Tag: Denver Crime
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Denver District Attorney race gains one candidate and loses another
With a year to go before the 2024 election, former U.S. Attorney John Walsh is entering the race to become Denver’s next district attorney. He said he decided to run for the office because, as a Colorado native, “It’s hard to see us struggling after the pandemic. We have serious public safety challenges,” said Walsh.…
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Denver Sheriff’s Department down 274 positions
Public safety meeting ushers thoughts on youth violence, homelessness
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1 suspect at-large, another arrested in 2 separate Denver homicides this week
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Denver Police are investigating two separate homicides in the past week and have arrested one suspect and are looking for another. The first occurred Sunday at 1200 N. Yates St., between the Mar Lee and Westwood neighborhoods, according to a Crime Stoppers alert. The victim, 41, was pronounced dead at the scene with at least…
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18-year-old sentenced to 24 years after stabbing security guard at dentist appointment
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An 18-year-old man who stabbed a security guard while at a dental appointment in Lakeside will serve 24 years in prison, according to a news release. On May 31, 2022, Juan Ocegueda — who was 17 years old at the time — was taken to a routine orthodontist appointment while in the custody of Platte…
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Man sentenced to 80 years in fatal stabbing of his estranged wife, friend
The Denver District Attorney’s Office sentenced Matthew Madden, 38, to 80 years in prison after he stabbed his former wife and her friend to death in 2021.
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Denver police address downtown homelessness, violent crime in public safety meeting
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Denver Police addressed increasing violent crime and homelessness in a public safety meeting Thursday night, relaying challenges with strained resources and homeless encampment rules and asking for public feedback. The meeting was held at McGregor Square’s Rally Hotel at 6 p.m., as thousands of baseball fans flooded the area to attend the Rockies vs. Dodgers game…
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Denver police looking for vehicle in hit-and-run that hospitalized pedestrian
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Police are looking for a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run in Denver that left a pedestrian hospitalized Monday night. The crash happened at 4th Avenue and Broadway between a driver and pedestrian, police tweeted just after 10 p.m. Monday. The pedestrian was sent to the hospital with serious injuries. The suspect vehicle is a white…
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Denver police arrest 18-year-old suspect in fatal Meade Street shooting
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Denver police arrested a suspect in an April 17 shooting that killed an 18-year-old. On Thursday, police arrested Alonzo Chávez, 18, in connection with the homicide, according to a Denver Police Department news release. Chávez is being held for investigation of first-degree murder. The incident happened around 11:30 p.m. on April 17 in the area…
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Denver crime rates ‘skyrocket’ as policing decreases, Colorado think tank says in report
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As the number of uniformed officers per capita dwindled and public safety’s share of city spending — although it remains to be the single biggest item — fell, Denver’s crime rates skyrocketed, according to a new analysis from a think tank. Some 70 miles away, Colorado Springs had the opposite experience. Its crime rate decreased, as…
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Man killed in early morning Denver shooting
One person died after a shooting early Thursday morning in Denver, according to a Denver Police Department tweet. Just before 2 a.m. Thursday, the Denver Police Department said on Twitter that officers were investigating a shooting in the 10700 block of East Dartmouth Avenue. The area is just north of Cherry Creek State Park. The…