Last of Holly Square Shopping Center arsonists sentenced

Back in May 2008, a group of nine people, including Deangelo Calaway and Mitchell Walker, were upset by an incident that took place at Bash nightclub, not to mention the murder the day before of Michael Asberry, a 2007 Westword profile subject who talked with reporter Luke Turf about the…

How big are the fish netted by Project Big Freeze?

On Friday, we told you about the nineteen locals caught up in Project Big Freeze, a nationwide sweep by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, aka ICE, that targeted “transnational gangs with ties to drug-trafficking organizations” in 83 cities, including Denver. That doesn’t mean, however, that all 447 alleged gang members…

Check out the locals busted in ICE’s Project Big Freeze

Earlier this week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, popularly known as ICE, announced the results of Project Big Freeze. ICE says the operation targeted “transnational gangs with ties to drug-trafficking organizations” in 83 cities, including Denver. A total of 447 alleged gang members were rounded up, with early reports saying…

Carol Chambers loses latest round in death-penalty battle

Eighteenth Judicial District Attorney Carol Chambers has had her ups and downs in her efforts to obtain the death penalty for two Limon inmates accused of killing a prison snitch. Almost two years ago, Lincoln County District Judge Stanley Brinkley removed her office from the prosecution of one of the…

Small man tries to steal big-screen TV, failure ensues

Swiping televisions used to be easier when they didn’t all used to be so friggin’ huge — especially if you’re as relatively small of stature as a suspected robber who was in the midst of trying to manhandle a 46-inch set in Boulder when the home’s owner confronted him earlier…

Steven Clay Romero indicted for dragging Buddy the Dog to death

Some individuals accused of crimes wind up generating a significant amount of sympathy — but that’s unlikely to happen for Steven Clay Romero — because of what he’s accused of doing to a dog named Buddy. Late yesterday, a grand jury indicted Romero on one charge of animal cruelty. According…

Kristen Parker: Sentencing options for the hep C inflicter

Last Friday U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn threw out a plea bargain deal for former Rose Medical Center employee Kristen Parker, who admitted infecting surgical patients with hepatitis C through needles contaminated by her own drug use. No real surprise here: Blackburn is even more of a control freak than…

Shootout at T&R Liquors perforates three

View Larger Map Getting your drink on proved risky last night at T&R Liquors in Aurora, pictured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click “View Larger Map”). According to the Aurora Police Department, an argument outside the store led to multiple gunshots that hit multiple…

Toddler killer gets just sixteen years in plea deal

Plea bargains are a necessary evil given how overtaxed our judicial system is these days. But it’s still frustrating when someone who seems to deserve a long, long sentence gets a lighter one simply because he made a deal saving the state the time and expense of putting him on…