Denver Police issued a public notification Thursday identifying Michael Anthony Nevares as a sexually violent predator living in the East Colfax neighborhood, at 1205 N. Yosemite Street, #1. The alert, posted to Facebook just after midnight, is part of a legally mandated process that requires the department to share information with the public about people determined to be sexually violent predators.
What the Alert Says
The post, titled “ALERT: SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR IN EAST COLFAX NEIGHBORHOOD,” was published by the Denver Police Department on Facebook on October 29, 2026. The department says it shares this kind of information through YouTube and other social media outlets, and it maintains video announcements about sexually violent predators in Denver neighborhoods as part of that effort.
Residents should keep in mind that the department’s social media accounts are not monitored around the clock, and police do not provide police services, take reports or tips, or initiate investigations through social media. Anyone who needs to reach officers should call or text 911 in an emergency, or dial 720-913-2000 to report criminal or suspicious activity or to request a dispatch for non-emergency matters.
How Community Notification Works
Colorado law requires law enforcement to notify the public when someone is determined to be a sexually violent predator, according to the City and County of Denver. The city’s Sex Offender Registration Unit oversees offender registration and coordinates community notification for sexually violent predators released within designated neighborhood boundaries, per the same Denver government page. Anyone with questions about sex-offender registration can call the Denver Police Department’s Sex Offender Registration/Compliance Unit at 720-913-6511.
Colorado’s state government maintains its own Sexually Violent Predator and Community Notification Process, which includes links to relevant statutes, forms and related resources. That framework is outlined by the state on its Colorado government site. For residents who want to check their own block, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation runs an interactive map showing where registered sex offenders and sexually violent predators live, including areas where offenders have failed to register, according to CBS Colorado. On that map, a red square marks the location of a sexually violent predator, the station reports.
Other Recent Denver Notifications
This is not the first such alert to touch East Colfax or the surrounding area this year. In April, a separate notification named David Allen Stadler as a sexually violent predator at a different East Colfax address, 8595 E. Colfax Ave., Unit #8, according to earlier Hoodline reporting. The available evidence does not establish whether Thursday’s alert about Nevares is connected to that earlier case or to any other past notification.
That April report also noted that police directed residents to dial 911 for emergencies and use the non-emergency line for tips, and it listed the same Sex Offender Registration/Compliance Unit number, 720-913-6511, for registration questions. Officers advised at the time that residents should not confront or harass the registrant, and that guidance echoes the caution embedded in this week’s process. A separate April notification also described Rodney Thomas McReynolds, designated a sexually violent predator, staying in the Capitol Hill area near Pearl Street and Colfax Avenue, with officers describing him as transient and telling neighbors to stay alert but not to confront him.
Beyond those individual cases, the pattern reflects a broader statewide system: Colorado tracks registered sex offenders and sexually violent predators through a public registry, with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation’s mapping tool giving residents a way to see concentrations of registrants in their own neighborhoods. Denver officials continue to stress that the public notification process exists to inform residents, not to encourage vigilante action, and that any suspicious activity should be reported through official channels rather than direct confrontation.
