- Founder of Denver affordable private jet service pleads guilty to ID theft, fraud
- Published December 29, 2017
- and filed under white-collar crime
- Police across Colorado questioning whether youths are using marijuana less
- Published December 22, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime
- Some Colorado police chiefs and sheriffs shift attitudes toward recruits' past marijuana use
- Published December 18, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime
- Suspected shoplifter fires shot as he is chased from Cherry Creek Nordstrom store
- Published December 18, 2017
- and filed under larceny, assault, weapon firing
- in Cherry Creek
- 13 Sweet Leaf budtenders swept up in Denver police raids
- Published December 15, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime
- in Overland, Sunnyside, West Highland, University Hills, Five Points, Globeville, Northeast Park Hill
- Police raid eight Sweet Leaf Marijuana Center locations in Denver and Aurora
- Published December 14, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime
- in Overland, Sunnyside, West Highland, University Hills, Five Points, Globeville, Northeast Park Hill
- Fraud ring siphoned nearly $2 million from 401(k) accounts through Colorado bank
- Published December 5, 2017
- and filed under white-collar crime
- Colorado could soon officially make truckers a part of the fight against human trafficking
- Published December 3, 2017
- and filed under prostitution
- Man found guilty of attempted murder in Denver skips final day of his trial, now at large
- Published December 1, 2017
- and filed under assault, weapon firing
- in Sunnyside
- Feds try again to prove insider trading by oilman in case touching Denver elite
- Published November 28, 2017
- and filed under white-collar crime
- Denver Crime Blotter: Men chase, hold alleged vandal until police arrive
- Published November 28, 2017
- and filed under motor vehicle theft, drug and alcohol crime
- in Westwood, CBD, City Park West, University Hills
- SWAT team, helicopter called off in search following exchange of gunfire
- Published November 25, 2017
- and filed under assault, weapon firing
- in Westwood
- Denver Police, suspect exchange gunfire after traffic stop
- Published November 25, 2017
- and filed under assault, weapon firing
- in Westwood
- Judge rips Colorado AG's case against foreclosure giant as "groundless and frivolous," orders state to pay attorneys' fees
- Published November 22, 2017
- and filed under white-collar crime
- Spike in felony crimes has Colorado prosecutors pushing back against sentencing, parole reforms
- Published November 22, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime, violent crime, sexual assault
- Denver Crime Blotter: Police bust two men selling nearly 100 pounds of marijuana
- Published November 20, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime, motor vehicle theft
- in Sun Valley, East Colfax
- Denver police respond to shooting in 2900 block of North Downing Street
- Published November 18, 2017
- and filed under assault, serious assault, weapon firing
- in Whittier
- Denver DA charges man with security fraud in online investment scam
- Published November 14, 2017
- and filed under white-collar crime
- Two injured in shooting outside Denver house party
- Published October 29, 2017
- and filed under assault, serious assault, weapon firing
- in Westwood
- 3 people "seriously injured" in drive-by shooting in west Denver, no arrests made
- Published October 19, 2017
- and filed under assault, serious assault, weapon firing
- in West Colfax, Sun Valley
- Denver police officer suspended for paying a prostitute
- Published October 10, 2017
- and filed under prostitution
- in Speer
- "Gutter Punk Crew" indictment: 99 counts for nineteen people include car theft and burglary in Denver
- Published October 9, 2017
- and filed under motor vehicle theft, bicycle theft, drug and alcohol crime, burglary
- in CBD, Union Station, Five Points, Highland, North Capitol Hill
- Denver real estate broker and two associates face criminal charges over City Park duplex real estate deal
- Published October 6, 2017
- and filed under white-collar crime
- in City Park
- DARE gets a modern makeover, but Denver schools aren't convinced it works
- Published October 4, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime
- Denver man who shot teens as they stole his marijuana sentenced to 80 years in prison
- Published October 4, 2017
- and filed under homicide, assault, drug and alcohol crime
- in Whittier
- More than five percent of all arrests in U.S. are for weed
- Published September 26, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime
- Colorado attorney general and counterparts widen probe into opioid manufacturers and distributors
- Published September 19, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime
- Federal jury gets insider trading case against former Colorado oilman Roger Parker
- Published August 31, 2017
- and filed under white-collar crime
- Denver jury convicts man who bilked couple in securities fraud
- Published August 30, 2017
- and filed under white-collar crime
- Feds disrupt meth pipeline from Mexico to Denver and Wyoming
- Published August 29, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime
- Man charged in connection with stealing donation money for a woman dying of cancer
- Published August 29, 2017
- and filed under larceny, white-collar crime
- Denver Police Blotter: Man pepper sprayed during attempted apartment robbery
- Published August 29, 2017
- and filed under burglary, drug and alcohol crime, assault
- in Windsor, Five Points, West Colfax
- Are you high? The science of testing for marijuana impairment is hazy, and evolving
- Published August 25, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime, dui
- Exclusive: Traffic fatalities linked to marijuana are up sharply in Colorado. Is legalization to blame?
- Published August 25, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime, dui
- Denver man selling meth and cocaine from taco truck convicted in federal court
- Published August 24, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime
- Suspected drug dealer abandons infant in car while fleeing police in Denver
- Published August 23, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime
- Denver oilman's buddies "betrayed" him by trading on insider info about Kerkorian investment
- Published August 22, 2017
- and filed under white-collar crime
- Insider trading case against former Colorado oilman Roger Parker goes to trial
- Published August 21, 2017
- and filed under white-collar crime
- Denver man convicted of murder in shooting death of teen raiding his marijuana grow
- Published July 31, 2017
- and filed under homicide, assault, drug and alcohol crime
- in Whittier
- Marijuana dispensaries decrease crime, not increase it, study finds
- Published July 18, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime
- Denver police bring new focus to downtown library amid spike in drug use, illegal activity
- Published July 7, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime
- in Civic Center
- Commons Park's "Stoner Hill" no longer fits the name, and Denver riverfront residents hail the change
- Published July 2, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime
- in Union Station
- Massive marijuana bust dismantles illegal trafficking ring in Denver metro area
- Published June 28, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime
- Koch network to Trump administration: "You are never going to win the war on drugs. Drugs won."
- Published June 25, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime
- Denver scammer gets 22-month prison sentence in Hong Kong shipping scheme
- Published June 16, 2017
- and filed under white-collar crime
- Supreme court won't hear appeal from former Qwest CEO
- Published June 12, 2017
- and filed under white-collar crime
- "International grifter" gets 5 years in prison for Denver credit card cloning scam
- Published May 31, 2017
- and filed under white-collar crime
- Denver grand jury indicts 11 for ID theft that yielded more than $100,000
- Published May 24, 2017
- and filed under white-collar crime
- Why it’s so hard to define where you can legally smoke pot in Colorado
- Published May 18, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime
- Colorado to spend $1 million to continue fight against opioid abuse
- Published May 18, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime
- Job applicants failing drug tests for marijuana and other drugs at highest rate in 12 years
- Published May 17, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime
- Edibles company implicated in Colorado murder lawsuit isn’t covered, insurer says
- Published May 9, 2017
- and filed under homicide, drug and alcohol crime
- in University Park
- Fix-and-flip real estate scheme in Denver leads to felony charges against two men
- Published May 2, 2017
- and filed under white-collar crime
- Teen who jumped into a fish tank at Bass Pro Shops could face charges
- Published April 30, 2017
- and filed under criminal trespassing
- in Central Park
- Two arrested after gunfire near Denver's 4/20 celebration; no one hurt
- Published April 20, 2017
- and filed under weapon firing
- in Civic Center
- 17 indicted in alleged Denver metro meth-cocaine ring with Mexican ties
- Published April 20, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime
- Colorado law enforcement officers reverse two opiate overdoses per day, on average
- Published April 6, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime
- Criminal charges for man who climbed fence at Denver Zoo, touched tiger
- Published April 2, 2017
- and filed under criminal trespassing
- in City Park
- 16 people indicted in massive home-grown marijuana operation across Denver area
- Published March 17, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime
- Denver's Central Library sees 6 drug overdoses since Jan. 1
- Published March 16, 2017
- and filed under drug and alcohol crime
- in Civic Center
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