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…
The driver and passenger involved in a crash at 56th Avenue and E-470 noted in the Wednesday blog “Speed Kills in Off-Highway Crash” have been identified as Nelson Starks, 49, of Denver (who died as a result of the accident), and Frankie Biggs, 25, Starks’ stepson, who was hospitalized. Then,…
View Larger Map Boulder Police are investigating reports of an attempted child abduction at Mesa Elementary School, 1575 Lehigh St., seen in the graphic above (if you have problem seeing the image, click “View Larger Map”). Get the details after the jump…
Seat belts are important: Every car passenger should wear them. But they’re not a panacea — particularly when a vehicle traveling more than 100 MPH loses control. That’s what happened yesterday afternoon at 56th Avenue east of E-470. The driver died as a result of the crash in the fifth…
While the Aurora Police Department still hasn’t officially confirmed that eighteen-year-old Darius Murray was the person seriously wounded in an officer-involved shooting over the weekend, complaints from his family about so-called “inconsistencies” in the APD’s reports prompted the following statement from Police Chief Daniel J. Oates: “There is no question…
Representatives of the Aurora Police Department still haven’t identified the man seriously injured during an officer-involved shooting this past weekend — although they have confirmed that he didn’t shoot himself in the incident, as initially implied. Yesterday, however, the family of 18-year-old Darius Murray came forward to identify him as…
Monday, the Aurora Police Department reported that Corey Ray Albat, 21, was being held in connection with the murder of an unidentified man on the 500 block of Geneva Street. Today, the name of the victim is being released: Kyle Lathrop, 23. No additional information is available at this time…
Escaping from a halfway house isn’t the same as busting out of jail. After all, it can be done while walking instead of running. But it’s still a serious offense in the eyes of the law, which is why Alejandro Barron-Reyes, 34, was just sentenced to eighteen months for splitting…
View Larger Map A blog yesterday shared information about an officer-involved shooting near the intersection of E. 19th Avenue and Clinton Street in Aurora, captured in the street view above (click “View Larger Map” if you have any trouble seeing the image). Moments ago, the Aurora Police Department provided an…
There was more action involving the Aurora Police Department this weekend beyond the officer-involved shooting noted in this earlier blog. Corey Ray Albat, 21, who was being held in Hays, Kansas, on an unrelated warrant, has been arrested on a first-degree-murder charge related to a shooting that took place at…
