July 1, 2019
Gangs thrive in shadows since bloody summer of 1993
Dank pumped his legs, powering a bicycle around the manicured lawns and shiny cars of Highlands Ranch. He was 14.…
Category: Crime
June 15, 2019
Dearly Departed
A killer and his three victims – case closed. But the cut-and-dried theories about Miles Dabord and Bison Dele have…
December 11, 2015
A Harrowing Trek
At first glance, Furtune Troni, clutching a bagel in one hand and a half-empty cup of McDonald’s orange drink in…
July 13, 2015
Strangers come to say farewell to dead child
The little girl danced at the end of her mother’s hand, blue dress glittering in the sun. She danced ahead,…
May 20, 2015
Brancaccio unfazed by second conviction
Victor Brancaccio’s mother fainted and his grandmother had to be helped out of the courtroom in a wheelchair, but the…
May 21, 2014
Childs family called 911 fifty times in 3 1/2 years
Paul Childs’ family called the police emergency line 50 times in the past 3 1/2 years, sometimes asking officers to…
May 18, 2014
Inside South Florida’s struggle against underground dog fighting
Shack died amid the discarded cans and cigarette wrappers of Northwest Second Street, his bitten and bruised body lying in…
May 18, 2014
How a Florida city used a 1,000 percent jump in speeding tickets to finance its police department
It was a sweet deal: Don’t worry about crashes or road work, just write traffic tickets and rake in the…
May 18, 2014
Snail hunting in the moonlit waters of Florida
Jason D’Auria walks barefoot into the moonlit waters of the canal, pulls mosquito netting around his face and snaps on…
May 15, 2014
Shooting at cars spurs most discipline by Denver PD
Cops shooting at cars spurred nearly all of the discipline handed out by the Denver Police Department for police shootings…