Crime/Police
After four decades, justice finally arrived for Sylvia Quayle
Nothing could assuage the horror of the day in early August 1981 when 34-year-old Sylvia Quayle’s lifeless body was discovered by her father in her home in the 3800 block of South Ogden Street in Cherry Hills Village (CHV). He had come to check on her after she didn’t show up for coffee with her …
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As promised, GV adds new crimes to its code
Two months ago, we reported that Greenwood Village was planning to add new misdemeanor crimes to its city code because city officials felt that many people who committed these crimes were not being tried or sentenced by the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office and Arapahoe County Court judges seriously enough and the GV Municipal Court …
Cherry Hills Village new Chief of Police announcement
The City conducted a nation-wide recruitment search for the Chief of Police position upon Chief Michelle Tovrea’s retirement, with the help of Koff & Associates. Jason Lyons, currently Commander of Special Operations at the Town of Castle Rock, was selected as the next Chief of Police of the City of Cherry Hills Village. Jason will …
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Partner of former Aurora Police chief charged with making false allegation of child sex abuse against Jurinsky
On May 16, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office made public an arrest warrant against Robin Niceta, partner of Vanessa Wilson, recently ousted Aurora Chief of Police, for calling in a false report of child sexual abuse against Aurora City Council Member Danielle Jurinsky. The accusation involved Jurinsky’s two-year-old son. The false tip to the Arapahoe …
Woman shot in a gas station in GV and left at nearby Starbucks
Greenwood Village Police Department (GVPD) reported that a woman and a man entered the Starbucks coffee shop at Cherry Hills Marketplace on Orchard Road and University Boulevard at 6:25 a.m. on May 2. They told the person behind the counter that the woman had sustained a gunshot wound. Before the police could be summoned, the …
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GV plans to make misdemeanor drug possession a municipal violation to impose stiffer penalties
Under current Colorado law, possession of four grams or less of Schedule I, II, III, IV or V controlled substances, including Heroin, Cocaine, LSD, Ecstasy, Codeine, Morphine, Oxycontin, PCP and Methamphetamine, is a misdemeanor crime punishable by up to 6 to 18 months in county jail and/or a fine of $500 to $5,000. However, according …
GV police issued arrest warrant for auto theft – suspect arrested in Aurora
In March 2022, the Greenwood Village Police Department investigated several vehicle trespasses and an auto theft in Greenwood Village’s Coral Place neighborhood. One of the suspects was seen on surveillance cameras wearing a uniquely bright hoodie type jacket. The suspects later eluded GVPD officers in the stolen vehicle, damaging several other cars on Interstate 25 …
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The cost of crime in Colorado
On March 29, Common Sense Institute Criminal Justice Fellows Mitch Morrissey and George Brauchler, along with Louisville Police Chief Dave Hayes, participated in a panel discussion on the economic impact of crime in Colorado during 2021. Colorado Biz magazine publisher Jon Haubert served as moderator. In a report prepared by the Common Sense Institute, research …