In March 2010, we told you about a cold case that heated up with the arrest of Roderick Elias for the slaying of Kristen Swanson, age 22. She died way back in 1980 — so long ago that her job had been at a disco. More than a year later,…
Tyron Martinez is back in custody after slipping off his handcuffs and overpowering a deputy following a pre-trial conference in Conejos County in southern Colorado. Which means he’ll have to face a murder charge in the death of Norma Salazar — a crime whose elements include rat poison, cocaine, drunkenness…
The driver of a van that struck and killed 22-month-old Laniece Fletcher isn’t being charged with a crime. Instead, the person targeted is Karen Pena, Laniece’s thirty-year-old mother, who’s been arrested for child abuse resulting in death, with the focus on neglect…
Update below: Calvin Pitts and Amanda Deleon were busted on charges of felony child abuse even though the Denver coroner couldn’t immediately determine why three-month-old Sanai Pitts died. Now we know why they were taken into custody anyhow. According to arrest affidavits, the child’s injuries were so severe and plentiful…
The prosecution of Molly and Alex Midyette by the Boulder District Attorney’s Office led to convictions for both regarding the 2006 death of their twelve-week-old son Jason. But now Molly is appealing her sixteen-year prison sentence, arguing Alex and his powerful family sabotaged her defense in order to help him…
Freaking out can have consequences — and they’re not always the ones we expect. Just ask Sarah Lane, 27, who allegedly threw a pita sandwich at a taxi driver in Boulder, only to wind up in handcuffs for something else entirely…
Update: The nationwide manhunt for Bret Lee Thompson, accused of kidnapping an eight-year-old girl from a southwest Denver alley and sexually assaulting her, didn’t end in dramatic fashion. According to the FBI, authorities in Brunswick, New Jersey found him sleeping in his van, which was parked behind a Walmart…
In 2009, the Denver Police’s High Activity Location Observation, (aka HALO) video-surveillance program, put in place for the Democratic National Convention, was re-configured to give the force 24/7 video feeds of high-crime areas around the city. The Big Brother-like operation drew criticism from police watchdogs, but the cameras were soon…
In June 2010, Stephanie Rochester was charged with smothering her infant son, Ryan, allegedly because she feared he might be autistic. More than a year later, the case remains stuck in limbo for a startling reason — she still hasn’t been formally evaluated by a state psychiatrist…
On Saturday, June 11, devotees of Ultimate Frisbee will be sailing discs with abandon in spirited competition on a field in Centennial — while raising cash for “random acts of kindness” in response to an act of senseless violence that claimed one of their own. Andrew Gelston Graham would have…
Mary Torres, 27, is accused of leaving a trail of destruction in her wake yesterday — not the least of which was the house she crashed into after she allegedly stole a Jeep with two children inside. The kids are okay, but Torres definitely isn’t, given the array of charges…
The Aurora Police Department hasn’t formally named Alan Geisler, 46, as a suspect in the death of his common-law wife. However, the APD is asking for the public’s help in tracking him down following a grim discovery at a home on the 18000 block of East Pacific Place…
Update: Nathan Engle’s parents say he was sucker punched while standing at a food cart this weekend, causing him to whack his head on the pavement and die. The Larimer County coroner has ruled the death a homicide, and Terance Wilson remains in jail after his arrest following the incident…
William Goodrich, nineteen, didn’t have a long walk to the school bus on Tuesday night — because he crashed it into his own house. Why? He points to a friend named Matt and a piece of paper with mysterious properties…..
Khory Gagner, this is your life, and it’s a mess. Or at least it was on the night a drunken binge inspired him to break into a restaurant/bar, where he accidentally started a fire while heating up some queso for nachos — a snack he’ll have several years’ worth of…
Kurt Ward, 27, was arrested for his approach to getting off — and now, some observers may feel he got off too easily. He’s been sentenced to three years of intensive supervised probation for breaking into a neighbor’s house and fondling panties belonging to a sixteen-year-old girl…
Update: The twelve-year-old son of Burlington’s Charles and Marilyn Long already faces murder counts and assault beefs in relation to his parents’ deaths and wounds inflicted on two younger siblings. But there’s still be no decision about whether he will become one of the youngest ever Coloradans to be charged…
In a hit-and-run accident, a driver causes a crash but flees the scene rather than facing the music. Something similar happened over the weekend, but it didn’t involve cars. Instead, the parties were a woman on horseback and the owner of a dog that caused an injury requiring a rescue…
Update: The Denver coroner’s office has just identified the man shot to death early Sunday morning, allegedly by someone in a car that drove past the scene of a house-party-related fight on the 300 block of South Yates Street. The victim: James Sanchez, 24. The cause of death was a…
Update:The Denver coroner’s office has now identified the victim of a Memorial Weekend homicide at Dr. Daniel Hale Williams Park. Richard Eugene McDaniel, a forty-year-old African American, died of multiple gunshot wounds. Look below to see our original coverage, featuring more details and a graphic of the area near the…
We traditionally think of pirates jonesing for barrels of rum — but not one plunderer in Colorado Springs. This man, adorned in a black wig, a black beard and mustache, and an eye patch, apparently prefers prescription drugs. Which is why he sailed straight to Walgreens…
Alex Tinsley was once a popular teacher at Longmont High School, overseeing classes in Japanese and German and serving as the “sensei” of a karate club — until police charged him with putting inappropriate holds on one of his students — accusations he’s now admitted. Because he’s pleaded guilty to…
