez, age thirty. He was transported to Denver Health Medical Center but failed to respond to treatment after suffering a gunshot wound. The corner’s release…
Yesterday, in her courtroom coverage of the latest James Holmes hearing, Melanie Asmar quoted prosecutors as saying the accused Aurora theater shooter had been banned from the University of Colorado after he’d made threats — and so did pretty much every other media outlet on the planet. Now, however, CU…
