The Boulder Police Department put out an unusual release a short time ago, involving an incident that may have been a crime — or it might have been perfectly innocent. On Monday, a pre-teen girl was approached by a man outside a closed recreation center, who asked if she wanted…
Memorial Day may not seem like a party-hearty event — but it’s a three-day weekend on the cusp of summer, which is all the excuse for cutting loose plenty of folks need. With that in mind, the Boulder Police Department wants residents to know exactly what officers will be doing…
View Larger Map The man who was found dead Sunday on the 1600 block of South Ouray, an area shown in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click “View Larger Map”), has been identified as Miguel Angel Chavez, 24. He had been shot and run over…
View Larger Map Editor’s note: This blog marks the first entry in Mile High Murder, a new category in The Latest Word devoted to news and information about society’s most serious crime — the taking of a life — in the seven-county metro Denver/Boulder area. Early today, Aurora Police Department…
The Denver Police Deparment has issued a so-called “Dangerous Suspect” warning about Arthur “Art” Santistevan, who’s wanted in relation to a number of nasty incidents, including stabbing a witness during a robbery on the 300 block of Fillmore earlier this month. Also on the DPD’s radar is Matthew Russell Bonner,…
Yesterday, the police departments in Lakewood and Boulder put out warnings about wallet thefts within minutes of each other. Seventeen wallet thefts have taken place in Lakewood since February 1, while Boulder is looking for purse snatchers in two specific incidents. A photo of the first Boulder-area suspect is seen…
The driver and passenger involved in a crash at 56th Avenue and E-470 noted in the Wednesday blog “Speed Kills in Off-Highway Crash” have been identified as Nelson Starks, 49, of Denver (who died as a result of the accident), and Frankie Biggs, 25, Starks’ stepson, who was hospitalized. Then,…
View Larger Map Boulder Police are investigating reports of an attempted child abduction at Mesa Elementary School, 1575 Lehigh St., seen in the graphic above (if you have problem seeing the image, click “View Larger Map”). Get the details after the jump…
Seat belts are important: Every car passenger should wear them. But they’re not a panacea — particularly when a vehicle traveling more than 100 MPH loses control. That’s what happened yesterday afternoon at 56th Avenue east of E-470. The driver died as a result of the crash in the fifth…
While the Aurora Police Department still hasn’t officially confirmed that eighteen-year-old Darius Murray was the person seriously wounded in an officer-involved shooting over the weekend, complaints from his family about so-called “inconsistencies” in the APD’s reports prompted the following statement from Police Chief Daniel J. Oates: “There is no question…
Representatives of the Aurora Police Department still haven’t identified the man seriously injured during an officer-involved shooting this past weekend — although they have confirmed that he didn’t shoot himself in the incident, as initially implied. Yesterday, however, the family of 18-year-old Darius Murray came forward to identify him as…
Monday, the Aurora Police Department reported that Corey Ray Albat, 21, was being held in connection with the murder of an unidentified man on the 500 block of Geneva Street. Today, the name of the victim is being released: Kyle Lathrop, 23. No additional information is available at this time…
Escaping from a halfway house isn’t the same as busting out of jail. After all, it can be done while walking instead of running. But it’s still a serious offense in the eyes of the law, which is why Alejandro Barron-Reyes, 34, was just sentenced to eighteen months for splitting…
View Larger Map A blog yesterday shared information about an officer-involved shooting near the intersection of E. 19th Avenue and Clinton Street in Aurora, captured in the street view above (click “View Larger Map” if you have any trouble seeing the image). Moments ago, the Aurora Police Department provided an…
There was more action involving the Aurora Police Department this weekend beyond the officer-involved shooting noted in this earlier blog. Corey Ray Albat, 21, who was being held in Hays, Kansas, on an unrelated warrant, has been arrested on a first-degree-murder charge related to a shooting that took place at…
View Larger Map Early Sunday morning, the Aurora Police Department offered information about an officer-involved shooting. Details remain fuzzy, although the Associated Press reports that the cops who fired will be put on paid administrative leave while investigators look into the matter. Click “Continue” to read the Aurora Police’s description,…
Allen Andrade will likely spend the rest of his life in jail. A judge today added 60 years to the life sentence he received for killing transgender Greeley teen Angie Zapata last summer, piling on time for lesser crimes the 32-year-old committed in connection with the murder. Andrade was convicted…
“Three former Colorado Springs residents were indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver this week on charges of conspiracy and fraud for selling about $1.6 million of oil and gas investments in projects they did not own, Acting U.S. Attorney David Gaouette and FBI Special Agent in Charge James…
“Police are releasing a composite sketch of a suspect who was involved in an armed robbery on Wednesday, May 6, on north Broadway,” states a just-issued Boulder Police Department press release. “This man and another suspect are believed to have been involved in two previous robberies in the same vicinity…
It’s been a good news-bad news week for Arapahoe County District Attorney Carol Chambers. As one of the state’s most zealous officials when it comes to pushing for the death penalty, as documented in “Arapahoe County DA Charges Death-Penalty Fees to the State,” Alan Prendergast’s February 2008 feature, she was…
This afternoon, dozens of 16th Street Mall walkers had this experience: You’re walking along, sipping on a Frappucino and poking at your iPhone, trying to look busy and important enough so the panhandlers won’t bother you but unable to suppress a smile because of the gorgeous sun and the fact…
Bet you thought you’d seen the last of this face — or at least that you hoped you had… Christina Elizabeth Szele has been recognized as Westword’s Shmuck of the Week more often than anyone else. She first won this “honor” in June 2008, after an argument over a cigarette…
