Tag: Law Enforcement Officers
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife building new law enforcement training facility in Denver
Colorado Parks and Wildlife plans to expand its Denver training facility by retrofitting a former shop building. CPW, along with Wold Architects and Engineers, began building a new 16,500 square-foot training facility at its Denver headquarters — located at 6060 Broadway — this summer, according to a news release. The “cutting-edge” law enforcement training center started…
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Proposal to remove citizenship requirements for Denver police officers, firefighters is ahead
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A ballot measure seeking to remove citizenship requirements for Denver police officers and firefighters is poised to pass. The latest tally from the Denver Clerk and Recorder’s Office shows the measure with a roughly 2.7-point lead in favor of passing: 51.4% to 48.6%. Roughly 255,000 votes have been counted as of 5 p.m. Wednesday. If…
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Former Aurora officer who responded to theater shooting accused of child sex assault
Michael Hawkins, 55, was arrested earlier this month in Douglas County
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Denver voters will decide whether to allow non-citizens to serve as police, firefighters
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Non-citizens are one step closer to being able to apply to become a Denver police officer or firefighter after the City Council unanimously approved a ballot measure seeking to change the city charter during Monday’s meeting. The proposed charter change requiring police and fire departments…
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Denver may drop citizenship requirement for police and fire fighter applicants
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Finance and Governance Committee discussed a measure that would allow non-citizens to apply to become Denver Police Department officers and firefighters. As a charter amendment, the proposal must be referred to Denver voters for the November general election. Denver has struggled to fill…
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Seconds matter: How Columbine changed police response
Colorado police highlight evolution of response and prevention methods since 1999
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Boulder deputies not charged in fatal December shooting
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Four Boulder sheriff’s deputies and one state trooper will not face charges following the fatal shooting of a 50-year-old man on Dec. 24, according to a letter from 20th Judicial District Attorney Michael Dougherty. Colorado State Patrol Trooper James Bockhold and Boulder County Sheriff’s Office deputies Arturo Barcenas, Justin Davis and John Finkbiner were legally…
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Adams County undersheriff pleads guilty to forgery of mandated training
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A former Adams County undersheriff will now serve 24 months of probation for falsifying rosters on state-mandated law enforcement training. Two other former members of the department face similar charges. Former undersheriff Thomas McLallen — who was with the department from 2019 to 2022 — pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree forgery, a class two misdemeanor,…
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Denver area struggles to attract police recruits despite high salaries
Departments still having issues filling vacant roles
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Gun violence is rising. Two leaders say Denver schools and police need a new relationship
Nearly a year ago, two former Denver Public Schools administrators pitched an idea for how police and students could form healthy relationships instead of punitive ones. The proposal hasn’t been put into place. Nor have any others that address how Denver schools and city police should work together after a 2020 decision to remove police…