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…
Plenty of adults will let teens below the legal drinking age sneak a sip on New Year’s Eve, just as Sandra Johnson allegedly did. Problem is, Johnson was on the job — as an overnight supervisor at Lampkin Group Center For Boys II, a privately run home for juvenile sex…
On Friday, we told you about the arrest of Zachariah Thomas Santaguida, eighteen, in the death of his 24-year-old sister, subsequently identified as Elizabeth “Libby” Santaguida. Libby’s Facebook page has turned into a de facto memorial site, with plenty of friends and family members adding their thoughts to a profile…
Mike McCormick could have saved at least one life and a lot of trouble if he’d simply pulled the trigger 25 years ago, back when the police had him cornered in Omaha and he had a pistol in his mouth and was threatening suicide. Instead, he surrendered and came back…
A shooting that took place on late Friday night in Aurora has already led to an arrest. The incident took place at the 6th Avenue Liquor Store, 10300 East 6th Avenue. When police arrived, they found that Benigno Morales-Ramirez, 24, had been shot, and he subsequently died of his wounds…
Earlier today, we told you about Kirk Alan Richardson, a convicted sex offender the Aurora Police Department would like to grab — and not to discuss his tattoos of Jesus and hearts. Now, the APD is seeking another person in relation to a high-profile crime — the early morning shooting…
Anyone can threaten people with a gun. People who do that are as common as Caucasians at Tea Party rallies. But Alfred Luedtke, 42, is allegedly a cut above. This weekend, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department, officers arrived at Luedtke’s residence after hearing reports that he had threatened…
Kirk Alan Richardson, 56, sports a couple of seemingly benign tattoos: Jesus on one forearm, hearts on the other. No skull-and-crossbones or slogan like “Kill ’em all and let God sort ’em out” for him. Yet he’s also a convicted sex offender who Aurora Police suspect of having sexually assaulted…
Update, 5:29 p.m.: A mug shot of suspect Zachariah Thomas Santaguida has just been released. We’ve added it to this blog, first published at 10:22 a.m. Here’s the original item. Late last night, Jefferson County Sheriff’s officers responded to an address on the 30000 block of Hill Top Drive in…
For the Drunken Horny Man, women do have a tendency to blend together, especially when that man is young and unpolished in the arena of managing his drunken woman-chasing. But still, Stu. You gotta stay in the right bed. As Michael Roberts reported on Monday, a young woman recently had…
