Tag: Denver Police Department
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Denver police officers honored for service beyond the badge, helping those in need
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the fall of last year, Denver Police Officer Nikita Utkin and his partner were patrolling in the early hours of the morning when they observed what they described as a “suspicious vehicle” parked behind a local restaurant. In the car, they found a little…
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Denver man sentenced to over 145 years for fentanyl production
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Denver District Court judge sentenced a 33-year-old man to over 100 years in prison for producing millions of fentanyl pills in the metro Denver area. Judge Karen Brody sentenced Tashon Roberts to 145.5 years in prison on Friday on four charges related to the…
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Denver police investigate deadly crash involving moped scooter
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Police Department is investigating a fatal crash involving a moped scooter rider downtown Denver on Saturday night. The crash occurred between a motorist and a moped scooter rider, resulting in the scooter rider’s death near 11th Avenue and Lincoln Street around 8:51 p.m.,…
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Denver police Sgt. Dodge’s resiliency shines bright
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Life is full of unexpected tests. How you handle them reveals your true strength and character. Denver Police Department Sgt. Justin Dodge, 52 — a 28-year veteran of the force, the last 20 years of that on the METRO SWAT unit — said he was…
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Denver police investigate 3 fatal crashes, 2 hit-and-run incidents Sunday morning
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver police are investigating three fatal crashes, two of which were hit-and-runs, resulting in a total of three deaths early Sunday morning. The first crash occurred was called in at 3:32 a.m. at the intersection of Speer Boulevard and Colfax Avenue, according to a Denver…
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Former Denver Police Ofc. Dale Coski, disability rights advocate, honored at memorial Thursday
Former Denver Police Department Officer and disability rights advocate Dale Coski was honored at the department’s fallen officers memorial Thursday. Coski was struck by a vehicle while helping a stranded motorist in 1983. She lost her left leg above the knee and was paralyzed in most of her body from the incident. Despite her injuries,…
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Denver Police officer arrested on suspicion of domestic violence in Douglas County
A Denver Police Department officer was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence in Douglas County Wednesday. Officer Brandon Greulich, 33, was arrested Wednesday evening on investigation of domestic violence misdemeanor offenses, including third-degree assault, false imprisonment, harassment and child abuse, according to a news release from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Greulich first joined DPD in…
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Denver police arrest suspect in four-victim LoDo shooting
Denver Police Department officers arrested a man wanted in connection with a Lower Downtown (LoDo) shooting near Coors Field that sent four to the hospital in early May. Carlos Lujan, 25, was arrested by police on suspicion of four counts of attempted first-degree murder for the shooting that occurred in the area of 19th and…
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JeffCo Sheriff’s Office demonstrates new forensic ballistics technology
The NIBIN (National Integrated Ballistic Information Network) BrassTrax was installed in June 2024
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Denver rejects contract on license plate reader cameras over lack of privacy concerns
A resolution that would have added two years and $666,000 to an existing contract between the Denver Police Department and Flock Group, Inc. for cameras that read license plates has failed. The unanimous decision by the Denver City Council came Monday afternoon after weeks of public outcry over concerns surrounding information sharing and possible use…