3 Pancake House Cooks Arrested In Waitress's Sex Assault

BOULDER, Colo. -- Boulder police have arrested three cooks at the Original Pancake House after a former waitress accused the men of harassing and sexually assaulting her over nearly two years.

All three men are suspected illegal immigrants, and police said they believe the men were working under false identities. U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement has placed a hold on the men who remain in the Boulder County Jail, a sheriff's official told TheDenverChannel.com Monday... [Full Article]

Illegal Immigrant Arrested In Connection To Fatal Hit-And-Run
Police Still Investigating Eliu Montes-Garcia's Role In Valet's Death

DENVER -- Denver police have arrested a 28-year-old Aurora man in connection with the hit-and-run death of a nightclub valet, police said Wednesday afternoon.

Eliu Montes-Garcia was arrested in Aurora on Tuesday night, Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson said. Montes-Garcia's arrest came after police seized a white GMC pickup in Commerce City believed to have been used in the hit-and-run...

[Full Article]

Napolitano: Ariz. immigration law wrong

DENVER (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says Arizona's law to get tough on immigration is the wrong way to get local police involved in enforcement.

Napolitano says she agrees with a district court ruling that blocked some of the most controversial parts of the law in July and that "we cannot have 50 different immigration enforcement teams across the country." Arizona is appealing the judge's ruling...

[Full Article]

Colorado issuing unemployment checks to illegal aliens

The group Judicial Watch has reported that the state of Colorado has been paying illegal aliens unemployment benefits since an official with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) ordered the agency to stop using software which screened out those in this county illegally.

In 2009, CDLE’s unemployment director, Mike Cullen, issued a “top priority” work order to shut down the safeguards designed to prevent illegal aliens from receiving taxpayer-funded checks. A recently intercepted internal memo revealed the action...

[Full Article]

Fearing Ariz. Law, Illegal Immigrants Head To Colo.

While the most controversial elements of Arizona's immigration law have been placed on hold, some illegal immigrants in the state are deciding it's time to leave. In nearby Colorado, the American Friends Service Committee says more than a dozen families have arrived in just the past few weeks.

Arizona's law is intended to discourage illegal immigrants from living in the state. By that measure, the legislation may be succeeding even before it's fully implemented...

[Full Article]