Tag: George Brauchler
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Colorado’s newest judicial district in 62 years ready to seek justice
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s first new judicial district in 62 years is now open for business. One of the biggest judicial district transitions in Colorado history became official on Tuesday as the 18th Judicial District has split to form the new 23rd Judicial District. Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln…
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Colorado’s new judicial district attorney vows to be tough on criminals
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Officials representing Colorado’s first new judicial district in 60 years issued a stark warning to criminals in a public address on Wednesday. “If you come down here with the intent to victimize us or to steal from us, your expectation should be incarceration. And that is the approach that this district attorney’s office is going…
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Colorado’s new 23rd Judicial District office to open in Douglas County following residential concerns
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Colorado’s newest judicial district in 60 years has found an office in northern Douglas County following years of planning and residents’ pushback on some proposed sites. With a new judicial district comes the need for a new office. The office is intended to house the diversion unit from the Justice Center in Castle Rock. It…
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Metro Moves: NEXT Gallery to open Casa Bonita Art Show this week
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Welcome to the Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion briefs here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to [email protected]. Art opening NEXT Gallery will open the 6th annual Casa Bonita Art Show Friday from…
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Prosecutor struggled with Aldrich bomb threat case that was dismissed
Four days before Anderson Aldrich was scheduled to go to trial last year on charges of threatening to set off a bomb and become the “next mass killer,” a prosecutor handling the case could not provide details to the presiding judge over why a key witness might not be available to testify, according to court…
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Plagued by crime, metro Denver is among the worst in America: CSI report
A new report paints metro Denver as an urban region plagued by rising crime – with numbers that are among the worst in the country. Car theft in Denver is second highest in the nation, and three other Colorado cities rank in the Top 10, according to the Common Sense Institute, a free enterprise think tank. Indeed,…
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Psychiatrist of Aurora theater shooter speaks out: ‘It’s impossible to spot these mass shooters in advance.’
The psychiatrist who treated James Holmes has stopped questioning whether she could have stopped the Aurora theater shooting from happening. Dr. Lynne Fenton saw her “weirdly awkward” patient six times between March 23 and June 11, 2012. Ten years later, she insists that mental health care cannot prevent mass shootings. “It’s so frustrating. There’s no…
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Colorado ethics commission to move forward on complaint against DNR’s Gibbs
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Independent Ethics Commission will look into a complaint filed against Department of Natural Resources Executive Director Dan Gibbs tied to a contract awarded to his wife’s employer. Along with a third ethics complaint filed against Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters, the commission voted…
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House judiciary panel tackles sweeping legislative response to fentanyl crisis
Editor’s note: The House Judiciary Committee this afternoon heard testimony on a sweeping legislation aimed at confronting Colorado’s fentanyl crisis. This story has been updated multiple times. Here’s the latest. Herod can’t attend fentanyl hearing as Joint Budget Committee meets at the same time Rep. Leslie Herod, who was temporarily appointed to the House…
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Advocates for stricter penalties for fentanyl press their case
A coalition of business leaders and law enforcement officials made the case Monday for making simple possession of fentanyl a felony, one day ahead of a House panel hearing a sweeping bill that seeks to confront Colorado’s opioid crisis. JJ Ament, president and CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, thanked Speaker of the…