Crime - The Journal

Scheme to cast votes on stolen mail ballots thwarted by Colorado election officials

Effort was blocked by state’s voter signature verification process

DATE: Oct 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

16-year-old homicide suspect arrested in connection with killing 12-year-old boy

Issac Lawrence was tased in south Durango, 6 miles from alleged crime scene

DATE: Oct 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hackers leak thousands of confidential files from Axis Health System

Highly sensitive information was released after cyber attacks and $1.6 million ransom demand

DATE: Oct 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Teenager identified as human remains found in freezer near Grand Junction

Investigators have identified the person whose head and hands were found in a freezer left behind by the previous occupants of a home near Grand Junction. The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office id...

DATE: Oct 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man arrested at Southwest Memorial Hospital after allegedly damaging vehicles and committing arson

One vehicle caught on fire

DATE: Oct 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Man arrested for alleged Cortez arson and theft to appear in court

The man was also involved in a Cortez fire last year

DATE: Oct 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Duece Martinez appears in the 22nd Judicial District for nine misdemeanor cases

Martinez is being held in Archuleta County

DATE: Oct 4, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years behind bars

Judge says ‘prison is the only place’ for former election official, who remained defiant

DATE: Oct 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man sentenced to 42 months after being found guilty in child abuse case

Buck Brandon was alleged to have had inappropriate sexual contact with a child on multiple occasions

DATE: Oct 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

David Frederick found guilty of a felony after 2023 menacing case

Sentencing set for end of November

DATE: Oct 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Rayah Chowen set to attend inpatient treatment in South Carolina

Chowen was arrested in May during theft investigation

DATE: Sep 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Man arrested for threatening dog with firearm in Cortez

Julio Reyes-Monge allegedly fired his gun to scare the dog

DATE: Sep 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime