Crime & Police

Back in 2011, we told you about the arrest of Billy Jene Wilson for the murder of Gina Gruenwald seven years earlier. DNA evidence from a bite mark had put authorities on Wilson’s trail, and he was eventually convicted of the crime — but he appealed based on at least…

River North is among Denver’s trendiest and fastest-growing neighborhoods. But yesterday, RiNo’s peaceful hustle and bustle was disrupted by a grisly turn of events. Police discovered the body of a dead woman. They subsequently launched a homicide investigation — and a suspect is currently in custody. Here’s the first tweet…

Last month, we reported that crime in Denver was up in seven of nine categories based on Denver Police Department stats, with an increase of 72.4 percent in homicides. Now, 9News has broken down more DPD numbers and discovered that crime rose in every Denver neighborhood during 2015. The stats separate offenses into…

“Shots fired. Bleeding everywhere. I’m going to hurt you or kill you.” These are some of the first words spoken by Denver Police Department Officer Rachel Eid in a two-part DPD video entitled Graveyard Shift, which went online last September. But her words in the clip are eerily prescient given…

Jason Mesaros was suspected of taking part in an armed robbery that netted two pounds of marijuana and between ten and fifteen pounds worth of trim.  But he won’t go on trial for his crimes. He was killed after being riddled by bullets — ten in all — following a…

On Saturday, the University of Denver and Colorado College played a historic outdoor hockey game at Coors Field. And while DU came out on top, 4-1, the school was victimized by disrespect to its unofficial mascot, Denver Boone, who was escorted out of the stadium, and the apparent theft of…

Millions upon millions of people have bought and sold items on Craigslist without a problem. But that doesn’t mean horror stories involving the service are unknown. The most prominent example locally is Dynel Lane’s alleged attack on Michelle Wilkins; Lane is accused of cutting the child from Wilkins’s womb after…

On November 22, 2015, Miguel Martinez was armed, dangerous and wanted in regard to an active warrant (for escape and drugs, which he was on at the time) that made explicit mention of his “violent tendencies.” He was also mentally ill, as Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey acknowledges in his…

At this writing, there has been no announcement that Mesa County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Derek Geer has died. However, it’s only a matter of time. An all-too-short amount of time. Geer was shot multiple times on Monday, February 8, allegedly by a thus-far-unidentified seventeen-year-old who’s currently in custody. The deputy…

When major television folks descend on the fly-over states to rehash some notorious tragedy, they’re generally better at playing the heartstrings than pushing for answers. That was certainly the case when Barbara Walters sat down with John Ramsey a few months ago, to bat around a few whiffle-ball questions about the 1996…

The Denver Police Department is currently on the lookout for the man captured in surveillance images captured here. The suspect is considered dangerous for a very good reason. He’s though to have randomly stabbed an employee at an East Colfax Good Times restaurant in the eye with a switchblade. But…

Beverly England, the married mother of two young children, vanished in the Salida area on June 12, 1980. Since then, her family and the folks behind numerous websites, as well as the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, have sought to solve the mystery of her disappearance. We don’t have all the…

Last week, we told you about the fatal stabbing of a six-year-old boy, subsequently identified as Riley Johnson, and sexual assault of a woman caring for him, allegedly by a man who later turned the knife on himself. The man has now been ID’d as Brandon Johnson — the boy’s dad…

When it comes to a series of incidents that took place in unincorporated Arapahoe County yesterday, tragedy followed tragedy followed tragedy. First, a woman was sexually assaulted at knife-point. Then, law enforcers speaking to the victim belated entered her apartment to find that a six-year-old boy had been stabbed to…

It’s a crime almost too shocking to be believed: A man accused of biting off his girlfriend’s eyelid. But it happened — and now, Jose Leyva-Estrada will have plenty of time to think about it. Leyva-Estrada has now been sentenced for the crime, which took place during the early months…

This charming photo of CU Boulder student Merissa Hirneisen seen above is from her Facebook page. The portrait snapped after her arrest for allegedly trying to steal text books and then using a stun gun on security guards merits different adjectives — “memorable” among them. Look below to see the grabbiest, most…

Thanks to Denver’s win in Super Bowl 50, and the parade and rally scheduled for today, all of Colorado seems to have Broncos fever. But not everyone appears to be thrilled about the way most folks are celebrating. Our item about post-game celebrations in downtown Denver that led to twelve…

What do Peyton Manning and Christopher Cox have in common? At first blush, nothing. Manning is a future Hall of Fame quarterback who’ll lead the Denver Broncos in this Sunday’s Super Bowl 50 — possibly his final game — while Cox is currently serving a 42-year sentence for offenses related to…

We’ve been reporting about the shooting at the Colorado Motorcycle Expo that killed Victor Mendoza, a member of the Mongols motorcycle club. Mendoza died after a clash between the Mongols and the Iron Order, another group branded as an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang, or OMG. The Iron Order is known for having law-enforcement…

A district attorney has dropped attempted murder charges against Victor Green for a very unusual reason. Green, a Grand Junction resident, attempted to kill himself while in custody — and very nearly succeeded. The motivation behind this move appears to be tied to Green’s victim: his father. According to KJCT,…