Westword is covering the trial of Willie Clark, accused of murdering Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams early on New Year’s Day 2007. The most recent updates for the day will be at the top; to check out the account chronologically at day’s end, read from the bottom up. Click here…
All things considered, Ashton Daigle can consider himself a very lucky man. On March 5, the former surgery nurse was sentenced to 54 months in federal prison for “tampering with a consumer product” — a nice way of saying that he stole the painkiller fentanyl from Boulder Community Hospital and…
Early Saturday morning, Lindsey Howland, 24, was walking near Evans Avenue and Josephine Street when she was struck by a car. She wound up in critical condition, but she’s reportedly improving at this hour. Presumably not doing as well is Robert Jesse Gallegos, 22, who’s been held for investigation of…
The ongoing Darrent Williams murder trial has been filled with revelations about the continuing dangers of gang life that may come as a surprise to many people — but not to the Reverend Leon Kelly. As the executive director of the Open Door Youth Gang Alternative, he’s spent a quarter-century…
Westword is covering the trial of Willie Clark, accused of murdering Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams early on New Year’s Day 2007. The most recent updates for the day will be at the top; to check out the account chronologically at day’s end, read from the bottom up. Click here…
Update, 1:44 p.m.: The amount of the reward for information leading to the arrest of Lyndsay Pham’s killer or killers is now at $20,000, thanks to the offer of an additional $15,000 from Pham’s family and friends. The original item is below. Earlier, we told you about the stabbing murder…
Last week, we told you about Arthur Bittner, the man who had just been busted for not quite robbing a bank in Aurora on February 25. He may not have been as inept a criminal as it initially appeared; police now believe him to be the H1N1 Bandit, suspected in…
Veterans Suspected of Crimes Swap Guilty Pleas for Rehabilitation Just a few months ago, Iraq War veteran Nic Gray came to in a Colorado Springs jail cell, having been charged with crimes he couldn’t remember committing. The recent Westword feature “Martial Law” details Gray’s troubles — as well as how…
Westword is covering the trial of Willie Clark, accused of murdering Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams early on New Year’s Day 2007. The most recent updates for the day will be at the top; to check out the account chronologically at day’s end, read from the bottom up. Click here…
As crimes go, the one of which former CU student Abby Toll has been accused is hardly run of the mill. The Bouder Daily Camera describes it like so: “Toll is accused of binding her boyfriend’s 2-year-old shiba inu, Rex, in hair bands and packing tape and sticking him upside-down…
Yesterday, the Aurora Police Department responded to the Descano Plaza Apartments at 11102 East 16th Avenue There, they found the manager of the complex, who was suffering from multiple stab wounds that ended her life a short time later. Thus far, the APD isn’t identifying the woman, but it has…
Last July, when news broke about the arrest of University of Northern Colorado theater professor Vance Fulkerson — principally for secretly videotaping boys in his bathroom — a former Fulkerson student turned blogger who calls himself the Whup-Ass Master ripped the so-called “rug-wearing kiddie porn aficionado” a new one on…
Westword is covering the trial of Willie Clark, accused of murdering Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams early on New Year’s Day 2007. The most recent updates for the day will be at the top; to check out the account chronologically at day’s end, read from the bottom up. Click here…
Most behavioral experts recommend that people who’ve gone through something traumatic either directly or by association talk about their experiences rather than bottling them up inside. And thanks to technology, these emotions can be easily shared with the world at large. Take last week’s shootings at Deer Creek Middle School…
The shootings last week at Deer Creek Middle School created heroes like Dr. David Benke, inspirational survivors such as Reagan Weber and a troubled antagonist straight from central casting named Bruco Eastwood. No doubt Eastwood’s long history of mental problems will be a part of his defense — and he’s…
What the hell is it with freaky passengers with Denver connections these days? First, we told you about the man with a thing for shaving topless — followed by the drunken guy who tried to leave a still-flying plane and a passenger who allegedly engaged in a game of grab-ass…
Westword is covering the trial of Willie Clark, accused of murdering Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams early on New Year’s Day 2007. The most recent updates for the day will be at the top; to check out the account chronologically at day’s end, read from the bottom up. Click here…
Lauren Lollini knew someone had to speak up. That’s one reason she decided to go public last year about her ordeal, letting Westword use her face and name in “Going Viral,” a feature about what dozens of people were facing as a result of surgical tech/dope fiend Kristen Parker’s rampage…
Last week, we told you about a scofflaw who the Denver Police Department had dubbed the “Well-dressed thief.” Instantly, we had visions of Michael Jackson in the “Smooth Criminal” video, slinking around with tremendous style and lethal class. What we didn’t picture was Anthony Shawn Eget, the man the DPD…
Jay DeVaughn, a librarian for the Community College of Aurora, has been accused of mailing a threatening letter — a fairly straight-forward charge. But the criminal complaint filed against him in U.S. District Court hints at future counts based on behavior that was considerably more twisted. Information that appears to…
Westword is covering the trial of Willie Clark, accused of murdering Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams early on New Year’s Day 2007. The most recent updates for the day will be at the top; to check out the account chronologically at day’s end, read from the bottom up. Click here…
Westword is covering the trial of Willie Clark, accused of murdering Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams early on New Year’s Day 2007. The most recent updates for the day will be at the top; to check out the account chronologically at day’s end, read from the bottom up. Click here…
