Tag: Justice
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Perspective: Colorado’s disconnect on justice
Rising crime rates and heated policy debates have put Colorado’s sweeping criminal justice reforms under the microscope, as lawmakers’ efforts to transform the system face growing resistance from voters concerned about public safety. In the past decade, the state legislature has rolled out scores of reforms, including reduced sentences for nonviolent offenses, expanded parole and…
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EDITORIAL: Colorado plays ‘catch me if you can’
It appears authorities have collared the latest criminal suspect to make a mockery of Colorado’s dangerously lax competency laws. The public can breathe a sigh of relief — for now, at least. The Gazette reported on Friday that Ephraim Debisa, 21, had been arrested for allegedly bringing a gun to the University of Northern Colorado…
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Suspected Aurora church shooter identified, arrest warrant issued
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Police obtained an arrest warrant Sunday morning for a man suspected of shooting three people inside a church in Aurora on Friday that left a woman dead. The Aurora Police Department identified the shooter as Jose De Jesus Montoya Villa, 31, who is wanted on suspicion of first-degree murder, according to a news release. Police…
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Car rams protesters in downtown Denver
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A car drove through a crowd of protesters Wednesday night after organized demonstrators gathered in downtown Denver to protest the decision of the Breonna Taylor case, 9News reported. One person was hit but no one was seriously injured and the driver was detained, Denver Police…