Tag: Domestic Violence
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Man dead after officer-involved shooting in southeast Denver Friday morning
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver police shot and killed a man while responding to a domestic violence call in southeast Denver early Friday morning. Officers initially responded to an shots fired call placed just after 4 a.m. Friday originating from an apartment complex in the 4900 block of East…
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Colorado state trooper arrested in Alamosa County
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A state trooper was arrested at his home in Alamosa on Saturday, according to a news release from the Colorado State Patrol. Brandon Stevens, a member of the State Patrol since April 2023, faces charges of domestic violence and second-degree assault, officials said. He has…
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Denver DA establishes domestic violence and child victim units
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver District Attorney’s Office has created a domestic-violence based unit to help take on increased cases throughout the city. The office has officially divided the Family Violence Unit into two separate entities — the Domestic Violence Unit and the Child Victim Unit — according to a…
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18th Judicial District ‘ready’ to handle Aurora’s domestic violence cases, DA says
Aurora’s decision to stop prosecuting domestic violence cases in municipal court and send them to the 17th and 18th judicial districts for prosecution starting July 1 sparked worries that some cases might get dropped because of inadequate resources. But on Tuesday, county officials approved funding to pay for additional resources. “We are ready. We are…
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18th Judicial District given additional funding to handle Aurora’s domestic violence cases
Arapahoe County Commissioners approved additional funding for the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday to help with the influx of domestic violence cases that will come from Aurora Municipal Court starting July 1. The total amount includes almost $615,000, a portion of which will help pay for 14 full time employees needed to handle…
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Appeals court says no automatic cross-examination of witnesses whose probation ends by trial
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If a person was serving a probationary sentence at the time they witnessed a crime, but their probation ended by the time they testified at trial, the defense does not have the right to let jurors hear about that witness’s connection to the prosecution, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday. A three-judge panel for the…
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Denver man arrested in connection to domestic violence homicide
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Denver police arrested a man in connection to the death of his wife on Monday, calling the incident a domestic violence-related homicide. Police arrested 50-year-old Brian Mervin on suspicion of first-degree murder after an incident that occurred in the 4000 block of North Adams Street around 6 p.m. Monday, according to a news release from…
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Broomfield officer used justifiable amount of force in fatal shooting, DA rules
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The 17th Judicial District attorney ruled that a Broomfield Police Department officer who shot and killed a man who allegedly approached the officer with a sharp object used a justifiable amount of force. 17th Judicial District Attorney Brian Mason announced in a decision letter Tuesday…
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Aurora council moves forward with plans to stop prosecuting domestic violence, challenge state law
Aurora lawmakers on Monday night moved forward with items that deal with the city’s handling of domestic violence cases and potentially explore a lawsuit against the state over a new law on indigent defense. The first of the two is a resolution that directs “the City Manager, City Attorney, Court Administrator, and Presiding Judge to…
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Aurora lawmakers to discuss plan for ridding municipal court of domestic violence cases
Aurora’s lawmakers will continue conversations about removing domestic violence cases from municipal court and vote to move forward with a resolution telling the city attorney to challenge a recently-passed Colorado law that would ban flat fee contracts for indigent defense. In Monday night’s study session, Councilmember Dustin Zvonek will bring forward a resolution draft for…