Last month, Danielle Blankenship, 21, was accused of misdemeanor animal cruelty for allegedly killing her cat by blowing heroin smoke in its face — and Boulder authorities talked about upping the charge to a felony if any heroin turned up in the cat’s system. But none did, prompting the district…
In the photograph above, the sticker depicting Captain America’s helmet from the movie Easy Rider is placed over the letter “O” in the word “NO” on a federal government “NO TRESPASSING” sign in a manner that sensitively captures the movie’s exploration of freedom, fear and lawlessness of the American cultural…
The Firestone Police Department hasn’t formally charged anyone with poisoning a pair of dogs earlier this month. But officers have clearly made it a priority to catch and bring to justice the person who allegedly killed Dozer Boy, a chocolate lab, and Kyera, a German shepherd. Get a load of…
During the Broncos’ first preseason game, kicker Matt Prater scored eleven points. But that’s nothing compared to the score he racked up the previous week — .142 blood alcohol content, following a hit-and-run crash in which he was accompanied by an employee at Shotgun Willie’s, one of Denver’s most renowned…
Last October, Tim Albo was the victim of a hit-and-run accident that left him in a coma. Brandon Mondragon was charged and convicted of the crime, but Albo’s family was frustrated that he only got six months. And they’re even more upset now that Mondragon’s punishment ended this week after…
Update: In our earlier coverage about the death of ten-month-old Adam Gonzales, we noted that plenty of mysteries remained. Now, we’re getting more information about Frances Garcia, who allegedly responded to the baby’s crying in a way that adds up to murder, and Amanda Lujan, who faces accessory beefs…
Update below: Timothy English was arrested on suspicion of assault in an incident that smacks of class warfare. He allegedly asked a man for change, and after being rejected, he reached into his guitar case and pulled out not an ax, but a club, which he used to hit his…
Yesterday morning’s arrest of the Dougherty gang was just as wild as the crime spree that precipitated the trio’s cross-country sprint. It involved a car chase, a flipped car and the shooting of Lee Grace Dougherty, the proud redneck and ex-stripper whose skanky bikini photos have become Internet sensations…
Update: Longmont police have now confirmed the identities of the father and daughter who died in an apparent murder-suicide as David Heydenburg and Allyson Heydenburg, age three. And they’ve also revealed a new bit of information that somehow makes this unimaginably horrific incident even worse: Before David killed his child,…
Update: The Denver coroner’s office has now identified the woman killed in an incident at 1080 South Eliot: Crystal Crespin, 32. The cause of death: a stab wound to the thorax. Roberto Santistevan has been arrested in the case. Look below to see our earlier coverage…
Update: A trio of recent incidents involving police impersonators in the metro area prompted composite sketches from Aurora and Jefferson County, but not immediately from the Denver Police Department. Now, however, the DPD has issued its likeness, and while it doesn’t look much like the others, the cops haven’t ruled…
The parade of death this weekend, which began with ten-month old Adam Gonzales and followed with the gunshot slaying of David Hubbard continued with the early Sunday homicide of Byron Parker, 29. At this point, the Denver Police Department is providing only the barest details about the incident on the…
The death of ten-month-old Adam Gonzales on Friday morning was only the beginning of what was arguably the bloodiest weekend in Denver this summer, with three homicides taking place on Sunday. The first took the life of David Hubbard near the intersection of 33rd and Grape…
Nestor Vasquez, 64, has been charged with solicitation of prostitution — but not simply for propositioning a woman in hooker pumps and thigh-highs on the side of a road. No, he’s accused of targeting undocumented women — and among the treasures he allegedly offered in exchange for a little of…
Late last month, Denver Police circulated a composite sketch of a man who may have used a stun gun in a South Broadway attack on a woman. The cops have now arrested Clifton Ray Williams for the crime, and there’s no denying he bears an amazing resemblance to the illustration…
Update:Hours after Kimberly Powell, 48, was busted following the death of her toddler granddaughter, Amber Enard, she was released from custody pending further investigation and completion of the Denver coroner’s report — which was initially inconclusive, and could take weeks to wrap up. That leaves us with the grim clues…
It allegedly took two drunk drivers to kill Alan Dilley. The tow-truck operator was on the scene of an active DUI-crash investigation when he was struck and killed by a car piloted by Zachariah Dobler, who was reportedly drunk at the time. Criminal records show that was nothing new for…
The Denver coroner’s office has issued its report about homicides through June 2011. The 24 to date is way over 50 percent of last year’s 39 — but even if it wasn’t, loved ones of victims such as Gerald Schwartzman would still be grieving. Look below and page down to…
One terrible morning in 2004, Peter Spitz’s wife, Teresa, took their infant son to a friend’s house, then shot Spitz in the face, blinding him, and killed his mother. Last week, after years of rehab and legal battles, the ex-Marine got a precious piece of his life back, when a…
Update: Joseph Lightfoot was originally charged with felony child abuse for a legal medical marijuana grow simply because he had three kids living in the home where he was cultivating. The count was later bumped down to a couple of misdemeanors, to which Lightfoot pleaded guilty — a decision his…
Gina Gruenwald was a former Oklahoma State softball player with a bright future ahead of her when she was brutally stabbed to death in August 2004. Nearly seven years later, Billy Jene Wilson, a 42-year-old homeless man, has been arrested for her murder — and all because he allegedly bit…
Our latest mug shot roundup gives you a look at alleged criminals both minor (the so-called Dish Soap Six, the Drunken Tractor Driver) and the major, including a woman who may have buried a child alive and a man who killed himself after a triple homicide that targeted three teens…
