Crime & Police

Blue Pan employee Nick Cordova was hit by a Chevy Trailblazer on his way home from work. The pizzeria is asking people in Denver to help find his killer.

Court documents connect bluegrass icon Billy Strings to his brother Patrick Apostol, who is charged with the 2020 murder of Denver musician Zack Smith.

Alleged King Soopers shooter Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa has entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity and now has a trial date set for next year.

“People in the system need to recognize that they’re impacted by this kind of work.”

The worker shortage could have profound impacts on public safety and the criminal justice system for years to come.

Seventeen-year-old Keanna Rosenburgh appeared in Denver District Court on Monday, November 6, on adult charges related to her mass shooting in LoDo.

Metro Denver Crime Stoppers highlights more than two dozen cold cases on a web page devoted to gathering information on the crimes.

Seventeen-year-old Keanna Rosenburgh allegedly shot five people outside Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row after being denied entry for a fake ID.

“This gentleman was either disturbed or tied up in some things he shouldn’t have been,” says Garfield County Sheriff’s Office rep Walt Stowe.

The group allegedly stole vehicles from car dealerships and Denver International Airport before using them to ram into other businesses to steal stuff.

The 2023 Colorado Project report concluded that “housing is the number one resource needed by partnerships working to end human trafficking.”

A former Aurora police officer was just convicted of criminally negligent homicide and third degree assault; a second officer was aquitted.

The wait for competency evaluations and restoration services is postponing court cases, delaying help for prisoners and costing taxpayers millions.

“We are encouraged by this new leadership in our case and are now finally hopeful for progress,” John Ramsey tells Westword.

The Colfax lodging facility got slapped with a city order on Thursday to shut down immediately after a Denver police probe uncovered numerous crimes.

Nick Pacheco works with Servicios de la Raza, the Denver Basic Income Project and Arapahoe County after spending most of his life in prison.

Officer Victoria Oliver spent $255 of her own money on a plane ticket for a domestic violence victim who had been getting abused for weeks.

The then-U.S. Representative was injured in a Tucson shooting in 2011 that killed six.

With just four horses and three human officers, it’s still plenty visible at parades, events and parks around the Mile High City.

He’s been calling out alleged sexual predators online for years. Now he’s no longer allowed on social media.

The female officer has had three internal affairs cases since joining the Denver Police Department in 2019, including one for a “preventable accident.”

A woman claiming to be the legendary mathematician’s relative had stolen the items and stashed them in Conifer.