Utah is a beautiful state that attracts thousands upon thousands of tourists each year. But those who enjoy themselves most tend to be the ones who visit by choice, not force. This distinction should prove important for Aurora’s Jacson Quintanilla-Mejia, 23, who allegedly picked up his former girlfriend in Broomfield,…
It’s been four weeks-plus since the capture of Merle Allison, thought to be the so-called Limping Latex Bandit. Since then, the Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force hasn’t introduced us to any new nicknamed scofflaws. Finally, however, there’s a worthy successor to the H1N1 Bandit, the Tom Thumb Bandit, the…
In March, we told you about the strange case of Jay DeVaughn, a librarian for the Community College of Aurora, who at that point had been accused of mailing a single threatening letter. But the criminal complaint filed against him at that time contained plenty of other bizarro assertions –…
Mother’s Day weekend wasn’t a cause for celebration for the Ciacio family. On Friday, Denver Police Department officers discovered the body of a woman at 1625 Tamarac, and while authorities haven’t formally identified her, they’ve noted that the person being held in association with the killing — Michael Ciacio, 47…
According to attorney Jessica Corry, one aspect of HB 1284, the medical marijuana regulatory bill on the verge of becoming law, that’s most deserving of being challenged in court involves communities’ ability to ban MMJ dispensaries. That’s what Thornton has done, and earlier this week, it exercised its powers in…
Earlier this week, Jerrad Leonard, 27, was accused of drunkenly hitting a police car and several other vehicles in a brief flurry of automotive mayhem. In the end, six people went to the hospital. Don’t blame Dog the Bounty Hunter. Back in 2008, he busted Leonard as part of his…
The mug shot seen here of John Angerer, who was charged with murder yesterday in the 2006 slaying of Longmont’s Angela Wilds, is among the most vivid we’ve seen lately — but it’s hardly the only memorable mug that’s arrived of late. We’re only a little over a third of…
The Denver District Attorney’s Office release about an indictment naming Xavier Joseph Duran is brief and fairly colorless. But the references to multiple counts of securities fraud and series theft are accompanied by an aside about a victim whose husband was a police officer killed in the line of duty…
Amid the uproar stirred by the new Arizona immigration law — travel bans by Denver Public Schools and the City of Boulder, plus student walkouts and weekend rallies — US Immigration Customs and Enforcement, known as ICE, continues to be on the lookout for people in the country illegally. Late…
Right now, Tess Damm, eighteen, is a resident of a state youth facility, having been convicted of helping boyfriend Bryan Groves murder her mom three years earlier. Linda was stabbed eighteen times. But officials went to court yesterday to ask that she be transferred to an adult jail. Among their…
Longmont’s Jason Kay thought relabeling Gatorade bottles with a photo of Tiger Woods and his wife Elin and the word “Unfaithful” was such a great idea that he even suggested that Pepsi, Gatorade’s parent company, finance his art project. Even though the gag made worldwide headlines, Pepsi execs didn’t see…
The murder of Michael Hulburt in what looks to be a road-rage incident turns out not to have been the only slaying in Aurora over the weekend. The Aurora Police Department has just released information about a thus-far-unidentified man killed early Saturday morning at the Carriage Motel Inn (misidentified as…
On Friday, we told you about a Boulder High senior camping trip that led to three hospitalizations, trips to the county’s alcohol-recovery center and a third-degree-assault arrest. According to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, Brandon Gouin, a 21-year-old CU student, has been charged with supplying the booze that fueled the…
On May 17, 2009, Westword launched Mile High Murder, a series of posts tracking homicides in the seven county Denver/Boulder metro area. Just shy of a year later, Michael Hulburt became the 88th entry on our list. But he was far more than a number — and his killing stands…
Editor’s note: Melanie Asmar covered today’s sentencing of Willie Clark, who was convicted of murdering former Bronco Darrent Williams. To follow the event in chronological order, read from the bottom up, and click here to check out Asmar’s original posts from the trial. 2:55 p.m.: The hearing is over. Demond…
Domestic-violence charges typically involve sadly common bad behavior: punching, kicking and so on. But the ones filed against 29-year-old transient Mark Wray are considerably more unusual. Among other things, he’s accused of pissing on his wife’s head. At about 11:15 p.m. on Tuesday, says Boulder Police spokeswoman Sarah Huntley, officers…
Some of those designated Westword’s Shmuck of the Week earn this honor for kinda silly reasons — like, for instance, the condom website that implied Coloradans have small dicks. Not so Steven Clay Romero, named after he was formally accused of animal cruelty. The indictment against him — to read…
A recent police blotter item from YourHub notes that a vehicle booted for outstanding parking tickets in northwest Denver was “mysteriously gone” when an enforcement officer returned to the area. Call out the hounds, Sherlock. How will this baffling feat of legerdemain ever be solved? Fact is, there’s nothing mysterious…
Auraria campus police are looking for a woman whose 9mm pistol accidentally fired in a woman’s bathroom stall in classroom building this morning. No one was hurt, police say, and crews have already patched up where the bullet penetrated the drywall…
At this point, Aurora Police Department reps haven’t released the identity of the man found stabbed to death at a home near the Saddle Creek Golf Course. But they’ve revealed the name of a suspect arrested for investigation of homicide — Trevor Stewart, 22 — and confirm that he’s a…
Most snatch-and-grab crimes don’t get nearly as much attention as the one Brandon Smith is accused of committing at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center earlier this month. But he made national news because his alleged attempt to steal a trendy new iPad resulted in part of victim Bill Jordan’s pinky…
Last week, Westword’s Melanie Asmar reported that lawyers for Willie Clark, who was convicted last month of killing former Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams, had asked for a new trial based on alleged irregularities. Among the charges contained in motion (read it by clicking here): Jurors discussed whether Clark was…
