Update: Last month, the bodies of former restaurant co-owners Ronald Ford and Ramiro Sanchez were found in their Stuart Street home. Weeks later, the Denver Police Department announced their interest in finding someone thought to be a roommate of the pair — a previously homeless cross-dresser known by the memorable…
It’s simple math: Being struck by two cars is twice as bad as getting hit by one. That’s what happened to a man in Lakewood Saturday night — and while one driver, ID’d as Martin Parras, stopped (and is being investigated for DUI and vehicular assault), the other’s still at…
Update: The Denver District Attorney’s Office has announced charges in two very different but equally serious crimes. Dominique Redwood is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at knifepoint in a light-rail station elevator, while Jesse Rincon faces a hit-and-run count for allegedly injuring a boy. Page down for details from…
The website for Green Garden Spa in Edgewater promises “Total Satisfaction” — and the U.S. Attorney’s Office believes that pledge extended to happy endings. Michelle Schramm, 55, surrendered to authorities following a grand jury indictment accusing her of using Green Garden and two other spas as houses of prostitution. Among…
Grief alters people. It can devastate and give a new sense of purpose. The murder of his son Daniel in the Columbine shootings has set Tom Mauser on a crusade against gun violence that, over twelve years, has yielded small victories and gradual change — and plenty of blowback from…
In late 2009, United pilot Erwin Washington was arrested for flying drunk — and if this seemed like an isolated incident then, it doesn’t now. That’s because United Express’ Aaron Cope has just been indicted for doing likewise a month after Washington…
A word to those who use the Newton Middle School running track: Go as fast as you can — or otherwise, you might get an eyeful of an indecent exposure suspect who’s reportedly been hanging out there, as well as at several other nearby parks. In this case, speed may…
Update: Sex offender Dennis Hasty can’t face charges for the murder of Limon police officer Jay Sheridan, having killed himself prior to being captured. However, his common-law wife, Jackie Hasty, is looking at two counts in relation to the crime, including manslaughter…
Update: Still no release from the Denver Police Department about the shooting on the 2800 block of West Vassar early Saturday morning. However, the Denver coroner’s office has identified the victim in the incident as Jacob Lauver, 21. At this point, the official cause of death is pending an autopsy…
Update: We still don’t know the specifics about what happened in the murders of Charles and Marilyn Long, and the severe wounding of two of their children, allegedly by their twelve-year-old son — nor do we know whether he’ll be accused as an adult. But with the release of charging…
Update: It would be an exaggeration to say that accused public masturbator and groper Gage Walker Lopez was caught red-handed. Instead, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, an anonymous bust led to his arrest on charges of unlawful sexual contact and second-degree burglary. Look below to see the JCSO…
Back on February 7, we told you about the death of Camille Jackson, a 21-year-old whose body was found in an Aurora apartment. Her baby was there, too, and still alive. At the time, the Aurora Police Department described the case as “suspicious.” Just over a month later, the APD…
A second man, 29-year-old Shun Birch, has been convicted of murdering a witness named Kalonniann Clark in 2006. He was one of three men charged with Clark’s killing — and perhaps the least known. Reputed gang leader Brian Hicks was found guilty at a trial last month. Willie Clark, previously…
Remember Ann Crall, the Lakewood cop’s wife who allegedly faked cancer in order to shake down folks — including police officers — for thousands in charitable donations? Well, take the “allegedly” out of the previous sentence, because she’s pleaded guilty to theft and charitable fraud. At her sentencing next month,…
Edward and Linda Bryant have been accused of theft, forgery and several other related offenses. But are they also guilty of murdering two adoptive children, then continuing to collect aid checks in their names? That’s what El Paso County authorities are trying to figure out — and evidence is starting…
A 32-year-old Denver man has been arrested on suspicion of “stalking” a Denver Police officer. His alleged beef: A two-year-old traffic violation. Court records show that Francisco Castro-Beruman was booked into Denver County Jail on February 12 on a felony count stalking for allegedly threatening Officer Larry Mortimer and placing…
The Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force, renowned for the clever names it hangs on the likes of the $83 Bandit, the Shaggy Bandit and plenty of other scofflaws, is on the lookout for the guys who allegedly knocked over Wells Fargo, Key and Compass banks in recent weeks. Look…
There’s been a bizarre twist in a hit-and-run that took place near the intersection of Broadway and Baseline in Boulder over the weekend. Police reveal that the victim, identified as Ronald L. Keithline, “has been known to lie in roadways in the past.”…
The wee hours of Sunday morning were more active than usual on the 1000 block of Cypress Drive in Fort Collins. A report about one neighbor threatening another with a firearm led to a three-hour standoff that ended with the deployment of “gas munitions” and charges against Joshua and Devin…
A petition has been filed in juvenile court regarding a 12-year-old from Burlington suspected of killing his parents, Charles and Marilyn Long, and wounding two siblings. But prosecutor Robert Watson still hasn’t decided whether to ask for a transfer to adult court. If he does, there’s a strong possibility the…
Charles Ponzi may be dead and buried, but his infamous scheme continues to inspire sharpies across the globe — like, for instance, John Reinholdt II, who was just sentenced to sixteen years behind bars, and ordered to pay $2.5 million restitution in a complex, long-running fraud involving, among other things,…
Update: Christopher Wells, Micah Woody, Josiah Sher and Matthew Plake — the quartet accused in the murders of Robert “Bob” Rafferty and Amara Wells, Christopher’s ex — made first court appearances yesterday. Among the charges Wells faces: first-degree murder, criminal solicitation and conspiracy…
