Tag: fbi
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FBI apprehends Colorado Springs suspect accused of igniting a house to escape arrest
Colorado Springs police and the FBI arrested a suspect after he set the home he was in ablaze while authorities attempted to execute a search warrant at 5 a.m. Wednesday, according to police. Several residents complied with law enforcement to exit the residence in the 2600 block of East Pikes Peak Avenue, but Benjamin Greenfield,…
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Airman sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping, abusing Colorado Springs child
A Sheppard Air Force Base airman was sentenced to life in federal prison on Friday after traveling to Colorado Springs to kidnap and sexually abuse a child in May, according to a news release by the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas. The conviction of 24-year-old Travis Robert Larson, of Denton, Texas, on…
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Trump administration formally denies Minnesota access to Alex Pretti evidence
The Trump administration has formally denied Minnesota law enforcement access to information and evidence from the FBI investigation into the shooting death of Alex Pretti by federal agents on Jan. 24 in Minneapolis. The announcement comes in the wake of White House border czar Tom Homan announcing the end of Operation Metro Surge and a…
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Walmart holds clue in Guthrie kidnapping investigation
Investigators identify suspect’s backpack as one sold exclusively by the retailer Investigators working on the disappearance of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother are consulting with Walmart management to develop leads because a backpack the suspect was wearing is sold exclusively at the stores, the Pima County, Ariz., sheriff said Monday. Nancy Guthrie, 84, was…
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Fort Carson soldier facing 49 new charges after 28,000 child sexual abuse materials found
A Fort Carson soldier accused of possessing over 28,000 child sexual abuse images and videos faces 49 new charges, including several counts of sexual assault on a child, court records obtained by The Gazette show. Sgt. 1st Class Marquez Parker, 39, is charged with 14 counts of sexual assault on a child less than 15…
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COLUMN: Trust, partnerships powered FBI’s field work in 2025
By Mark Michalek As the year comes to a close, Coloradans are reflecting on what has changed, what has endured and what still demands our attention. Public safety remains among the most important responsibilities of government. Violent crime, drug trafficking, child exploitation, fraud and cybercrime continue to threaten communities across our state. Meeting those challenges…
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Fort Carson soldier allegedly possessed over 7,000 images, videos of child sexual exploitation material
A Fort Carson soldier was charged after a nine-month investigation by numerous law enforcement agencies into alleged possession, participation, production, sale and trade of child sexual exploitation material. Law enforcement believes Sgt. First Class Marquez Parker, 38, of Fountain, captured some of the over 7,000 illegal materials found on his devices in residential areas of…
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Remembering Colorado’s Flight 629
Half-a-century before 9/11 and decades prior to the explosion of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, there was United Airlines Flight 629. The sabotage of The Denver Mainliner was America’s first confirmed targeting of a civilian aircraft and it happened over a southwestern Weld County sugar beet field. The six square miles of farmland…
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Friday Faceoff: Has legalized gambling ruined sports as we knew it?
Friday Faceoff: In the wake of the latest sports gambling scandal, and an FBI investigation featuring Denver’s own Chauncey Billups involving an illegal poker operation, has legalized betting ruined sports as we knew it? Kyle Fredrickson, Broncos beat reporter Answer: No Whatever happened to the virtue of personal responsibility? There are quite literally millions of…
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Mark Kiszla: Shocking arrest of Chauncey Billups indictment of how gambling has corrupted sports we love
The legend of “Mr. Big Shot” took a wicked hit from the FBI. After the Feds busted an illegal poker game where Chauncey Billups was seated at the table, the greatest basketball player in Colorado history stood accused of money laundering and wire fraud on behalf of a team of nefarious gentlemen known as “Flapper…