Tag: Crime
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FBI arrests Colorado bank robbery book author for bank robbery
It’s a story that writes itself; in fact, it was one he had already written. Charles Martinez, 48, a man who documented his experience as a bank robber and member of a prison gang in the book “The Life of an Outlaw,” was arrested by the FBI on Jan. 8 in connection with a Denver…
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Texas man convicted of assaulting two women in Highlands Ranch
A Texas man was found guilty Wednesday of assaulting two women in the bathroom of a Highlands Ranch home in 2024. Zebediah Scales, 39, was convicted on four assault counts for beating up his girlfriend and her friend in the bathroom of his girlfriend’s home after accusing her of cheating on him on Nov. 2,…
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Denver man suspected of killing toddler was ‘unhinged’
A man arrested on suspicion of killing a toddler in southwest Denver was described as “aggressive” and “unhinged” by others living in the household, according to police. Nicolas Stout, 38, faces charges of first-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death after Denver police arrested him Sunday afternoon in connection with the death of the…
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Parents still waiting for Jeffco counselor plea deal on sexual assault charge
A plea deal has been delayed again for the Jeffco Public Schools counselor who allegedly started a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old student. Chloe Castro appeared in a Jefferson County District Court room in front of Judge Diego Hunt on Tuesday afternoon. Her defense attorney, Marshall Breit, noted that Castro would likely take a plea…
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Gov. Jared Polis touts Colorado’s ‘significant’ drop in crime in 2025
Gov. Jared Polis is touting a recent report saying Colorado’s overall crime rate decreased by double-digit margins over the past year. “I am thrilled to see our data-driven investments in law enforcement support and crime prevention are working,” Polis said of the report from the Colorado Department of Public Safety. “Securing our safety is the…
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Illegal psychoactive chocolate bars still being sold in Denver, officials say
Denver officials sent out a warning last week that another brand of chocolate bars is illegally selling a product containing psychoactive substances. The PolkaDot brand of chocolate bars, marketed as producing psychoactive effects, tested positive for psilocybin, psilocin and several other compounds that can elicit psychoactive effects and are illicit in retail food products, according…
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Former Jeffco security guard found guilty of sex assault on a child
A Jefferson County jury found a former school security guard and pastor guilty of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust. The jury deliberated on Friday after a four-day trial, eventually finding that 68-year-old Rubel “Tim” Martinez was guilty of the felony charge that stemmed back to 2016, according to…
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As ICE arrests rise in the U.S., one detainee was eager to leave the country
Marivel Azpeitia was driving from their home in Colorado Springs to Dallas with her fiancé to pick up her stepchildren for Christmas when the pair was pulled over by Texas law enforcement. It would be some of the last moments Azpeitia would see her fiancé, Edwin Euceda-Rios, on U.S. soil. It would also be the beginning of weeks of alleged…
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Aurora police arrest driver, seek vehicle in fatal hit-and-run
Aurora police arrested a suspect but are still looking for the vehicle he allegedly killed a female pedestrian with near a bus stop Friday morning. Marcos Ortega-Lopez, 31, faces a felony charge of leaving the scene of a crash involving death, according to a Friday news release from the Aurora Police Department. Police first responded…
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Police arrest second suspect in connection with Wolff Run Park shooting
Police arrested a second suspect in connection with a fatal shooting at Westminster’s Wolff Run Park last weekend. Charity Johnson, 35, faces first-degree murder charges after police connected her to the fatal shooting of a man in the parking lot of the park, located in the 4700 block of West 76th Avenue, that took place…