Chris Halsne
FOX 31 Denver
Denver, CO, United States
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News car odometer rolled back 45,000 miles by Denver-area business
LITTLETON, Colo. -- The U.S. Justice Department calls it “clocking”: intentionally rolling back an odometer to make a vehicle appear less used. Odometer rollback is “the single most common fraudulent issue in Colorado and nationwide." That's a bold statement made by one of this state's top auto enforcement regulators. → Read More
Instant Pot scalds girl
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. -- Lawsuit claims some Instant Pots can be opened while still pressurized. FOX31 tested that claim and found it to be true. TRAGEDY IN THE KITCHEN Matt and Mary Cooper’s family kitchen has always been a gathering place, buzzing with activity. → Read More
18-year-old male arrested in the death of a missing Elbert County man
ELBERT COUNTY, Colo. -- A missing person's case that began in January near Conifer is now a murder investigation; a body has been found and a suspect is in custody. The remains of 28-year-old Joseph Brinson were found Wednesday around 9:30 p.m. → Read More
Longmont church member accuses pastor of stalking, sexual harassment
LONGMONT, Colo. -- A Longmont-area pastor appeared in civil court on a restraining order this week; accused of sexually assaulting, harassing, and stalking a much younger, former member of his church. → Read More
Video reveals DIA security breakdown
DENVER -- Surveillance-camera recordings, related to a threat at the Denver International Airport last summer, raise new questions about the way Denver Police and the Transportation Security Administration handled a serious breach in security. → Read More
Local nurse’s aide accused of stealing dying patients’ meds loses license, gets convicted
LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- The Colorado State Board of Nursing has revoked the license of a drug-pilfering nurse’s aide whom was the focus of a FOX31 Problem Solvers investigation late last year. → Read More
Idaho nurse pleads guilty to tampering, admits moving Kelsey Berreth’s cell phone to Idaho
TELLER COUNTY, Colo. -- A former Idaho nurse has pleaded guilty to tampering with physical evidence in the disappearance of Kelsey Berreth and has agreed to testify against the man charged with killing her. → Read More
Denver woman accused of repeatedly stealing person’s identity
GOLDEN, Colo. -- Jenell Mejia dreads opening her own mail. For the past six months, she’s been inundated by unpleasant surprises: overdue bills, court summonses, threats to suspend her driver license and letters from various government agencies, including criminal prosecutors. → Read More
Footage shows shooting, standoff between suspect and Denver officers
DENVER -- New footage of the shootout between Denver police and a suspect was released to FOX31 on Monday. The video, sent to us by a viewer, shows officers surrounding the home where the suspect was holed up with a gun. FOX31 has taken precautions not to show graphic scenes from the footage but discretion is advised. → Read More
Search for clues in case of missing mother continues
GOODING, Idaho -- The search for answers in what happened to a murdered Woodland Park woman is leading investigators nearly 800 miles away. Prosecutors say Kelsey Berreth's fiance, Patrick Frazee, killed her on Thanksgiving day - and might have had help from someone near Gooding, Idaho, where Kelsey's phone pinged three days after she was last seen. → Read More
Impostor preys on mom’s good name
DENVER -- 31-year-old Amanda Jo Garcia has plenty of reasons to pretend to be someone else. Police and court records show Garcia has been arrested 21 times in Colorado on at least 80 different charges, including forgery, fraud, criminal impersonation, drugs, and theft to list a few. → Read More
State didn’t believe accused child rapist’s victims for years, documents show
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. -- The leader of a group home for at-risk youth has been arraigned in Jefferson County for reportedly abusing boys placed under his care by the Colorado State Department of Human Services. → Read More
Haunting image over mineshaft appears during hunt for missing woman
CRESTONE, Colo. -- In life, 29-year-old Kristal Anne Reisinger was a naturally gifted clairvoyant and medium. Perhaps in death, she can help solve her own mysterious disappearance? Reisinger’s best friend, Amy Ervin, believes that “100 percent. → Read More
Nurse’s assistant accused of stealing dying patients’ medications
LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- A warrant has been issued for a certified nurse’s assistant accused of stealing medications from the elderly and dying. Detectives working for the Lakewood Police Department’s “Families Crime Team” are asking for 38-year-old Euphama Jane Martinek to be arrested on at least one count of felony Theft from At-Risk Adult – Position of Trust. → Read More
More victims step forward accusing at-risk youth leader of sex abuse
LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- A live-in, group home leader, in charge of overseeing at-risk-youth in Jefferson County, has been charged with sexually abusing five boys under his care. FOX31 reported last month on the arrest of 55-year-old William Wayne Sexton. → Read More
Understaffing and delays plague new Jeffcom 911 center
LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- There’s never a good moment to have a house fire, but as it turned out for 83-year-old Jim Haberer and his family, having such an unfortunate event erupt on March 23rd, was especially bad timing. → Read More
Victim’s name matches tattoo on accused pedophile
LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- New documents show a Jefferson County group home leader, arrested for molesting at-risk youths under his supervision, had tattoos inked into his arm with the name or names of at least one of his alleged victims. → Read More
Police: At-risk youth supervisor abused boys
LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- A live-in group home leader and caregiver for Jefferson County at-risk youth has been charged with multiple counts of sex assault. Court records show 55-year-old William Wayne Sexton remains in jail facing a minimum 10 felony charges related to child rape: sex assault on children in a position of trust, sex assault, and contributing to delinquency of minors. → Read More
District attorney acquits school sex offender after jury votes guilty
DENVER -- On Jan. 18, 2017, only about a week into her new job as Denver District Attorney, Beth McCann had her office file an “unusual” request in district court. The document was called a “people’s statement conceding reversal of conviction. → Read More
Congressman calls 176-yard VA staff shuttle service ‘wasteful’
DENVER -- A FOX31 investigation into the cost of driving VA hospital employees about one block every working day for five years has gotten the attention of a congressional leader. By using surveillance, financial documents and witness accounts, the Veterans Administration was found to have spent at least $750,000 shuttling staff between two doors on the same medical campus. → Read More