Andrew Kubicek was arrested on child-pornography charges after a search warrant was executed for Remedy Care Center Medical Marijuana Dispensary, where he worked — and if the center’s name rings a bell, it should. Elizabeth “Libby” Santaguida, allegedly murdered by her brother in April, also worked at Remedy Care, as…
We realize that the average consumer of methamphetamine is ill-suited to traveling Colorado’s mountain roads. If said motorist had half a brain left, he or she wouldn’t be smoking meth. Yet a recent bust of one dope-toting couple on I-70 was so ridiculously easy that it should be studied by…
Overwhelmed by the number of sites offering Cyber Monday deals? Well, now there are 82 of them, including seven in Colorado, you don’t need to visit — because their domains have been seized for allegedly selling counterfeit or copyrighted goods. See the list and get more info from the Justice…
At six-foot-two-inches and 314 pounds, Michael Lee Jones is one of the larger felons in Colorado’s prison system. And now, thanks to a gripping account in the December Vanity Fair of the unusual investigation that linked him to at least four rapes in three states, he’s one of the state’s…
It didn’t make much sense that Candice and Kristin Hermeler would travel halfway across the world to enact a suicide pact at a local gun range — until reports began to surface about the Australian twins’ obsession with the Columbine shootings. While police have tried to downplay that angle, a…
This week, Travis Anderson was found guilty of child abuse resulting in death and manslaughter in relation to the passing of his three-week old child — and the evidence put forward against him could hardly have been more damning. Authorities say he stole some tools and then looked up info…
Midday on Monday, Aurora Police say, the body of Terence Scott George was found in an apartment on East Kepner Place. He’d been shot, and his girlfriend, Tiffany Durst, was missing; she hasn’t been seen since last week. At this point, authorities haven’t identified Durst as a either a suspect…
It’s one of the busiest travel periods of the year, and you’re already worried about having your junk irradiated or fondled by TSA agents. But the stress isn’t guaranteed to end once you’re on the plane, as shown by the story of Brian Robert Dougal, who was allegedly assaulted by…
In September, 84-year-old Zona’s Tamales namesake Zona Moore pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of theft by receiving. And now, her son, Saalim Muhammed, and a third person, Renee McKinnon, have done likewise in relation to charges about trafficking in cigarettes and other stolen goods. Below, find details from the…
One way to make sure you get a lot of attention for a robbery: Steal Christmas gift cards from a child with leukemia. That’s what Bryant Ruff and Heather Lopez were accused of doing last January, and while Ruff’s already been convicted, Lopez has reportedly skipped — and the Westminster…
Last month, Araphaoe County Sheriff’s Office reps discovered a storage unit full of presumably stolen items that may have been traded for meth; Ali Samei was busted on drug-related charges. The weird collection ranges from a slot machine to family photos that may show victims. See the ACSO release and…
As we noted on Monday, the bust of three men trying to burglarize a Colorado Springs dispensary was an example of clever police work — but the excuse used by arrestee Ramone Hollins was even more inventive. Hollins — a Fort Carson soldier, as were his alleged accomplices — claimed…
Animal activist Walter Bond is a man so devoted to his cause that he wears a giant “VEGAN” tattoo on his neck. So it’s no surprise he showed zero remorse when officially pleading guilty to arson related to a fire at Glendale’s Sheepskin Factory in April — a crime for…
The $1 million-plus allegedly swiped from clients by Michael Mendenhall can’t compare to the $71 million allegedly stolen by Ponzi schemer Sean Mueller. But Mueller pleaded guilty to ripping off the likes of John Elway, while Mendenhall is accused of stealing from elderly people of much more modest means…
The Denver Police Department wants Craig Anthony Rodriguez — really wants him. The DPD has asked for the public’s help in tracking down the fugitive, who’s said to be part of an ongoing criminal case and may be armed. Look below to see additional photos and get more details from…
This week, Brenda Stewart was indicted on charges related to tax evasion, racketeering, money laundering and more in relation to Denver Players/Sugar, a notorious escort business. A former escort known to her staff as “Katrina Carter” or simply “Carter,” Stewart potentially faces decades in jail and six-figure fines. It’s a…
On the surface, it seems like a perfect scam. Approach a stopped vehicle, flash a bogus police badge, confiscate the driver’s keys and wallet, then hop into the car and drive off. But what happens if the car won’t start? For Jerry John Gallegos, the answer to that question is…
Last night, Aurora Police report that an adult male was shot to death on the 900 block of South Joliet Street, continuing a very bloody period in metro Denver history. By our count, the homicide is at least the sixth since the beginning of November. Check our Mile High Murder…
When two Austrailian snowboarders robbed a bank in Vail on a whim in 2005, then tipped a cabdriver $20,000 in the midst of a lame and ultimately unsuccessful getaway, the inept heist provided fodder for talk-show monologues for weeks. But the ordeal was no joke for teller Jessica Gunther –…
The phrase “getting caught red-handed” wasn’t invented specifically for David M. Flores, 48, but it certainly seems appropriate to his situation. Following a Highlands Ranch bank robbery, Flores was busted on an aggravated robbery charge after handing a Walmart clerk red-stained bills with red-stained hands — a color presumably caused…
Today, we’ve already published not one but two posts about local homicides — and while a death on the 3000 block of South Hobart Way hasn’t officially received this designation, Denver Police call it suspicious. The Denver coroner’s office describes the victim as a white male, but no ID has…
It’s a been a lethal past several days in the metro area — and the Denver coroner’s office has ID’d Juan Nevarez, forty, as the latest victim. The Denver Police Department is looking for multiple assailants in what’s described as a stabbing in the release below. Also see an interactive…
