Edwardo Casillas was booked on assault charges.
The alert appeared in a Denver Police Department Facebook post Monday, part of a recurring effort the department has leaned on for over a decade to crowdsource tips from the public. Denver Police first began using Facebook this way back in 2013, when user responses helped lead directly to arrests in local burglary sprees, according to CBS Colorado. Metro Denver Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards of up to $2,000 for anonymous tips that lead to an arrest or the filing of charges.
Since its founding in 1981, the tip line has received more than 70,000 tips, helping law enforcement clear 5,855 cases and make 3,396 arrests, per the same organization’s own figures. That track record helps explain why Denver Police continue to lean on public tip lines and social media alerts like this one to locate wanted suspects.
What Colorado Law Says About Assault Charges
What Colorado law says about assault charges varies by the degree of the offense. Assault penalties vary by degree, according to Flatiron Legal Advisors and the Bussey Law Firm, P.C. First-degree assault can carry 10 to 32 years in state prison, while second-degree assault can carry five to 16 years.
A Mixed Picture on Violent Crime Trends
The alert for Casillas lands amid a broader, somewhat mixed picture of violent crime across Denver and Colorado. Statewide aggravated assault rates dropped 11.7% during the first half of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, contributing to an overall 13.3% decrease in violent crime statewide, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Denver’s own violent crime numbers also declined during the first six months of 2026, continuing a trend that followed a 48% drop in homicides recorded in 2025, as reported by CBS Colorado…