As we’ve documented in this space, the Denver Sheriff’s Department has been at the center of numerous ugly incidents in recent years, many of dealing with accusations of excessive force or alleged lawbreaking by personnel. The accumulation of unpleasant headlines preceded Sheriff Gary Wilson’s resignation in 2014 — and when interim Sheriff…
We recently reported that Ryan Brown was cleared of any wrongdoing in an incident during which he was face-planted in the snow by Colorado Springs Police Officer Dave Nelson after he and his brother, Benjamin, were pulled over for having a cracked windshield. Ryan captured video of the incident, which is…
Recent stories about the death of 23-month-old Jayvion Johnson and the arrest of Kinyaita Davis, who allegedly abused her two kids using a steam iron and a power drill, have led to calls for an investigation into Denver Human Services, an agency that had already been apprised of potential problems in each…
Estately, the website that once named its top ten cities for douchebags — two Colorado communities made the cut — cast a wider net with another list. The goal: to figure out what each state has the most of. Scientific it’s not. Funny it is — and you’ll see by checking out the…
Last month, we previewed a new Peak Period Shoulder Lane — shorthanded as PPSL — that’s expected to be open along a thirteen-mile stretch of Interstate 70 from Floyd Hill to Empire by year’s end. At the time, the range of pricing for use of the lane was reported to range…
The accusation that Lakewood mom Julie Greiner pimped her own 12-year-old daughter is shocking enough. But it becomes even more disturbing when described in the fourteen-page arrest affidavit on view below. The document goes into incredible detail about Greiner’s alleged decision to allow her pre-teen child to have sex with…
Our post about rude movie theater behavior struck a chord with a lot of readers. Some cited specific behavior that didn’t come up in the post, including no one’s favorite, seat-kicking. Others lamented a general lack of cinema etiquette. Take the following leader, who thinks such actions are passed down from…
Denver blog posts are holidazed. At our Arts blog, Lindsey Bartlett spotlights the seven best shows on Halloween. Colorado Pols: “Stay classy, Ted Harvey.” Predominantly Orange’s Sayre Bedinger details how the Broncos plan to deal with sackmaster DeMarcus Ware being sidelined for two weeks…
It’s been a rough few months for Frontier — and the changes the carrier is making in an attempt to right its operation stand a good chance of undermining its longstanding claim to be Denver’s hometown airline. Example: Frontier is giving back six of the gates assigned to it at Denver…
According to an arrest affidavit on view below, one court appearance by Dane Hampel will lead directly to another one. The reason: The death of an eight-month-old pit bull puppy that Hampel allegedly left in a hot car during a previous trip through the justice system. The incident in question…
Back in August, we noted that many supporters of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’s presidential candidacy wished that he would become more progressive when it comes to marijuana policies. At last night’s Democratic hopefuls debate in Las Vegas, they got their wish. When asked if he would vote to legalize recreational…
Denver and youth go together. So conclude the folks at Vocativ.com, who included D-town among its list of the best cities to live in for people who are age 35 and under. Where did Denver finish? Find out in the following top ten, featuring photos and excerpts from Vocativ.com text. To…
At this hour, Denver police officers are investigating a shooting following what’s described as an attempted robbery at a marijuana grow at a home in South Denver. This scenario suggests that this could be the first reported Make My Day shooting involving a pot grow. However, officers on the scene…
Tori Jo Carlson hardly looks like the kind of person to terrorize a neighborhood. But that’s precisely what members of the Thornton Police Department believe the 22-year-old did. Carlson, whose Facebook page lists her place of employment as the Tilted Kilt (and includes several photos that appear to have been…
Last month, we noted that Representative Diana DeGette had reintroduced he Respect States’ and Citizens’ Rights Act, a bill intended to ensure that federal marijuana statutes don’t supersede cannabis laws enacted in Colorado and numerous other states. In our coverage, we noted that the legislation faces an uphill battle. We wrote:…
Interesting responses continue to come in to our coverage of recent marijuana-grow busts on federal land, in which 32 people, most of them foreign nationals, have been taken into custody. One reader argued that Mexican cartels have turned to heroin in Colorado because they pot profits are drying up. Plenty of…
Denver blog posts fight the good fight. At our Music blog, Oakland L. Childers shares details of popular local musician Amanda Capper’s brave battle against breast cancer. Coyote Gulch offers a trip back to Moffat Tunnel eight decades later. Mile High Mamas’ Amber Johnson offers the argument for teal pumpkins…
In August, we told you about the arrest of Ivan Lopez-Banuelos and Alese Silva for an alleged kidnapping that netted $80. Now, Denver District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Lynn Kimbrough tells us these charges are being dropped. But if that sounds like good news, it’s not. The previous accusations against Silva…
Thumbtack’s list of the top ten cities for millennial entrepreneurs includes a Colorado community — one that finishes very near the top. But that’s no surprise. The site small-business-friendliness survey of the U.S. as a whole gives Colorado an overall mark of A, making it one of just twelve states to…
According to PETA, a billboard featuring veteran porn superstar Ron Jeremy’s naked body and a pitch to spay and neuter pets is coming to Denver soon. How did we get so lucky? Apparently because of new life given to a seven-year-old study about sexual activity that was portrayed online as…
Most of us spent Saturday afternoon enjoying the sort of weather that seems even more glorious during October. But residents of an apartment complex near East Dartmouth Avenue and South Parker Road experienced shock and horror. First, they heard a weapon firing. Then they found the victim of the gunshots. Even…
The mystery has lingered for more than a year — and its resolution is an ineffably sad one. Jack McAtee, a man from the St. Louis area who was living in Breckenridge, vanished after a leaving a Frisco medical facility following a strange accident more than a year ago. Now,…
