Tag: Police Brutality
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Independent report to be released on death of Elijah McClain after police encounter
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Former Westminster officer gets 6 years for sexually assaulting woman while on duty
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Former Westminster police officer Curtis Arganbright was sentenced Monday to six years in federal prison for sexually assaulting a drunk woman in his patrol car while on duty in 2017. Arganbright, 43, pleaded guilty to…
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Nearly 60,000 sign petition against reinstatement of Aurora officers who mocked Elijah McClain death
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tens of thousands have signed a Change.org petition advocating against the reinstatement of three former Aurora police officers who took a selfie mocking the death of Elijah McClain. The petition, started two weeks ago by…
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Artist Reed Bmore honors Elijah McClain with hanging Denver memorial
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Baltimore artist Reed Bmore unveiled a memorial for Elijah McClain near the Colorado State Capitol over Thanksgiving weekend, showing McClain hang above the city while playing the violin with a cat by his side. The wire piece, called “The Violinist” by Bmore on Instagram, hangs…
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Denver DA declares no wrongdoing in fatal police shooting of Christopher Escobedo
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver District Attorney Beth McCann concluded Wednesday that the fatal shooting of 33-year-old Christopher Escobedo by two Denver police officers and three Adams County deputies was legally justified. McCann said criminal charges are not warranted against the officers and deputies involved. “The officers in this…
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Fatal police shooting of Antonio Blackbear declared justified by Denver DA
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver District Attorney Beth McCann concluded Monday that the fatal shooting of 41-year-old Antonio Blackbear by police officers in September was legally justified. “This was a clear cut situation,” McCann said. “Mr. Blackbear was threatening lives as these officers responded to several community members’ calls…
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Coloradans protest no officers charged with Breonna Taylor’s death
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hundreds of people protested in Denver Wednesday night against a Grand Jury’s decision not to charge police officers in connection with Breonna Taylor’s death. Taylor, 26, was shot and killed in her apartment by three…
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Boulder man says Denver police sexually assaulted him with baton after July protest
A University of Colorado Boulder student has accused Denver police of sexually assaulting him with a baton while he was arrested at a protest in July. Michael Jacobs, 23, was participating in a “Stop the Sweep” homeless protest at Lincoln Park on July 29 when he was arrested. Jacobs said he was leaning against a…
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De’Von Bailey family attorneys file lawsuit alleging wrongful death in police shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Attorneys for the estate of De’Von Bailey, a 19-year-old black man shot four times in the back last summer while fleeing Colorado Springs police, sued in federal court Thursday alleging wrongful death and civil rights…