Monthly Archives: June 2013

June 27, 2013

  9 News reports that a teenager is facing criminal charges after an accident that resulted in the deaths of two people. The accident occurred at 17th Place and the off ramp from I-225 southbound in Aurora. After two months of investigation, police believe that the teenage driver of a pickup truck, who did not […]

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June 18, 2013

  The Colorado state Attorney General’s office has notified various state agencies of a report of bias by the state crime lab, according to the Denver Post. The bias appears to affect blood tests to be used as evidence in DUI prosecutions. Charges include lack of adequate training, and allowing employees to testify as expert […]

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June 18, 2013

  A palisade woman whose children died after she apparently locked them in the car will go to trial, according to the Denver Post. Heather Jensen is charged with criminally negligent homicide, child abuse resulting in death, and false reporting to authorities. She is accused of leaving her 2-year-old and 4-year-old sons locked in her […]

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June 5, 2013

  According to the Denver Post, the United States Supreme Court has upheld a Maryland law allowing police in that state to swab for DNA from anyone who has been arrested without first seeking a warrant to do so. A similar law in Colorado would have been affected if the Supreme Court had agreed with […]

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