So if you weren’t disturbed enough by the story of Linda Trabucco, a 44-year-old former teacher sentenced for an inappropriate relationship with a student beginning when he was in ninth grade, there’s this: The Aurora Police Department is on the lookout for a man who allegedly tried to snatch a…
Unexpectedly spicy release from the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office about Linda Trabucco, 44, a former teacher who was sentenced today to sex offender probation of five years to live and five years in community corrections for a three-year relationship with a student that began when he was in ninth…
Cameron Boll, a nineteen-year old CU student, was allegedly drunk last week when he used concrete to smash the top of a Boulder Police car. But at this point, Boulder Police spokeswoman Sarah Huntley doesn’t know whether to attribute his later behavior — which included calling paramedics “Communists” and “Nazis”…
When dad’s away, the kid will play — even if the kid’s 22 years old. That’s the assertion of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office in regard to Brian John Neafus. Early last Thursday, the ACSO was called to investigate a burglary at the South Metro Fire Rescue Authority administration building;…
Last week, we told you about reports again linking suspects in a series of racial attacks to the thus-far-unsolved murder of Andrew Gelston Graham. Among those mentioned as being part of a group that allegedly trailed Graham: Allen Ford, who has yet to be charged in the case — and…
Adams County District Attorney Don Quick has determined that police actions were justified in an old-fashioned cops-versus-robbers gunfight in Westminster last November. And the details in Quick’s decision letter are made for Hollywood. That’s appropriate considering people interviewed as part of the investigation noted that Christian Benshoof, 35, and Ashley…
Lawyers for Willie Clark, who was convicted last month of killing Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams in 2007, are asking for a new trial. Among other violations, they say jurors discussed whether Clark was guilty before the trial was over. Juror #34, a nineteen-year-old self-employed male, told defense investigator Greta Lindecrantz…
Last week in Commerce City, cops investigating a home invasion found a marijuana grow and prepackaged weed ready for sale at dispensaries, along with cocaine and heroin. “There’s an increase in drug dealers trying to legitimize their trade by selling to dispensaries, and they’re hiding behind that,” North Metro Drug…
Last week, we told you about a search for Marco Antonio DeLeon, identified by the Aurora Police Department as a person of interest in the shooting of a woman subsequently identified as Dakota Fresh, nineteen. Unfortunately, Fresh died of her wounds — and DeLeon, who was captured after the APD’s…
You know what people everywhere love to read? Wacky crime stories. And sometimes, a wacky crime from Colorado catches the world’s eye. Like the threesome from hell that shook up Niwot. Or the guy who robbed a 7-Eleven in Colorado Springs with a Klingon bat’leth. Or the sad (and kinda…
Our cover story this week recounts the tale of Alan Sudduth, a juvenile who was sentenced to seventy years in prison in 1996 for the murder of a cab driver — even though a recent hearing showed that the prosecution’s case was full of holes, earning Sudduth a new trial…
The sale of beer to an underage buyer doesn’t usually make headlines. But in the case of Van Thien Pham, they’re understandable. Back in 2007, according to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, Pham sold liquor to an underage teen who subsequently got into a crash — one that took…
Update, 3 p.m.: Channel 31 has posted video of the suspect. Check it out below the original item, which was published at 11:37 a.m. Last week may have marked the first-ever iPad theft in the state of Colorado! Hooray! Of course, the person whose new gadget was snatched from the…
A 22-year-old convicted car thief, left a quadraplegic by police gunfire and now costing the state prison system $200,000 a year for his care, was recently granted an unusual “special medical needs” parole — only to see it revoked after law enforcement officials learned of the arrangement and complained that…
An unusual announcement moments ago from the Denver District Attorney’s Office and the Denver Police Department: A murder charge has been filed even though the body of the victim has yet to be located. Hae C. Park, 64, has been missing since March 27, when he was supposed to meet…
Some siblings show their feelings for each other by hugging, kissing and sweet words. Others use knives. An incident involving the latter took place around 10 p.m. last night at the 30th and Downing light rail station. “Two sisters got into an argument on the train,” says Denver Police Department…
Yesterday, members of the Commerce City Police Department stumbled on a home invasion at the 10779 Akron Street residence of Adrienne Bayless. But while their arrival caused the four invaders to flee (they were later arrested), North Metro Drug Task Force Commander Jerry Peters says it also led to the…
In November, Andrew Gelston Graham was found murdered near his Arapahoe County home. At first, clues were scarce, despite the existence of light-rail footage shot just before he was killed. Then, in February, Channel 4 reported a link between Graham and a criminal group that allegedly targeted Caucasian and Hispanic…
Update, 1:12 p.m.: An arrest has been made in the Arapahoe campus incident described in this post. Look below the original item for more information. Back in February, graffiti appeared at Boulder High School declaring “Everyone will die 2/12/10” — a threat followed a couple of weeks later by a…
The case against Gregory Scott Witherspoon, 27, hasn’t moved quickly. Instead, it’s been a slow-motion horror show. The tragedy began on June 27, 2009, when six-month-old Ci’Area Taylor-Witherspoon was transported to a hospital. Her father, Gregory, told police he’d left Ci’Area in the bathtub with her two-year-old brother, and when…
Last month, we told you about a case involving Abby Toll, who was told she couldn’t offer a mental-impairment claim as a defense against a bizarre animal cruelty charge: She was accused of affixing her boyfriend’s dog upside-down to a refrigerator using packing tape and hair bands. That ruling pretty…
April 15 — the deadline for filing income-tax returns — is just two days away. And in case your stress over that fact isn’t already overwhelming, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has a message: “It is important to file complete and accurate tax returns and those who deliberately evade this obligation…
