According to prosecutors, Zachary Oliver chalked up 243 violations at the Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center (LMYSC), a detention facility for juvenile offenders, before escaping in August of 2014 — a crime abetted by his brutal beating of an elderly guard with a pillowcase filled with rocks. In the wake…
Earlier this year, numerous gang-related shootings took place in Denver, as well as in Aurora, raising concerns about violence levels throughout the metro area. And if such worries had ebbed in recent months, an incident yesterday afternoon has rekindled them. A teenager was hit multiple times during broad-daylight shooting in Aurora…
Last week, 37-year-old Laurie Teter was reported missing. She disappeared after a fight with her boyfriend. During the intervening days, a vigorous search was conducted for her in Morgan County, where she lived. But now, in a development that echoes the grisly discovery of Maria Astorga’s body, which was dumped…
Now that the trial of Aurora theater shooter James Holmes is finally, blessedly over, mountains of evidence that had previously been off-limits to the public is being released. Among the most fascinating and horrifying material to surface thus far was obtained by 9News: video from the bomb robot used in…
It started out as a medical call, and that was accurate. But it quickly turned into something more. That’s because the person in distress had been shot — and at this writing, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is searching for 31-year-old Jonathan Ryan, who’s suspected of pulling the trigger. Ryan’s…
Back in February, we told you about the murder of Larissa Tiffany-Schiess, whose body was found after firefighters responded to a blaze at her Fountain home. Investigators quickly determined that the flames hadn’t killed Tiffany-Schiess and began investigating the case as a homicide. Her former boyfriend, Thomas Turley, was subsequently arrested and…
On Friday, we posted on our Music blog about the 13th annual White Party, a bash sponsored by the venerable 3Deep Productions crew that was set to feature rapper Wale and attendees clad in white — hence the name of the gathering. From what we hear, the party itself, which…
At first, the Tuesday, September 1 killing of Dwayne Banks, 33, on Grape Street seemed like one of those crimes that wasn’t going to get the attention it deserved, despite the deadly nature of the crime. But the Denver Police Department subsequently made it a priority, pushing out information about…
The mostly brief reports about the violent death of Judith Katchen tend to describe her in the same way — as simply a 78-year-old woman. But her online obituary makes it clear that she was much more than that. She was a loving, and beloved, mother and grandmother who lived a rich…
While the recent murders of people such as Jorge Lopez-Ramirez, a teenager gunned down in late July, and Dwayne Banks, killed this week on Grape Street, received only modest press attention, stories involving bears have prompted blanket coverage, as the multi-station live broadcast of the #BearLivesMatter capture last week demonstrates…
Back in 2013, three high-profile acts of violence at light-rail stations took place within a few months of each other, raising concern about the safety of riding the trains, especially at night. Since then, the situation has seemed to improve. However, an incident that took place last night at the Auraria…
This Facebook photo of Alese Silva makes her look like the most unlikely possible person ever to be arrested on a kidnapping charge. But she and Ivan Lopez have both been formally charged with the crime, which netted a brief joy ride and $80 in cash. Silva’s booking photos is…
In June 2013, Fairplay’s Evan Graham disappeared — and since then, his sister, Alani Morrison, held out hope that he’d be found alive and safe. Late last month, those hopes were dashed when his buried remains were found. Now, Audra Moquist, his former girlfriend, and her brother, Jarrod Moquist, have…
In December 2013, we told you about the arrest of Traci Cunningham on charges that she murdered her adoptive mother, Penelope Cunningham, and left her body in a remote part of Eagle County. Traci Cunningham has now been found guilty of the crime. But it wasn’t a smooth road to a…
Is Denver Mayor Michael Hancock trying to downplay violent incidents on the 16th Street Mall? That’s the implication of a new report from Fox31, which quotes Hancock spokeswoman Amber Miller as turning down the station’s request for a sit-down interview with the mayor because the outlet is simply trying to “keep…
A chain restaurant in a bedroom community is among the unlikelier locations for a fatal shooting. But that’s what happened at the Pizza Ranch outlet in Loveland last night. A man who allegedly grabbed a patron at the restaurant was shot dead by a Loveland police officer. And it all…
The days of federal marijuana arrests are not over in Colorado. Alfonso Rodriguez-Vazquez and Nestor Fabian Sinaloa-Sinaloa, both Mexican nationals, found that out the hard way. They were busted in relation to a big pot grow in Routt National Forest. However, the announcement about the case from the U.S. Attorney’s…
Larry Stevenson certainly had plenty of connections. A former Denver police officer turned high-profile employee for the city’s Excise and License department, Stevenson was a personal friend of Denver mayor Michael Hancock, even serving as best man at his wedding. In addition, he created an anti-crime system known as Transportation on…
Over the years, we’ve written about a number of tragedies that occurred after parents left young children unsupervised in a bathtub. Take the 2011 case of Fort Lupton’s Shannon Johnson, whose one-year-old son drowned while she was playing Cafe World on Facebook. Within months, Johnson was sentenced to ten years behind…
Early this month, we reported about a couple attacked on the 16th Street Mall for complaining about littering, as well as complaints about a fourteen-minute delay in police response to the incident, which is said to have involved somewhere between ten and twenty teens. The couple was badly beaten and…
Another summer weekend, more reports of gun violence. The good news: No one died in two weekend shootings in Denver — at least not yet. One person was critically injured. The bad news: No suspects have been apprehended in either case — and one of the incidents took place very…
PT’s Showclub, at 1601 West Evans Avenue, is a historic venue — the former home of The Family Dog, a rock-and-roll venue that played host to late ’60s-early ’70s legends such as the Doors and the Grateful Dead before being transformed into one of the city’s longest lasting exotic-dancing joints…
