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Eric Madril, John Culhane sent fake parking ticket to guy who called Madril a meter maid

By Michael RobertsSeptember 29, 2011

It’s no surprise that parking enforcement officers don’t like being called meter maids — especially the male ones. But Eric Madril’s feelings about this label apparently went beyond displeasure to revenge. He and a fellow officer, John Culhane, have been convicted of getting even with one person Madril ticketed by…

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13-year-old killer of parents Charles & Marilyn Long played in sandpit shortly before attack

By Michael RobertsSeptember 29, 2011

In August, prosecutors and defense attorneys crafted a deal to sentence the thirteen-year-old Burlington boy who killed parents Charles and Marilyn Long and wounded two siblings as a juvenile. Why? Questions were answered yesterday at a hearing finalizing the pact, at which the boy was portrayed as an emotionally immature…

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Medical marijuana: Study shows dispensaries may create safer neighborhoods

By William BreathesSeptember 28, 2011

Do medical marijuana dispensaries make neighborhoods safer? That’s the conclusion of a study by the RAND Corporation, which counters the widespread perception that MMJ businesses attract crime…

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Muriel Keer charged with child abuse resulting in death, baby found floating in overflowing tub

By Michael RobertsSeptember 28, 2011

The Denver District Attorney’s Office has formally charged Muriel Keer with child abuse resulting in death after the drowning of her ten-month-old son. The statement of probable cause in the case, on view below, provides even more details about the horrific incident…

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National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims: Loved ones share their loss (VIDEO)

By Alan PrendergastSeptember 27, 2011

Grief doesn’t respect demographic boundaries, and the devastating impact of a homicide in the family can be found in all walks of life. On Monday, a coalition of victim groups gathered outside the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse downtown to remember lost loved ones and listen to a keynote speech by Denver Mayor…

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Alexander Davison allegedly exposes himself to 60-70 women in two weeks

By Michael RobertsSeptember 27, 2011

Alexander Davison, twenty, represents a virtual case study of an indecent exposure addict — and he appears to have gotten hooked fast. He spent around two weeks showing off his junk to an estimated sixty or seventy women on a bike path near his home and then pleasuring himself afterward…

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Jason Bomsta sentenced for death of man stuffed in toy bin over $100 drug debt

By Michael RobertsSeptember 27, 2011

Jason Bomsta, 34, has been sentenced to 54 years in jail for last year’s brutal killing of forty-year-old Duane Maasch, whose body was found stuffed in a plastic toy bin. The reported reason for the slaying? A $100 drug debt…

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Travis Forbes pleads guilty to Kenia Monge murder, will spend rest of life behind bars (24)

By Michael RobertsSeptember 26, 2011

Update: The latest legal journey of Travis Forbes, the man charged with killing Kenia Monge earlier this month, was blessedly brief. This afternoon, Forbes pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the case and will spend the rest of his life in jail without the possibility of parole…

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Stefanie Dickinson, on school board, allegedly sexts teen about rocking his effing world

By Michael RobertsSeptember 23, 2011

Today, 37-year-old Stefanie Dickinson is expected to step down from her position as treasurer for the Ellicott District 22 Board of Education. Why? Might have something to do with her arrest for allegedly sexting a fourteen-year-old boy…

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13-year-old girl accused of trying to murder her family by fire — four times

By Michael RobertsSeptember 23, 2011

For a school photo, a certain Jefferson County eighth-grader wore a cheerleading shirt. But right now, neither she nor her family has anything to cheer about. The thirteen-year-old is currently in custody, accused of trying to kill the other six members of her family by burning down their home –…

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Muriel Keer allegedly on computer in different room as her baby drowned in bathtub

By Melanie AsmarSeptember 23, 2011

Update by Michael Roberts: Muriel Keer, the 39-year-old mom (and alleged drug abuser) being investigated for child abuse resulting in death, was prostrate with grief after emergency personnel couldn’t revive her nine-month-old baby, found lifeless in a bathtub. But while the boy breathed his last, police say she was tapping…

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Hector Sifuentes, 15 others busted for firearms and/or drug violations in last 72 hours

By Michael RobertsSeptember 22, 2011

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, joined by the Denver Police Department and other law-enforcement agencies, have apparently been working overtime. The U.S. Attorneys Office has revealed that sixteen people in the metro area have been arrested on various drug and/or gun charges in the past 72 hours…

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Ronald Smith, high-profile lobbyist, found guilty of damaging ex’s piano, putting chicken in vents

By Michael RobertsSeptember 22, 2011

Lobbyist Ronald Smith has rubbed shoulders with plenty of important politicos, including Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper — but he could soon find himself keeping company with a more captive crowd. He faces nearly two decades in stir after being found guilty of bizarre retribution against his ex-wife, including putting raw…

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Mark “Blizzo” Sepulveda, Justin Martinez wanted in Lakewood slaying of Juan Carlos (28)

By Michael RobertsSeptember 21, 2011

Update: Yesterday, we speculated that the Lakewood Police Department had a pretty good idea regarding suspects in the slaying of Juan Carlos — and that proved to be the case. The LPD has issued arrest warrants for two men: Justin Martinez and Mark Sepulveda, who goes by the nickname “Blizzo.”…

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Joan Zalk, yoga instructor, charged with animal cruelty for walking chihuahua while driving car

By Michael RobertsSeptember 21, 2011

Cooper the chihuahua undoubtedly has many fine qualities, but long legs and an ability to run at great speed aren’t among them. Which helps explain why yoga instructor and acupuncturist Joan Zalk has been charged with animal cruelty — for walking Cooper while driving her car…

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Norma Vera-Nolasco gets 12 years in valet hit-and-run she was too drunk to remember

By Michael RobertsSeptember 20, 2011

The maximum sentence to which Norma Vera-Nolasco could be sentenced for the hit-and-run death of valet Jose Medina was twelve years — and twelve years is what she got. Why? Likely because she was so drunk at the time of the crash she didn’t even remember it happening, as well…

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Katrishay Quarles died of gunshot to throat in homicide near Denver Rescue Mission (26)

By Michael RobertsSeptember 19, 2011

Update: The Denver coroner’s office has identified the woman who was shot and killed near the Denver Rescue Mission early Saturday morning as Katrishay Quarles, eighteen. Cause of death: a gunshot wound to the thorax. Police are still searching for a suspect or suspects in the case. Look below to…

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Marquez Jones identified as victim in shooting near 8th and Lincoln (27)

By Michael RobertsSeptember 19, 2011

Update below: This weekend was a bloody one in downtown Denver. Early Saturday morning, a woman was slain near the Denver Rescue Mission. Then, just over 24 hours later, Marquez Jones, 24, was shot in the vicinity of 8th and Lincoln — and the Denver coroner’s office has just confirmed…

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Shotgun Willie’s offers corpse discount in wake of Weekend at Bernie’s misadventure (PHOTOS)

By Michael RobertsSeptember 19, 2011

Robert Young and Mark Rubinson face charges for allegedly reenacting Weekend at Bernie’s with the body of Young’s pal — but at least they provided a punchline for Shotgun Willie’s, which commemorated its part in the bizarre tale with the offer on the sign in the photo above…

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Robert Walters guilty of murdering girlfriend Brittney Brashers, not of putting hit on wife

By Melanie AsmarSeptember 16, 2011

A jury has found Robert Walters, 25, guilty of murdering his girlfriend, Brittney Brashers, in November 2009 by beating her to death. The jury found him not guilty, however, of soliciting the murder of his then-wife, Elena Walters, whom he was cheating on with Brashers. Prosecutors had alleged that Walters…

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Donny Andrews & Andrew Matson: Two friends doing “dumb things,” two different outcomes

By Alan PrendergastSeptember 16, 2011

“Hello, my name is Donny Andrews. I am a first-time, non-violent offender who has been in prison for 23 years on an 80-year sentence… I came to prison at 20 years of age in 1989, and I am now 43 years old.” Thus begins a recent letter of appeal from…

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Robert Young, Mark Rubinson accused of reenacting Weekend at Bernie’s with pal’s corpse

By Michael RobertsSeptember 16, 2011

After discovering that a friend of yours is dead, do you (A) call 911; (B) contact a family member; or (C) head off on a Weekend at Bernie’s-style tour of bars and strip clubs, with the fun and frivolity all charged to the deceased? Police say Robert Young and Mark…

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