Joe Vaccarelli

1 week ago | denver7.com | Natalie Chuck |Joe Vaccarelli

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — A Jefferson County judge on Thursday dropped charges against a man accused of killing two and severely injuring two others in a fiery December 2021 crash after doctors declared him unfit to stand trial. District Court Judge Tamara S. Russell called it a “bitter pill to swallow” before she dismissed the case of Guillermo Ramirez, who faced a dozen charges, including multiple counts of vehicular homicide.

2 weeks ago | denver7.com | Tony Kovaleski |Joe Vaccarelli

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Colorado’s Department of Public Safety executive director said his office has changed policy following a series of Denver7 Investigates reports and a third-party review into a Colorado Bureau of Investigation agent using a racial slur that was captured on a body-worn camera in early 2024.

3 weeks ago | denver7.com | Joe Vaccarelli

One of the Colorado Department of Corrections employees who was placed on administrative leave is now back at work after an investigation found no wrongdoing, according to a DOC spokesperson. Director of Parole David Wolfsgruber was one of seven DOC employees Denver7 Investigates reported last week was on paid administrative leave. In a statement to Denver7, a DOC spokesperson said Wolfsgruber was on leave during an internal review.

1 month ago | denver7.com | Joe Vaccarelli |Jaclyn Allen

DENVER — The owner of a home remodeling business, his father and multiple business associates accused of defrauding dozens of customers over a multi-year period are facing 17 additional criminal charges after the Colorado Attorney General’s Office filed a new grand jury indictment Thursday. Sean and Avi Schwalb, along with four employees of Schwalb Builders, are now facing 51 felony counts between them on charges including theft, money laundering and violation of the state’s organized crime act.

1 month ago | denverpost.com | Natalie Chuck |Joe Vaccarelli

By Natalie Chuck and Joe Vaccarelli, Denver7A bounty hunter who was originally accused of kidnapping and assaulting a woman he was tasked with taking into custody was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday following a plea deal. Jesse Wagner, 49, accepted a plea deal in January that dismissed all of his charges except for possession of a weapon by a previous offender and illegal use of a stun gun. He previously faced kidnapping, unlawful sexual contact, burglary and assault charges.