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Former Washington Bureau Reporter

Michael Riley

Micahel Riley was a staff writer for The Denver Post until 2009, covering politics in the Washington, D.C., bureau.

Aragon fills out a report during a patrol for the Southern Ute police. Under a program begun in Coloradoin February, tribal police now can arrest non-Indians committing crimes on Indian land. Also, sheriff's deputiesand state troopers can now act as backup for tribal cops on reservations and make felony arrests.

Path to justice unclear

May 7, 2016 at 4:57 p.m.

Path to justice unclear

The cross-deputization experiment launched byTroy Eid, the U.S. attorney for Colorado, is seen asa small step. Eid would like to have tribes assumefar greater authority in the criminal-justice system.

Program born in Colo. becomes national model

May 7, 2016 at 4:50 p.m.

Program born in Colo. becomes national model

Paul Charlton, former U.S. attorney in Arizona, got whathe called 鈥減ushback鈥� from Washington on his innovativeprograms to fight crime on the state鈥檚 reservations. Hewas one of eight U.S. attorneys whose firings roiled Washingtonearlier this year.

Principles, politics collide

May 7, 2016 at 7:10 p.m.

Principles, politics collide

In Joe Gervais home on theBlackfeet reservation, a portraitof his late son, Zach,hangs on the wall. Zach waskilled in a struggle with ateenager who months earlierhad stabbed two people butwas never arrested.

Justice: Inaction's fatal price

May 7, 2016 at 5:54 p.m.

Justice: Inaction's fatal price

Senior Prosecutor Vernon Roanhorse looks through files at his office in Tohajilee, New Mexico on the Navajo reservation.

Promises, justice broken

May 7, 2016 at 4:58 p.m.

Promises, justice broken

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1885 law at root of jurisdictional jumble

November 9, 2007 at 3:51 p.m.

1885 law at root of jurisdictional jumble

Newly crowned Miss Broken Arrow Outstanding Teen Kelli Leech visits with fellow contestants, from left, Wesli Dotson, Maddie Pritner,Kourtney Trent and Courtney Tennant. Although much of the country has soured on pageants, tiaras haven't lost any luster in Oklahoma.

A world of charm & contradiction

May 7, 2016 at 9:48 p.m.

A world of charm & contradiction

A driver in Altar waits for passengersthat he'll drop off close to theU.S. border. Some smugglers whotry to drive across the border havedisguised their vehicles as FedExtrucks or Border Patrol vans, andsome have stepped up bribes toU.S. officials.

Moving targets: Part 4

May 7, 2016 at 10:31 p.m.

Moving targets: Part 4

A poster hanging at the Border Patrol station in Eagle Pass, Texas, illustrates examples of Central American gang markings. Illegal immigrants captured by agents are interrogated about possible ties to criminal activities.

Criminal crossing: Part 3

May 7, 2016 at 9:51 p.m.

Criminal crossing: Part 3

An agent scans the terrain near San Diego. Security experts say the 18,000 Border Patrol agents set to be in place by 2008 are well short of the 100,000 thought to be needed to effectively seal the border.

Building a Border: Part 2

May 7, 2016 at 9:15 p.m.

Building a Border: Part 2