Tag: Denver Crime
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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
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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‘A big step in the right direction’: Denver extends STAR alternative policing program citywide
Denver is expanding its Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) program citywide, providing civilian-led emergency response to low-level, nonviolent situations as an alternative to police. The expansion comes after the City Council unanimously approved a nearly $1.4 million contract with Mental Health Center of Denver on Monday, funding the STAR program through the end of 2022.…
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Denver sheriff’s deputy killed in apparent murder-suicide
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A deputy sheriff with the Denver Sheriff’s Department was found dead Monday in what investigators believe was a murder-suicide, according to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said they found a man and woman dead at around 9:45 a.m. Monday inside of a home in the 1300 block of West 67th Avenue after responding to…
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3 killed in separate shootings in Denver
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Three men were killed and two others were injured in separate shootings on Saturday night, according to the Denver Police Department. Officers were sent to the 7-Eleven at 1000 E. Colfax Ave. just before 8 p.m. for reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds, said Ana Munoz,…
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Man sneaks into Denver school, harasses parents and staff over Black Lives Matter event: Officials
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Days after a Denver elementary school faced backlash over its participation in the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action, a man sneaked into the school on Monday to harass parents and staff. In a letter sent to families, the principal of Centennial Elementary…
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Police: Drunk driver crashed into 16 parked cars in Denver neighborhood
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A man was arrested in Denver on Saturday night after he allegedly drove into 16 cars parked in the West Highland neighborhood, according to the Denver Police Department. Juan Tavera, 35, was arrested for driving under the influence and reckless driving, police said. Tavera is currently being held in the Downtown Detention Center without bond,…
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Colorado father accused of trying to kill 5-year-old son
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Prosecutors charged a Colorado man with attempted murder after police said he confessed to intentionally pulling his 5-year-old son into a frozen creek in Denver. Michael Ninomiya, 42, faces charges of attempted first-degree murder, attempted murder of a victim under the age of 12 while…