Crime & Police

The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear a bizarre case that combines jury nullification, juror tampering and a grisly murder that left five people dead.

Pam Fine has launched a petition decrying a potential plea deal with ex-University of Colorado Boulder assistant football coach Joe Tumpkin, who’s been charged with assaulting her.

Denver police are doing forensics work on a vehicle that may have been involved in a hit-and-run that injured six members of a homeless camp near Westword’s Tenth and Broadway office.

Here’s why George Brauchler thinks he should be the next Colorado attorney general.

Here’s why Phil Weiser thinks he should be the next Colorado Attorney General.

A Denver Police Department division chief explains why, how and when “Shelter in Place” notices are used.

The attorney for the family of JonBenét Ramsey, who was murdered in 1996, weighs in on the latest development in a $750 million defamation lawsuit against CBS on behalf of her brother, Burke Ramsey.

A Halloween store is using a killer clown costume display on the same block where Christian Gulzow committed murder while wearing clown-like makeup last year.

Broncos quarterback Chad Kelly was arrested on a first degree criminal trespassing charge.

Even in these deportation-heavy times, he can’t manage to get booted over the border.

Fort Collins Police Services will face three lawsuits over excessive force, promises a Denver attorney who’s previously settled two cases with the department.

A new permanent license plate reader at a busy Denver intersection raises ACLU concerns about privacy loss and data mining.

Homeless campers who witnessed a hit-and-run accident near Westword‘s Tenth and Broadway offices share details of the disturbing crime.

A new lawsuit claims a cover-up has tainted the investigation into the 2013 murder of Colorado prisons chief Tom Clements and a wrongful indictment tied to the Sheriff Terry Maketa scandal in retaliation.

Controversial footage of a fatal Denver police shooting is the first to be released under a new video-evidence policy.

There are plenty of reasons why most Denverites haven’t heard about the September 26 murder Andrew Lowate, and they’re as predictable as they are infuriating.

“It’s a good feeling. Not everybody is perfect, but I’ve always wanted to vote. And it’s good for every American to vote.”

Scott Ostrem has pleaded guilty to five counts in connection with a murderous rampage at a Thornton Walmart for reasons the head prosecutor in the case connects to capital punishment.

A mentally ill Colorado man has been in jail since February because he spit on a police officer.

The Denver Police Department is deploying a full-court press in an attempt to catch the man they suspect of killing Dorchester Social security guard Lucardio Kroener.

The Denver Police Department has identified the homicide victim in a shooting on the 1400 block of Market Street early on September 28 as Lucardio Kroener, a 28-year-old security guard.

A double shooting took place in Lower Downtown during the early morning hours of September 28, just twelve days after a triple shooting about a block away.