In April 2009, we told you about Gunnison’s Tausha Marsh, accused of faking cancer to collect thousands in donations. When she pleaded guilty to this crime in February, Marsh’s MySpace and Facebook pages begging for bucks were still online. And even as she prepares to serve 36 days in jail,…
Yesterday, we told you about the Facebook tribute to Brian Hoyle, the scooter rider killed in a hit-and-run accident late Friday. Now, the woman who was allegedly behind the wheel in the crash — Sarah Trujillo, 23 — has been formally charged with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of…
The number of bank robberies in these parts may not be the most accurate gauge of the continuing economic funk, but it’ll do in a pinch, as evidenced by not one, not two, but three new heists. First up is the JV Bandit, who first made headlines in July before…
The scooter rider killed in a hit and run accident near the intersection of Mississippi and Broadway early on August 27 has been identified as 21-year-old Brian Hoyle, and judging by the Rest in Peace Brian J. Hoyle Facebook page that has sprung up in tribute to him, he was…
Glass bongs can be fragile, but they’re also large enough to do some significant damage, as a person living in a home that was invaded over the weekend learned the hard way. Two suspects who continue to evade arrest at this writing broke into the house, and in the scuffle…
The plentiful video footage shot at the Fort Collins riot early on August 22 continues to lead to arrests — but not of Colorado State University students. Last week, the Fort Collins Police Department announced charges against seven people, only one of whom was a CSU student. Now, the FCPD…
Immigration critics who contend that the U.S.-Mexican border is far too porous will likely gravitate to the case of Pedro Garcia-Gonzales, nineteen. Since 2007, Garcia-Gonzales has allegedly been going back and forth between Colorado and Mexico, eluding authorities after him for suspicion of attempted murder. But his luck ran out…
A Walmart employee definitely deserves a raise today (and every day — but that’s another story). Last week, he allegedly tried to stop three men with a load of stolen merch who triggered a garden-center alarm at a Jefferson County store. For his trouble, he was hit in the head…
Denver Manager of Safety Ron Perea’s resignation does not take effect until August 31, 2010, which leaves plenty of time for local law enforcement personnel to stage a beat-police support rally! While citizens were sickened to watch the video of Denver police beating a man in Lower Downtown, and appalled…
On Monday, we shared videos of rioting in Old Town Fort Collins and noted that local police were studying such footage in an attempt to identify participants in the free-for-all. Now, the Fort Collins Police have named seven people (only one a CSU student) they’ve accused of riot-related crimes to…
Earlier today, we told you about a gun found in a kindergartener’s backpack in Lakewood. And it hadn’t been brought to school for show and tell. Now, more details: The person who allegedly left the gun in this spot is James Chavez, 27. The gun was loaded — and the…
With kids all over the metro area returning to classes this week, and parents trying to re-establish morning routines, mix-ups over what to bring to school are to be expected. But a gun accidentally left in a kindergartener’s backpack? Is that really a believable “oops!” — like picking the wrong…
Curtis Thomas, reportedly a deputy fire marshal with North Metro Fire Station 64 in Broomfield, really, really didn’t want to be arrested on outstanding warrants for domestic violence and harassment. According to the Broomfield Police Department, he pulled out a knife and held it to his own throat. Cops responded…
Update: The manhunt for Douglas Alward, the convicted kidnapper and attempted murderer who walked away from the correctional facility in Sterling on Sunday night is over. FBI spokesman Dave Joly confirms that Alward was apprehended in Yuma earlier today and Department of Corrections spokeswoman Katherine Sanguinetti provides more information…
The police-brutality controversy spurred by the attack on Michael DeHerrera — which spawned yesterday’s press event decrying violence against LGBTQ community members (to see photos, click here) — has increased pressure on Denver Chief of Police Gerry Whitman. He defends himself and his force in today’s Denver Post. But is…
A couple of weeks back, when allegations arose about Benjamin Janicki allegedly licking and tickling the vagina of children at a Park Hill day-care center where he worked, his mug shot wasn’t released due to a continuing investigation — and that remained the case when an additional child-abuse charge against…
Yesterday, we told you about the arrest of Matt Weber in a fatal stabbing at Broomfield’s Night Owl Lounge. The victim has now been identified as Matias Mondragon, 31, of Taos, New Mexico, whose family suspects that he may have been targeted because he was a homosexual. And indeed, the…
Last month, we told you about the horrific death of 22-year-old Air Force vet Brittney Brashers, allegedly slain by Robert Walters following a topless photo shoot. Walters is also accused of faking a car crash to cover up his crime. Now, a new charge has been leveled against him: attempting…
A 48-year-old violent inmate somehow walked away from the Sterling Correctional Facility last night, putting area law enforcement on high alert. The last time Douglas J. Alward busted out of a Colorado prison, nearly twenty years ago, he kidnapped a citizen and shot at a police officer before being recaptured…
Matt Joe Weber has been in trouble before; back in 2007, he reportedly was busted on charges of felony vehicular eluding and DUI. But that’s nothing compared to what’s facing him now. Weber was arrested yesterday in relation to the fatal stabbing of a man early that morning at Broomfield’s…
Yesterday’s announcement from the Denver Police Department was short and very sweet to anyone who’s been following the fallout from the DPD’s handling of the Michael DeHerrera case: “Denver Police to Re-Open Investigation.”…
The Denver Police Department has made LoDo safe from the Let Out crowds, as Alan Prendergast’s cover story this week details. The big question now: Who’ll keep the Let Out crowds safe from the Denver police?…
