Update: Last week, we told you about a Denver cop shooting Isaac Vigil after the latter pulled a gun outside a police station; see our previous coverage below. Vigil, seen in a new and highly unusual mug shot, has now been charged with attempted murder and more. Meanwhile, a police…
Last July, we told you about the decision by prosecutors at the Denver DA’s office to seek the death penalty against Dexter Lewis, charged with killing five people at Fero’s Bar & Grill in October 2012. Lewis’s attorneys are reportedly asking the judge in the case to take capital punishment…
When you think of the Highlands Mommies, the powerful northwest Denver parents group we profiled back in 2010, you don’t often think of hard drugs. But one vigilant mommy recently helped the Denver police bust three people for heroin and cocaine after observing what she suspected were drug deals going…
If police are right, shortchanging Kalie Kerr can have dangerous consequences. The nineteen-year-old has been accused of responding to a roommate who failed to pay her rent by opening fire…
Last month, Kristine Kirk was killed by her husband, Richard Kirk, while she was on the phone with a 911 operator. Afterward, the Manager of Safety launched an investigation into the 911 system’s response in the incident, and earlier this month, an office spokeswoman told us she’d recommended against releasing…
Abdu Latif Kazembe Abunantambu-el is said to have known Christine Kernan for less than a week when he showed up at her home. But his apparent obsession with her quickly led to the stabbing murder of Levi Johnson, a guest whose attempts to defend her ended in tragedy. Now, Abunantambu-el…
In recent months, we’ve been reporting about the shocking number of hit-and-runs in the area. Take yesterday’s report about the plea deal involving Theresa O’Connor, who’s admitted causing the death of cyclist Ernesto Wiedenburg. Given the volume of such offenses, the hit-and-run incident for which Adriene Garcia was arrested might…
Back in January, we told you about the tragic death of Ernesto Wiedenburg, a scientist who was killed by a hit-and-run driver while cycling near Windsor. Theresa O’Connor was eventually arrested and charged with causing Wiedenburg’s death. However, she reached a plea agreement that may not require her to serve…
Back in 2011, former Arapahoe County Sheriff Pat Sullivan fell from grace in a startling way after he was accused of trading meth for sex. In 2012, he received a 38-day wrist-slap of a sentence, but he subsequently violated his parole. Now, he’s done it again, in a very big…
We’ve recently posted about the ten most dangerous neighborhoods in Denver and the ten safest Denver neighborhoods using Denver Police Department data. But that’s not all the info the DPD has compiled. The department also tracks crime by police district, with stats showing whether offenses in a slew of categories…
Blake Bostic, a popular chef who worked restaurants in Summit County, stood six-feet nine-inches, making him an imposing figure — physically, at least. But in April, he died following an apparent fight at a Frisco motel. Recently unsealed court records reveal more about the specifics of that incident, including alleged…
We don’t usually think of String Cheese Incident fans as homicidal. But last August, Lucas Piper was accused of being an exception to this rule, for allegedly trying to burn down a house full of people he met at an SCI show at Red Rocks. Now, Piper has been sentenced…
An unusual motion in a child abuse case accuses 7News and 9News of breaking state laws by airing details from confidential child welfare and medical records in their reporting on the death of Levi Welton, a two-year-old who perished in a fire in his family’s Sterling home in January. The…
Since legal sales of recreational marijuana got underway on January 1, state agencies have made a big push in regard to so-called stoned driving. Witness the Colorado Department of Transportation’s “Drive High, Get a DUI” campaign, which features a series of public-service announcements with a light touch. Data revealing the…
Joshua Vohs is what’s known in the incarceration business as a recidivist. Punish him for a crime — say, taking the creepiest pics imaginable — and it doesn’t dissuade him from doing so again. And again. Granted, he did mix things up a little bit for his latest gambit. His…
It took authorities in Jefferson County days to learn the identity of a body found on Lookout Mountain — and even longer to discover that 38-year-old Sandra Mercado, previously known as Sandra Walker (her maiden name) and Sandra Meza (her married name), moved to Colorado shortly before her death. Now,…
CU-Boulder’s usually high finish in the Princeton Review’s reefer madness rankings is only one reason why Boulder has a national reputation as a pot mecca. But the powers that be are clearly trying to maintain the line between legal and illegal marijuana sales, as witnessed by the recent arrests of…
Why is Joseph Renander only now facing sentencing for a series of child sex assaults allegedly committed between 2000 and 2005 — especially when he was convicted for the crimes more than six years ago? Turns out the case was tossed over a technicality and sent back to trial, where…
Longtime Denverites know that May snowstorms happen from time to time. But at least a couple drivers appear to have been taken by surprise in ways that made Mother’s Day worse for more than just them. That’s because two law-enforcement cruisers working roadside incidents were struck by out-of-control vehicles last…
It’s usually tough to get a photo of a road rager in action, since most drivers dealing with one are too busy trying not to crash to snap a shot. But the victim of Andrea Marquez’s alleged freak-out had an advantage: Marquez is said to have actually stopped traffic and…
Yesterday morning, Colorado State Trooper Eugene Hofacker stopped to help a motorist on Interstate 70 — the sort of thing he probably did on a daily basis as part of his job. But this apparent act of kindness went south quickly. The motorist, identified as Thomas Ornelas, shot Hofacker, who’s…
Update: The Colorado Supreme Court has declined to hear the petitions filed on Monday by James Holmes’s attorneys. Read the high court’s (brief) orders at the end of this post. Original post: Attorneys for Aurora theater shooting gunman James Holmes have filed two petitions with the Colorado Supreme Court. One…
