Tag: Beth Mccann
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Denver’s first female district attorney says leaving office will be ‘bittersweet’
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…
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I-25, I-70 corridors made Denver target for car theft ring
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…
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Incoming Denver district attorney to get pay bump
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…
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Charges stack up for former Littleton funeral director
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…
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Denver contractor sentenced for stealing $3 million
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…
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Teen who police say shot, killed former DU hockey star has been extradited to Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A teenager who led police on a manhunt after a shooting that left a popular Denver bouncer and former University of Denver hockey star dead has been extradited from Casper, Wyoming, to Colorado to await trial. Steven Marquez, 14, was brought to Denver this past…
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No charges for Denver police officers who shot and killed man who charged with large knife
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save No criminal charges will be filed against three Denver police officers who last month shot and killed a man as he advanced toward them with a large knife. Denver District Attorney Beth McCann said Miguel Tapia charged quickly at two of the officers with a…
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Here are the Democratic candidates for University of Colorado’s at-large regent seat
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two Democrats are vying to secure their party’s nomination for the University of Colorado’s at-large regent seat, the only statewide position up for grabs this year. The position is one of three open seats within the university’s governing body, which is currently made up of…
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Denver officers will not face charges following fatal 7-Eleven shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Four Denver police officers who shot and killed a man robbing a convenient store will not face criminal charges. Denver District Attorney Beth McCann announced in a decision letter Wednesday that the four officers involved with the shooting of 43-year-old Christopher Cauch on March 1 will…
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Denver man’s plea agreement in brutal slaying leaves victim’s family frustrated
When police officers found a grandmother dead under a bloody mattress in a Denver hotel room, the suspect, who was present and holding two large knives, admitted to stabbing the woman multiple times, authorities said. Two years later, the defendant entered a plea agreement that dropped the first-degree murder charge to second-degree murder with a…