AltWeeklies Wire
Denver's Rent-a-Copsnew
The city's finest protect and serve, whether they're being paid by the city or the corner bar.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
04-21-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Colorado Prostitution Sting Has Fringe Benefitsnew
What was blown besides this cop's cover?
Westword |
Luke Turf |
11-12-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A New Colorado Law Reduces Sentences for Some Juvenile Murderersnew
Last year, the legislature allowed for juvies convicted of first-degree murder -- including felony murder -- to be eligible for parole after forty years, instead of life-without-parole.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
09-25-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Dirty Dancingnew
It takes two to tango -- but women say you need to watch out for this one.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
08-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Girl Crazynew
Terra Ramirez knows what it's like to be a victim -- and to victimize.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
08-22-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Vicious Cyclenew
His parents had high hopes for Contrell Townsend, but the 17-year-old wound up stabbed to death -- like both of his grandfathers.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
02-14-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Road Ragenew
81 motorcyclists were killed on Colorado's roads in 2005, prompting a push for a bill to stiffen the penalties for careless or reckless driving resulting in death or serious bodily injury.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
01-24-2006 |
Crime & Justice
The Price You Paynew
The Colorado Department of Corrections just changed the way people can send money to prisoners, hiking the cost up -- way up.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
11-08-2005 |
Crime & Justice
'Every Gangsta Got His Day'new
Brad Braxton knows who shot him; before he goes to a gangster's final destination, he has a choice to make.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
09-27-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Foundation Chronicles Cases of Juveniles in for Lifenew
Fourteen of every 10,000 Coloradans between the ages of 14 and 17 are serving life in prison. The Pendulum Foundation keeps track of them.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
07-12-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Young and Troublebound Get Life in Prisonnew
Two members of a punk-rock band, Troublebound, were convicted of killing one boy's mother. Some advocates of juvenile offenders think their life sentences are too harsh.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
07-12-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Stripper Gets Things Off Her Chest, Implicates Docnew
A Diamond Cabaret stripper with a new set of breasts found herself addicted to Percocet, a painkiller her doctor would no longer prescribe. That's when a fellow dancer told her about a local doctor's prescriptions-for-porno deal.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
04-28-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
From Cheerleading to Lockupnew
After high school cheerleader Janeisha Lewis tried to stop a dispute between two gang members, she was arrested. With one foot in the system, she worries she'll get stuck.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
03-21-2005 |
Crime & Justice
