According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Ronald F. Thrasher, formerly of Colorado Springs, has been on the run for the past fourteen years. That’s not entirely true: He’s probably rested a time or two since 1995, when he fled custody before he could be sentenced for assorted drug- and gun-related…
View Larger Map The Boulder Coroner’s Office has identified those involved in a double-homicide/suicide that took place at 2403 Bluff Street, an address visible above (if you have trouble seeing the image, click “View Larger Map”). They are Elizabeth Schwarzenbach-Dileo, 63; Philip F. Dileo, 61; and the couple’s son, Philip…
Kids: They grow up so fast. One minute, they’re crawling on the floor, trying to eat furballs the cat just spat up — and the next, they’re being detained for being in possession of an incendiary device at an airport. Whose personnel frown on that sort of thing. According to…
View Larger Map Last night, Boulder Police confirmed their suspicion that three deaths at a home on the 2400 block of Bluff Street constitute a double homicide/suicide. The bodies haven’t been officially identified, but the Denver Post reports that the residence in question was owned by Elizabeth Schwarzenbach. A woman…
View Larger Map Sometimes facts add up in surprising ways — but not in this case. Earlier today, Boulder Police revealed that they’d found three bodies in a residence on the 2400 block of Bluff Street — an area captured in the graphic above (if you have trouble seeing the…
View Larger Map This morning, officers with the Boulder Police Department discovered three bodies in a residence located on the 2400 block of Bluff Street — an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click “View Larger Map”). At this point, the BPD hasn’t…
View Larger Map The release from the Broomfield Police Department sported the most routine of subject lines: “Domestic Violence Call.” But it was clearly not a standard incident. According to the BPD, a Broomfield man living at 13005 Lowell Boulevard, along a stretch of the street captured in the graphic…
On Saturday, Harrel Gene Keeling Jr. was arrested in relation to the murder of Miguel Angel Chavez on May 17. Now comes word that Leland Peter Richardson, a second man wanted in relation to this crime, has surrendered. Click “Continue” to read the Aurora Police Department release:…
A blog yesterday noted the arrest of Alexander Kabelis, 31, for a series of tire slashings in Boulder; he was found with a steak knife in his pocket. Today, the Denver Post reports that Kabelis has confessed to the series of Goodyear-oriented hate crimes, adding that he was motivated by…
Last weekend, Miguel Angel Chavez was found dead on the 1600 block of South Ouray Street; he had been shot and run over by a car. Last night, the Aurora Police Department announced the names of two suspects in Chavez’s death: Harrel Gene Keeling Jr. and Leland Peter Richardson. A…
Although Boulder Police officers continue to look for a man who allegedly swiped a computer in March, they think they’ve got the guy responsible for slashing tires on nearly fifty cars during a recent rubber-abusing spree: Alexander Kabelis, 31. According to the release below, Kabelis tended to target law-enforcement rides…
The man who see before you is accused by the Boulder Police Department of having lifted a computer from an area computer store back in early March. Why the cops are only now releasing his photos (and yes, there’s a second one below) is hard to say. But old-school computer…
This weekend, law enforcement agencies across the state will be out in force to make sure you don’t do anything stupid behind the wheel over the Memorial Day weekend. This link on the Colorado Department of Transportation website details the specific plans of 85 separate organizations. For instance, the Arapahoe…
View Larger Map Tuesday evening, the body of a 34-year-old woman was found in a residence on the 5100 block of Williams Fort Trail in Boulder County, the area featured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click “View Larger Map”). At this point, officials haven’t…
The decision by Denver District Court Judge Christina Habas to ban cameras from trial of Willie Clark, who’s accused of murdering former Denver Broncos standout Darrent Williams, is no surprise given the violence of the attack and his status as a known gang member, not to mention the danger that…
Last week, we told you about a series of seventeen wallet thefts in Lakewood since February. But rest easy (or at least easier), Lakewood shoppers. Over the weekend, local cops arrested Tony White, 46, after he allegedly tried to lift a wallet from a shopping cart at a Colfax King…
The Boulder Police Department put out an unusual release a short time ago, involving an incident that may have been a crime — or it might have been perfectly innocent. On Monday, a pre-teen girl was approached by a man outside a closed recreation center, who asked if she wanted…
Memorial Day may not seem like a party-hearty event — but it’s a three-day weekend on the cusp of summer, which is all the excuse for cutting loose plenty of folks need. With that in mind, the Boulder Police Department wants residents to know exactly what officers will be doing…
View Larger Map The man who was found dead Sunday on the 1600 block of South Ouray, an area shown in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click “View Larger Map”), has been identified as Miguel Angel Chavez, 24. He had been shot and run over…
View Larger Map Editor’s note: This blog marks the first entry in Mile High Murder, a new category in The Latest Word devoted to news and information about society’s most serious crime — the taking of a life — in the seven-county metro Denver/Boulder area. Early today, Aurora Police Department…
The Denver Police Deparment has issued a so-called “Dangerous Suspect” warning about Arthur “Art” Santistevan, who’s wanted in relation to a number of nasty incidents, including stabbing a witness during a robbery on the 300 block of Fillmore earlier this month. Also on the DPD’s radar is Matthew Russell Bonner,…
Yesterday, the police departments in Lakewood and Boulder put out warnings about wallet thefts within minutes of each other. Seventeen wallet thefts have taken place in Lakewood since February 1, while Boulder is looking for purse snatchers in two specific incidents. A photo of the first Boulder-area suspect is seen…
