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No Charges In Shooting Of Fellow Lakewood Officer
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) – A prosecutor says a Lakewood police officer who mistakenly shot and killed a fellow officer won’t face criminal charges. District Attorney Peter Weir said Wednesday that James...
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Golden High School Embezzlement Suspect Stole From Own Mother
GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4)- A former financial secretary at Golden High School, charged with embezzlement, was busted after she was caught stealing from her own mother. Judith Eakins was arrested by police...
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Warning About Scammers Trying To Sweet Talk Personal Information From People
GOLDEN, Colo (CBS4) The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office issued a warning about scammers identifying themselves as County workers and trying to sweet talk people out of their personal...
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DA Seeks To Try Teen As Adult In Man’s Death
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — The Jefferson County district attorney says he wants to prosecute a teen as an adult in the death of a man in Lakewood. The 15-year-old boy is currently charged, as a juvenile,...
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Investigators Search For Identity Theft Ring’s Leader
GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Jefferson County have arrested 10 people in an identity theft ring, but they are still looking for one of the alleged ringleaders and three other suspects. Officials...
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New Colorado Law Makes Elder Abuse Reporting Mandatory
DENVER (CBS4) The number of Coloradans who are 70 years or older is expected to increase by 28-percent in the next five years. More and more that age group is being victimized physically and...
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JeffCo DA Safety Fair Offers Valuable, Varied Information
GOLDEN, Colo (CBS4) The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office puts on an annual Safety Fair that offers a wide range of valuable information. The DA’s Safety Fair has something for everybody...
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6 Arrested In Child Prostitution Ring
DENVER (CBS4)- Six people linked to a child prostitution ring are in custody after a two-year investigation that included the FBI, police in Lakewood and the Jefferson County District Attorney. It all...
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Woman Who Faked Having Cancer For Cash May Be At It Again
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A woman cheated hundreds of people out of thousands of dollars by pretending she had cancer and may have recently been doing it again. Ann Crall was arrested and is in...
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Lakewood Cop-Shooting Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder
GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) - A Lakewood man accused of wounding two police officers in an alleged suicide-by-cop attempt faces attempted murder charges. Gordon Lee Moench, 54, appeared via videoconference in...
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Former Day Care Owner Sentenced To 96 Years To Life For Sexual Assault
GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – A former day care owner convicted for the second time of sexually assaulting girls in his care was sentenced to 96 years to life in prison. “He’s a dangerous individual. He...
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Alleged Carjacking Accomplice May Have Been Sex-Trafficking Victim
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - A 17-year-old girl accused of aiding in a wild carjacking spree in Jefferson County in July may have been the suspect’s sex-trafficking victim, the Jefferson County...
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Former Denver Cop Jailed For Attempted Sex Assault On Child
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A former Denver police officer has been arrested for attempting to have sex with someone he believed was a minor. Investigators with the Jefferson County District...
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Safety Fair Offers Prevention Information, Recycling In One-Stop
GOLDEN, Colo (CBS4) – This is the sixth year that the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office is offering one-stop access to health, safety, and recycling information. The Safety Fair is a huge...
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Hundreds Take Advantage Of Jeffco Safety Fair
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Hundreds of people came out for this year’s Jefferson County Safety Fair. It was the sixth year for the fair. It was an opportunity for residents to get a wide variety...
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2 Teens Accused In Juvenile Facility Escape, Assault Charged As Adults
GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – Prosecutors have charged two 17-year-olds as adults after they allegedly attacked an employee and then escaped from a Lookout Mountain juvenile facility. Four juveniles escaped...
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Beauprez Pulls Attack Ad Line That Criticizes Hickenlooper For Murder
DENVER (CBS4) – Bob Beauprez’s campaign said it will remove a line from an attack ad that suggests incumbent Gov. John Hickenlooper’s policies may have led to the murder of the state’s corrections...
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State’s First Human Trafficking Prevention Unit Gets To Work
http://media.denver.cbslocal.com/CBSDEN_20150122100442920AA.mp4 DENVER (CBS4) - A Motel 6 in the Denver metro area was one of many locations where a man trafficked a teenage girl over two years. The...
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School Shooting Victim Shouts Obscenities After Gunman Granted Partial Freedom
http://media.denver.cbslocal.com/CBSDEN_1303201522145316455AA.mp4 GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – There was a strong reaction from a victim of the 2010 shooting at Deer Creek Middle School after a judge...
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Man Who Went On Lookout Mountain Crime Spree Learns His Sentence
http://media.denver.cbslocal.com/CBSDEN_2704201518182852813AA.mp4 GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – A man who went on a crime spree on Lookout Mountain last year learned he will spend most of the rest of his...
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Colorado Prosecutor At Capitol Hill On Body Cameras: ‘We Don’t Hide From The...
http://media.denver.cbslocal.com/CBSDEN_1905201518223539917AA.mp4 WASHINGTON, DC (CBS4)– The federal government asked Jefferson County District Attorney Peter Weir to testify about police body...
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Grand Jury Will Hear Case Of Aurora Officer Who Shot Unarmed Man
GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – The case of an Aurora Police officer who shot an unarmed man will be presented to the Arapahoe County Grand Jury. Officer Paul Jerothe fired the shot that killed Naeschylus...
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Safety Fair Offers Hours Of Fun, Information
GOLDEN, Colo (CBS4) – The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office hosts one of the biggest safety fairs in the Denver metro area. There are nearly 90 vendors on hand offering free information and...
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New Details Lead To Indictment Of Passenger That Caused Deadly Crash
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The passenger of a car that caused a fatal collision on 6th Avenue in Lakewood could face more than 20 years in prison. A grand jury indicted Alisha Huerena for...
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Woman Sentenced In Death Of Off-Duty Jeffco Sheriff’s Deputy
GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – A woman who struck and killed an off-duty Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy directing traffic at the scene of a multi-car crash in January has been sentenced. Blair Gledhill was...
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Passenger Wanted In Deadly Crash Turns Self In, Driver Arrested
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The passenger of a car that caused a fatal collision on 6th Avenue in Lakewood has turned herself in to authorities. Alisha Huerena could face more than 20 years in...
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Man Sentenced For Repeated Attacks On Woman
GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4)– A man was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for repeatedly sexually assaulting a woman for a 30-hour time frame. Lawrence White will spend the rest of his life behind bars...
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Homeowner Who Shot & Killed Man Fleeing Home Invasion Won’t Be Charged
LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) – A man who shot and killed a man who robbed him and attempted to steal his vehicle won’t be charged. Pete Weir, district attorney for Jefferson County, announced the decision...
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Controversial Bill Would Get Rid Of Mandatory Minimum Sentences
DENVER (CBS4) – A bill making its way through the state capitol would get rid of almost all mandatory minimum sentences. If passed, it would result in parole eligibility in some of the most violent...
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Intensive Child Trafficking Sting Focused On Hotels, Truck Stops & Social...
By Jennifer Brice DENVER (CBS4) – Dozens of children have been rescued and pimps arrested across the nation in an FBI sex trafficking sting. The FBI’s Rocky Mountain Innocence Lost Task Force partnered...
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Man Says He Was Beaten, Locked In Shipping Container By Uncle
By Shawn Chitnis CONIFER, Colo. (CBS4) – A man says he was stripped of his clothes, beaten, and locked in a shipping container for hours by his uncle, who now faces multiple charges including assault,...
View ArticleColorado Attorney Sentenced For Taking Money From Step-Grandmother
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado attorney has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to taking more than $1.4 million from his step-grandmother’s trust fund. District Attorney...
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