Criminal Justice Reporter
Shelly Bradbury
Shelly Bradbury is the criminal justice enterprise reporter at the Denver Post. She joined the paper in 2019 and previously worked as a crime reporter at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in Pennsylvania and the Chattanooga Times Free Press in Tennessee. Sheās been a reporter since 2012, focused on policing, public safety, jails and courts. In Pittsburgh, she helped the newspaper earn the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news after a mass shooting at a local synagogue, and in 2020 she was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in local reporting for an investigation into child sexual abuse among Amish and Mennonite communities.
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More people died in police chases in this Denver suburb than in the state’s biggest cities
The Denver Post examined the regionās approach to police pursuits after the Aurora Police Department quietly broadened its policy in October to allow officers to chase more suspects.

Inside the investigation of a CBI scientist’s years of misconduct: “God forbid we have someone in prison that shouldn’t be”
During the internal affairs investigation, Yvonne "Missy" Woods' colleagues reacted to her conduct with anger, betrayal and bewilderment, their interviews show.

How Pueblo weaponizes contempt of court to inflate jail time for minor crimes
Pueblo city judges have sent people to jail for months on charges that in other Colorado courts are punished by one or two days in jail. Experts call it "draconian"...
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Denver fires public safety official who oversaw police discipline; she claims retaliation
Mary Dulacki, who has been a city employee for 17 years, has claimed the firing was retaliation after she filed a gender-discrimination complaint with the Colorado Division of Civil Rights.

Former attorney for Aurora dentist in high-profile murder case charged with arson of his own home
Robert Werking ā who had been representing Aurora dentist James Craig in a high-profile murder case ā attended the brief hearing virtually and appeared to be sitting in a hospital...

Denver police corporal fired for sexually harassing recruit
Denver police Cpl. James Sandoval was fired after he sexually harassed a female recruit for weeks during her field training as a new officer, according to police disciplinary records released...

Attorney for Aurora dentist accused of poisoning wife is arrested in arson of own home, withdraws on eve of murder trial
Robert Werking withdrew as counsel for murder suspect James Craig on Tuesday, just two days after his arrest and just 10 days before Craigās murder trial was set to start...

Barry Morphew makes first court appearance in Colorado in new murder case
A grand jury indicted Barry Morphew on a single count of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, 49-year-old Suzanne Morphew.

Motorcyclist killed while lane-splitting, Thornton police say
A 21-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash Friday morning while attempting to drive between lanes, according to Thornton police.

Where are Colorado’s wolves? Latest map shows pull back from southwestern region
Colorado wolves didn't roam as far into the Western Slope in the last month as they did earlier this spring, a new map released by state wildlife officials shows.

Bats with deadly fungus found in Rocky Mountain National Park
A fungus that has killed millions of bats has for the first time been found in bats on both sides of the continental divide in Rocky Mountain National Park, officials...

Boulder attack suspect indicted on additional federal hate-crime, explosives charges
Mohamed Soliman also faces 118 criminal charges in state court, including dozens of counts of attempted first-degree murder and assault.

Colorado public defender, allegedly attacked by client, sues sheriff
Deputies were slow to help when the attorney pressed a āpanic buttonā during the alleged attack, the lawsuit alleges.