Tag: Denver District Attorney
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John Walsh holds wide fundraising edge over Leora Joseph in Denver’s district attorney race
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With less than a month to go before Denver voters receive their ballots, Democrat John Walsh raised more than twice twice as much as his primary opponent, Leora Joseph, in the most recent reporting period for the race to become the next Denver’s top prosecutor.…
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Denver District Attorney candidates spar over qualified immunity, prosecuting “low-level” crimes ahead of June primary
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The two-pony race to become Denver’s next district attorney is heating up and the two remaining candidates, John Walsh and Leora Joseph, took to the stage during a debate Tuesday night. The coming June primary will determine the sole name on the November ballot for…
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Former Denver leaders endorse John Walsh for district attorney
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Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb and former Rep. Wilma Webb have endorsed former U.S. Attorney John Walsh to be Denver’s next District Attorney. The endorsement demonstrates the shared vision Walsh and the Webbs have on Denver’s criminal justice system, according to a news a release Wednesday morning. Walsh’s campaign is “energized by a vision rooted in…
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Denver man’s plea agreement in brutal slaying leaves victim’s family frustrated
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When police officers found a grandmother dead under a bloody mattress in a Denver hotel room, the suspect, who was present and holding two large knives, admitted to stabbing the woman multiple times, authorities said. Two years later, the defendant entered a plea agreement that dropped the first-degree murder charge to second-degree murder with a…
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Man pleads guilty for shooting and killing man on I-70 in 2022
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man pleaded guilty to the murder of 31-year-old Kevin Piaskowski on I-70 in the summer of 2022. He now faces up to 25 years in prison. Jameel James, 18, pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Piaskowski, according to a news release on Tuesday from Denver…
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Grassroots movement to curb downtown Denver’s crime wave grows
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save At least 50 people, including some of Denver’s most influential voices, joined a virtual meeting on Friday morning to discuss how to put an end to the crime wave recently hammering the city. Denver City Councilman Chris Hinds called the invite-only meeting to address a…
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Boulder man sentenced to 45 years in prison for human trafficking, assault
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A judge sentenced a Boulder man to 45 years in prison for running a human trafficking ring after it was uncovered and investigated by a multi-agency team of prosecutors and police from Boulder, Denver, Longmont and Louisville, according to a news release. Randy Clark, who pleaded guilty to felony charges of assault and human trafficking…
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Think tank on car thefts: Longer view paints dire picture for Colorado
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While not disputing the declining car theft figures Denver officials cited, a think tank argued that viewing the stats from a longer timeframe offers the public a more precise and comprehensive view of crime both in the city and the state and whether Colorado leaders’ public policy response is working. Denver officials last week said…
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Denver sees ‘welcome decrease’ in car theft, but more work needed, city leaders acknowledge
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Denver struggled to respond to rising crime in the last few years, but the mayor and chief of police on Tuesday pointed to lower levels of car theft and property crimes in 2023, adding relief is on the way with a full police academy class. During a press conference, Mayor Michael Hancock said city leaders…
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Denver prosecutors charge 15-year-old boy with attempted murder of police officer
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver District Attorney’s Office charged a 15-year-old boy with attempted murder of a police officer based on an accusation he fired at an officer who responded to a shooting earlier this month. The suspect also faces charges of having a banned high-capacity magazine and…