In January 2003’s “The War Within,” Westword’s Julie Jargon shared tales of female Air Force Academy attendees allegedly raped by fellow cadets amid a culture that didn’t take such crimes seriously enough. And unfortunately, the war’s not over. Similar charges against three more cadets have surfaced, and reports suggest that…
Update: The Denver coroner’s office has now identified the city’s first 2012 homicide victim as Stephanie Hope, a 28-year-old from Westminster. She was pronounced dead at 2:29 a.m. on New Year’s Day of a “penetrating gunshot wound to the chest.” Kevin Carter has been arrested in connection with the crime…
Every artist wants viewers to react to their work. In that sense, Carmen Tisch appears to be a dream come true — albeit one that turned nightmarish. Tisch is accused of scratching, punching, rubbing her butt against and urinating near a Clyfford Still painting valued at more than $30 million…
A vanity license plate reading STAYCLN hints at several possible interpretations. A desire to keep the vehicle nice and shiny, perhaps, or maybe a suggestion to others to watch their language. But if Kenneth Cline also saw it as a sign to stay sober, he may have to reconsider following…
Update: After Abraham Lincoln High School coach Oscar Ponce was charged with sexually assaulting a teen last month, plenty of folks were shocked at the accusations — and no wonder, since he was widely viewed as a role model. But when a second allegation surfaced, he disappeared — and according…
Update below: While suspects have either been captured or named in the holiday-season slayings of Andrea Roan and Elia Anastacio, there have been no such developments released in the December 26 murder of Youn Malual. Meanwhile, the extended Sudanese community is continuing to rally around loved ones left behind by…
Today, we checked in with Denver Police Department spokesman Sonny Jackson regarding the whereabouts of Crisanto Tirso-Jiminez, 35, who’s wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of Elia Anastacio. According to Jackson, Tirso-Jiminez remains at large — and he’s thought to be hiding south of the border…
And you thought you had a crazy year. Getting jiggy with a student at a Baptist school, driving a scooter without a license in Miami, possessing four grams of cocaine in Aspen, threatening to shoot out a Best Buy in Aurora over a video game and literally getting shit on…
While a three-year-old’s shooting of a five-year-old may have been the holiday season’s most shocking violent death, it was hardly the only one. Another tragic incident involved elementary school teacher Andrea Roan, who was allegedly slain by Ryan Miller, her estranged boyfriend, with Richard Leavitt accused of providing an assist…
It was a bloody holiday season, but there’s little doubt which crime was the most startling — the death of Rolyn Javier, age five, at the hands of a three-year-old wielding a loaded gun allegedly left out by Adam Laham, 23. Laham’s slated to be back in court tomorrow for…
The conviction of controversy magnet Douglas Bruce on tax evasion charges has touched off some high-pitched gloating on liberal-leaning political websites, as well as the expected musings on the irony of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights godfather getting busted by the tax man. For those who hate TABOR, it’s apparently…
Things are about to get strange. In recent days, we’ve shared mug-shot roundups featuring intimidating images, celebrities and notables, tattoos and women. But now, here are the weirdest shots 2011 has had to offer. And as those who lived through it know, it was a mighty weird year. Give the…
Seven years ago inmates at a private prison in southeastern Colorado went on an all-night rampage, chasing the shorthanded staff from the premises, attacking suspected snitches, setting fires and causing millions of dollars in damages. Now documents filed in a long-running legal battle confirm what many prisoners have been saying…
Mug shots of women are less common than those of men. But this year, there was a bumper crop of the former. Now, in the wake of collections that spotlighted intimidating images, celebrities and notables, tattoos and hairstyles, here are the fifty most memorable images of female arrestees in 2011…
Update by Melanie Asmar, 3:30 p.m. December 20: Oscar Ponce has been formally charged with two counts: sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust and sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust, pattern of abuse. The charges allege…
The Denver area seems to have a lot of bank robbers, and the FBI and local law enforcement officials like to tell them apart with funny or clever nicknames. We’ve had the Shaggy Bandit, the Perennial Bandit, the Snowboard Bandits, and the Band-Aid Bandit, just to name a few. But…
Our annual look at the year’s most memorable mug shots is just getting started. We kicked off with collections focusing on intimidating images and snaps of celebrities and notables. Now, check out those jailbound models with the most interesting facial and neck tattoos. See them below, and be sure to…
On a Sunday night in November, four Larimer County Jail inmates allegedly squirted feces and urine at deputies using shampoo bottles, flooding part of the facility and starting what officials called a riot. Now, the four men in question have been identified and charged with nine separate counts that could…
Our 2011 mug shot showcase rolls on. Yesterday, we shared our picks for the year’s ten most intimidating images. Now, cast your eyes on celebrities and notables who earned booking photos of their own, featuring several past and present Denver Broncos (what would Timmy say?), a Hollywood star having a…
This week’s cover story, “The Case of the Kidnapped Coed,” revisits the wild press coverage surrounding the 1948 murder of eighteen-year-old college student Theresa Foster — and explores how the Denver Post’s rabid campaign to catch a killer tainted the subsequent trial. It’s a cautionary tale about how pseudo-experts (in…
In 2003, Heather DeWild disappeared two days before her divorce was to be finalized, and she was found dead weeks later. From the beginning, suspicion fell on her supposed-to-be-ex, Daniel, but no arrests were made — until now. Daniel, his twin brother David and David’s wife Roseanne, have all been…
It’s that time again, when we round up the most memorable mug shots of the year. We’ll share a slew of collections for the next couple of weeks, leading up to our top choices — an array so hefty that a single blog post won’t be able to contain them…
