Beth Mccann Archives - Denver Gazette

Denver’s first female district attorney says leaving office will be ‘bittersweet’

Jan 11, 2025

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Carol McKinley, Special to the Denver Gazette

Denver District Attorney Beth McCann’s office was in mid-pack last week so The Denver Gazette interviewed her in the 2nd Judicial District’s conference room in its cushy new offices in Republic Plaza in downtown Denver. In the interview, she discussed criminal justice, her once-contentious relationship with the Denver Police Department and her love for climbing…

I-25, I-70 corridors made Denver target for car theft ring

Dec 26, 2024

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Sage Kelley

The intersection of Interstate 25 and Interstate 70 put Denver in the cross hairs of a car theft ring linked to the Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico. Denver’s highly populated metro area is a natural target for cartels but it’s the freeway corridors that draw criminal activity, according to David Olesky, assistant special agent in charge at the…

Incoming Denver district attorney to get pay bump

Dec 24, 2024

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Deborah Smith

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Incoming Denver District Attorney John Walsh hasn’t even been sworn in and he’s already set to get a pay raise — although he’ll have to wait a year before it shows up in his bank account. In its last meeting of the year on Monday, the Denver City Council voted, 9-2, to approve an amended…

Charges stack up for former Littleton funeral director

Dec 9, 2024

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Carol McKinley, Special to the Denver Gazette

A Littleton funeral director who allegedly scammed dozens of Colorado families as they grieved a loved one is facing three new abuse-of-corpse charges, in addition to multiple theft counts. Miles Harford, 34, the former owner of Apollo Funeral and Cremation Services, faces 11 counts in all for incidents which happened over a nearly five-year period…

Denver contractor sentenced for stealing $3 million

Nov 8, 2024

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Sage Kelley

A man charged with stealing more than $3 million from Denver customers has been sentenced to 23 years in prison, according to the Denver District Attorney’s Office. Authorities described him as a “prolific thief.” Kyle Arienta, 40, was sentenced on Thursday after pleading guilty to one count under the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act, another…