What started as a late-night drive-thru run last May for 49-year-old Lilian Verdonkschot, her daughter and her daughter’s friend turned tragic when Verdonkschot was hit by the driver of a Cadillac DeVille. The last thing Verdonkschot’s daughter heard before her mother was crushed under the Cadillac’s tires was, “Let’s just…
Friday night, a 54-year-old man was shot to death in an Arvada home — and on Sunday, David Paul Alredge, 32, was arrested for the crime. According to Arvada Police Department spokeswoman Susan Medina, the victim will likely be identified today — and she’s still not able to talk about…
Dr. Louis Hampers, the Children’s Hospital ER doctor facing federal charges for writing 654 phony prescriptions, is headed back to Colorado. Hampers was arrested Tuesday in Virginia and appeared in court there this afternoon. According to Jeff Dorschner, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Hampers did not contest his detention,…
Several police-brutality incidents and the resignation of Denver Manager of Safety Ron Perea have cast a harsh light on the Denver PD. Chief Gerry Whitman doesn’t think the department’s out of control, telling the city safety committee, “Our use of force per arrest is less than most major police forces.”…
The Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force hasn’t come up with one of its patented nicknames (like the Super Freak Bandit) for the guy suspected of robbing the downtown Chase Bank branch yesterday. And that’s odd, because surveillance photos show him clinging to his coat, looking chilled to the bone…
The Denver Police Department is searching for an assault suspect with a very worrisome m.o. He allegedly came up behind a woman near the intersection of Florida and Syracuse Wednesday morning and shocked her with a handheld device — a Taser, possibly? A passing motorist scared him away in this…
Dr. Louis Hampers, the Children’s Hospital ER doctor charged with writing 654 fake prescriptions dating back to 2007 and continuing through April, will return to court Friday in Virginia, where he was arrested yesterday. According to Jeff Dorschner, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Hampers will face a detention and…
Earlier this month, a body was found near a rec center at La Alma Park. Now, the victim has been identified as Sean Fresques, 39. And according to the Denver coroner’s office, he didn’t die of natural causes. Rather, he was a homicide victim. Look below to see the coroner’s…
Children’s Hospital doctor Louis Hampers was arrested this morning on charges of writing hundreds of phony prescriptions. An indictment alleges that on 654 occasions between January 2009 and April 2010, Hampers used five aliases and eight fake patient names to fraudulently obtain drugs such as generic Vicodin, Valium and Ambien…
An autopsy is scheduled today as part of the investigation into the death of Connor D. Capel, 22, discovered on the lawn of a house on the 700 block of North Emporia Street in Aurora early Saturday morning. Thus far, all the Aurora Police Department is saying about the cause…
Back in February, we told you about Raymond Swisher, charged with 100 counts of indecent exposure and unlawful sexual conduct. According to the Raymond Swisher arrest affidavit, he recorded sex with multiple women without consent and exposed himself to kids with his camera set to capture their expressions. For that,…
Authorities in Boulder have charged Marciene Sullivan, 52, with 23 separate counts in the child-abuse and child-pornography categories. Why both? Because not only did Sullivan allegedly upload child-porn images, but some of the shots were of a young girl known to him. Shudder. Get more details from the Boulder Police…
On August 19, two suspects reportedly mugged a man on the 1700 block of Clarkston Street, then used his stolen credit card — and surveillance video shows that one of them was clad in a Tim Tebow jersey. Mugging a guy’s bad enough. But besmirching the image of Denver’s new…
In July, Robert Walters was accused of murdering Air Force vet Brittney Brashers following a topless photo shoot, then faking a car crash to cover up the crime. Then, last week, Walters was slapped with another charge: attempting to put out a hit on his ex-wife. Now, new details are…
Suddenly, people allegedly pretending to have cancer for personal gain are everywhere. Hot on the heels of the jail sentence leveled against admitted cancer-faking hottie Tausha Marsh, we learn about a grand jury indictment against Ann Crall, who’s said to have collected nearly $60,000 for a bogus illness. The capper?…
Police impersonators tend to be delusional types. Remember the Colorado Springs man who tried to pull people over in a 1995 Cadillac equipped with a white strobe light? He’d likely identify with the mustached man who patted down and cuffed a bystander at a Colfax bus stop while clad in…
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…
