Denver police are asking the public for help tracking down a 47-year-old man wanted on charges of burglary, assault, and violation of a protection order. Jason Bellamy stands 6 feet 3 inches tall, weighs 185 pounds, and has brown hair and hazel eyes, according to the description released by investigators. He was born December 13, 1978.
The case was featured in this week's Wanted Wednesday post from the Denver Police Department, a recurring social media effort the department uses to crowdsource tips on fugitives who have not yet been booked. Denver police say they will take the post down once Bellamy's booking is confirmed, including if he turns himself in. The bulletin does not specify where in Denver the alleged burglary or assault occurred, nor whether the person named in the protection order was connected to those incidents.
Anyone with information can contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867) or submit a tip online through the organization's web tip form. Tips can be submitted anonymously, and the nonprofit has offered rewards of up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and the filing of felony charges, according to the City of Golden.
How Colorado Law Treats the Charges Bellamy Faces
The combination of charges listed in Bellamy's case carries significant weight under Colorado law. When a burglary allegation is paired with an assault, prosecutors can pursue First-Degree Burglary, a Class 3 felony that carries up to 12 years in prison and fines as high as $750,000, per the Right Law Group.
The protection order violation adds another layer of legal exposure. Under state statute, violating a protective order is typically a Class 2 misdemeanor punishable by up to 364 days in jail, though it escalates to a Class 1 misdemeanor for repeat offenders or in cases involving mandatory domestic violence orders, the Colorado Legal Defense Group explains. Colorado law also requires officers to make an arrest whenever probable cause shows a protection order has been violated, according to the Krizman Law Firm, meaning police treat such reports with urgency once they come in.
Notably, a restrained person can still be charged with violating a protection order even if the protected party made contact first, since these orders run in one direction and cannot be informally waived by the person they were designed to protect, according to DeChant Law. It remains unknown from available records whether that dynamic applies in Bellamy's case, and open questions remain about whether he had prior warrants or active bail conditions before this week's public appeal.
Denver's Broader Crime Trends
The search for Bellamy comes as Denver has reported broad declines in crime. The Denver Police Department recorded a 48% drop in homicides in 2025 compared to 2024, with 37 homicides last year versus 70 the year before. Citywide, total reported crime fell during the first half of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, including a 7% reduction in burglaries and an 18% decline in robberies, according to the Common Sense Institute.
Not every corner of the city has seen the same improvement. While violent crime dropped across most Denver police districts between 2024 and 2025, District 6, which covers downtown Denver, Union Station, and northern Capitol Hill, was the sole district to record an increase in violent crime reports, per Colorado Politics.
Since its founding in 1981, Metro Denver Crime Stoppers has helped lead to 3,396 arrests and cleared 5,855 cases, distributing more than $1.35 million in rewards based on over 70,000 anonymous tips. The program relies on private donations rather than taxpayer funding, giving residents a way to report tips without revealing their identity to police directly.
Denver police have leaned on similar public appeals in recent wanted posts targeting suspects in burglary and assault cases, part of a routine cycle of Wanted Wednesday and Mug Shot Monday campaigns aimed at crowdsourcing fugitive locations, as per Hoodline. As with those cases, the post on Bellamy will remain active until his booking is confirmed.
