Tag: Law Enforcement Controversies In The United States
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9NEWS sues Aurora Police for access to full body camera footage of fatal police shooting
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The Denver Gazette’s news partners 9NEWS filed a lawsuit against Aurora Police Tuesday morning, arguing the department must release the full and unedited body camera footage of a fatal police shooting. For more than four months, 9NEWS has requested unedited body camera footage of last May’s fatal shooting of Kilyn Lewis. There are no open…
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Thornton police officer cleared in shooting of man threatening people at recreation center
A Thornton Police Department officer will not be criminally charged for shooting a man who was threatening people in a crowded recreation center parking lot last May. The 17th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team found that Terrell Watson was not only justified in the death of Brandon Martinez, but that Watson was “courageous and…
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Former Loveland officer pleads guilty in Karen Garner case
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A former Loveland police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to an assault charge in connection with the rough arrest of Karen Garner, an elderly woman with dementia. Austin Hopp pleaded guilty to second-degree assault as part of a deal with prosecutors. The crime carries a sentence of two to eight years in prison; however, the judge…