Tag: Denver Sheriff Department
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Council will consider $27M contract for Denver police body cameras, tasers
It’s been close to 10 years since the Denver Police Department first donned body-worn cameras in January 2016, and technology has advanced since then. The Department of Public Safety is asking the City Council to approve a new five-year, $27 million contract with Arizona-based Axon for 2,563 body cameras and 2,175 Tasers. Members of the…
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Denver man charged with murder in jail death
A man with a violent criminal history has been charged with murder in connection to the death of an inmate at the Denver Sheriff Department jail. The Denver District Attorney’s Office charged 38-year-old Ricky Roybal-Smith with first-degree murder Wednesday in connection to the death of 34-year-old Vincent Chacon on June 30, according to a news…
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Denver budget hearings focus on public safety
Day two of the public hearings for Denver’s proposed 2026 spending plan got underway on Tuesday with presentations from the city’s public safety agencies. As representatives from the Denver Department of Safety, Denver Police, Denver Fire, Denver Sheriff and the Department of Public Health and Environment shared plans for helping the city tighten its belt,…
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Denver police arrest Downtown Detention Center inmate accused of killing cellmate
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Denver police arrested a man for allegedly assaulting and killing a fellow Downtown Detention Center inmate early Monday morning. Rick Roybal-Smith, 38, faces a first-degree murder charge after Denver Sheriff’s Office deputies found a man unresponsive in a housing unit at around 2:48 a.m., according to a Denver Police Department news release. Authorities determined the…
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Inmate dies while in Denver Sheriff Department custody
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man in custody at Denver’s Downtown Detention Center died Thursday morning. His death is now being investigated by the Denver Police Department. Denver Sheriff Department deputies found the man unresponsive in a housing unit at the Downtown Detention Center — located near Civic Center Park —…
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Denver Sheriff Department honors fallen deputies in annual ceremony
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 21-gun salute echoed into the sky near the Denver County Jail on Tuesday, honoring the seven Denver Sheriff Department (DSD) deputies who have passed away while employed by the office. “The awful cost of freedom,” Armando Saldate III, Denver’s director of public safety, said…
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1 dead after fight in downtown Denver
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Police arrested one man for assault after responding to a fight at 1600 Broadway and are now seeking to charge him with first degree murder after the victim died. At about 2 a.m. Monday, DPD responded to the 1600 block on a report of…
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What are the Denver mayoral candidates’ public safety priorities? | DENVER VOTERS GUIDE
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Gazette asked 16 candidates for Denver mayor several questions about public safety, including how they would address a police officer shortage, their priorities for the public safety budget and the role they believe community-based alternatives to policing should play. Here are their responses,…
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Several Denver County Sheriff Deputies awarded the Medal of Valor on Thursday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Seven members of the Denver County Sheriff’s Office were awarded the Medal of Valor on Thursday for their roles in capturing an inmate who attempted to escape while being transported to another facility in September.…