Tag: Police Accountability
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Denver auditor alleges police oversight body lacks transparency; agency disagrees
The civilian agency that oversees the Denver Police Department and Denver Sheriff Department and makes recommendations to improve their policies and practices has been limited by conflicting mandates and a perceived conflict of interest that affects its ability to complete its work, according to a report from the city auditor. The Office of the Independent…
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Denver residents express desire for increased police presence, fear crime at night, survey shows
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver residents want more police on the street, fear crime at night and see homelessness as the city’s primary public safety issues, according to a survey released by Seattle University on Thursday. The survey asked more than 6,000 people who live and work in all…
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Minneapolis Star Tribune wins Al Nakkula Journalism Award
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The Minneapolis Star Tribune is the winner of the 2024 Al Nakkula Award for Police Reporting, a prestigious award sponsored by the University of Colorado’s journalism department. Many see the award as a precursor to the Pulitzer Prize winner. Crime and police reporter Andy Mannix was selected by a judging panel of CU Boulder graduates…
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Colorado police work history data remains withheld from public despite new laws, reforms
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After the 2020 murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, Colorado lawmakers passed a bill requiring the state’s Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) board to publish a public database containing some basic disciplinary information…
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Officer shoots wanted suspect in Northglenn
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A Northglenn police say an officer shot an armed suspect on Saturday morning. According to a news release, police responded to an unwanted party call in the area of Fowler Drive and Humboldt Street around 12 a.m. Saturday. When officers arrived, the suspect was armed with a firearm, the release said. The suspect was also reported to…
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‘It wrecked my life:’ Christian Glass’ mother wants recruits to understand implications of police brutality
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Though the world has now had a chance to see the disturbing video of their son Christian’s shooting death allegedly by a Clear Creek sheriff deputy, Simon and Sally Glass have not had the stomach to watch it. “We don’t want to see our son getting murdered,” said Simon Glass. In their attorneys’ office Tuesday,…
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Weld County grand jury to investigate fatal Greeley police shooting
A Weld County Grand Jury will investigate the shooting of a man who was killed by Greeley police after a three-hour standoff last fall, according to a news release. Benjamin Jackman Weise, 33, had active warrants when police went to arrest him at around 11 a.m. Nov. 8. Weld County District Attorney Michael Rourke announced…
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Denver mayoral candidate Trinidad Rodriguez announces public safety plan
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the shadow of the Denver Police Department headquarters at 1331 Cherokee St., mayoral candidate Trinidad Rodriguez — just like several of his counterparts in previous weeks —announced his public safety plan Thursday. Rodriguez is one of 17 candidates running for Denver Mayor in the…
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Aurora police officer arrested for alleged assault on woman with physical disability
Arapahoe County Sheriff’s deputies arrested an off-duty Aurora police officer Wednesday night for allegedly assaulting a woman who is physically disabled. Aurora Police received assistance from the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office to investigate an assault in Aurora at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Officers responded to the scene, at 15930 E. Briarwood Circle, and arrested the suspect,…
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Colorado law for dishonest cops drives decertifications in first year
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Steven Crist (courtesy of El Paso County Sheriff’s Office) Around noon on a cold, foggy day in October of 2020, Steven Crist, an inmate at the El Paso County Detention Center, scaled a barbed wire fence and made a run for it. Police found him…