Update: Yesterday, we reported about a murder in Wheat Ridge for which 25-year-old Nate Fischer was arrested; see our original coverage below. Now, the Wheat Ridge Police Department has identified the victim as Howard Benjamin Adler, who celebrated his 26th birthday just two weeks ago. We’ve also got more details…
In September, we told you about the tragic murder of Zach Sare. Since then, unfortunately, there have been no breaks in the case, and his loved ones are struggling financially to purchase a headstone to mark his grave. So a family friend has set up an account for those who’d…
When William Costello was arrested in June, for allegedly breaking the hip of an elderly man, he seemed like little more than a combustible creep. But after a DNA test run on him under a provision of Katie’s Law scored several hits, the Denver District Attorney’s Office has concluded that…
Steven Unruh is having a hard time convincing anyone that he spent hours talking to Aurora theater shootings suspect James Holmes shortly after his arrest last July. Jail officials say there’s no way that Unruh could have had that kind of access. Yet certain elements of the story — which…
Wayne McDonald doesn’t want his job back, but he would like to clear his name. That’s the main reason McDonald — a friend and former staffer of Mayor Michael Hancock who was fired amid sexual harassment allegations — has filed a lawsuit against the city, his attorney says. The lawsuit…
Thirty-eight claimants will soon receive a portion of the $5.3 million raised through the Aurora Victim Relief Fund, according to an announcement by Governor John Hickenlooper’s office. As per a protocol developed by fund “special master” Ken Feinberg, those who lost family members in the Aurora theater shooting and those…
The University of Colorado is no longer subject to a gag order related to the case of accused Aurora theater shooter and former student James Holmes. Judge William Sylvester has ruled that it’s now up to the university to decide what information to release. In another motion made public today,…
This week, Mitchell Kusick, a student at Grand Junction’s Colorado Mesa University, was busted for allegedly threatening to kill President Barack Obama and trick or treaters. And now, an unnamed high school student in Junction has been cuffed for threats of his own involving rape (or, according to him, “grape”),…
Sad to say, shocking child-sex assault allegations against teachers or coaches aren’t as rare as we’d like. The latest arrestee to fit both of these descriptions is Richard Johnson, who faces charges that raise eyebrows thanks to sheer volume. The now ex-teacher is looking at thirty of them…
Update: A University of Colorado staffer who accidentally fired a shot on campus last week, injuring herself and a colleague, is no longer employed by the university. A police report from the incident reveals that the ex-worker, Mary Beth Loeb, was showing her coworkers her handgun, and trying to unjam…
Update by Michael Roberts: At a hearing yesterday, Judge William Sylvester, who’s overseeing the prosecution of Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes agreed to postpone a hearing slated for this morning due to his “condition;” see our original coverage below. Now, reports have surfaced that the alleged killer tried to…
According to a criminal complaint on view below in its entirety, Mitchell Kusick, a twenty year old Westminster man, had dreams of becoming the next famous Colorado killer, following in the footsteps of James Holmes, the accused Aurora theater shooter, and the students behind the Columbine High School massacre. Among…
Update: Yesterday, we told you about the arrest of Larry Gomez, who is suspected of taking shots at officers in Denver and Westminster before leading cops in Aurora on a car chase that ended with a crash resulting in the nasty mug shot seen here; see our previous coverage below…
More cars and cyclists are crashing into each other in Denver, prompting heated debates about who is responsible in the collisions. But in a recent Boulder crash, there’s plenty of blame to go around. The accident report about the incident, in which a bike rider was knocked to the ground…
It’s been less than four months since James Holmes fired shots during a showing of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, killing twelve and injuring dozens more in one of Colorado’s worst tragedies. But that didn’t stop one student from wearing a “Joker” mask into a theater yesterday, prompting a…
Amid the chaos of election-day preparation this week, news broke that Secretary of State Scott Gessler, Colorado’s chief election officer, is facing both criminal and ethics investigations for allegedly misusing public dollars for personal trips. We now have more details on the process of the Independent Ethics Commission, which could…
Remember the infamous incident in which a Longmont driver honked at two cyclists on an open road for several minutes ? Something similar happened again — only this time, someone got hurt. Byron Nix was knocked off of his bike after a truck hit him and crushed his bike on…
In August, we told you about the arrest of Alfonso Carrillo on racketeering charges related to an elaborate real estate scam. Now, Carrillo’s wife, Maria Carrillo, is facing similar charges. And while allegations against two others ID’d in the first indictment have been dropped, a named fugitive remains at large…
Update, November 8, 3:55 p.m.: I just connected by phone with George Brauchler, the winner in the much-scrutinized race for district attorney in the 18th Judicial District, discussed in detail below. He mused that, aside from the Craig Silverman-Bill Ritter slugfest for Denver DA in the 1990s, this may have…
After Katherine McKinley, 57, was struck and killed by a bus at Denver International Airport last month, driver Yakov Rakhshtut did not go through the booking process. Rather, he was simply given a summons for the incident; it’s on view below. But after looking at the facts of the case,…
It took nearly three years, but Joseph Nieto has finally been sentenced in Colorado for robberies he’s admitted to committing with help from Christina Drummond, who played Bonnie to his Clyde — at least according to the Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force, which bequeathed their nicknames. Details and photos…
Last week, on the eve of his one-year anniversary as Denver’s Manager of Safety, Alex Martinez told us that one of the next big goals for his office is pushing the Civil Service Commission to implement serious reforms — and he said he’s not entirely confident about how things will…
