Tag: Police Chief
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Golden police chief temporarily steps away from role
The same day a man was sentenced in the first on-duty death in Golden Police Department history, the police chief went on leave. Golden police announced that Chief Joe Harvey “temporarily” stepped away from the position on Jan. 21, according to a news release — the same day Stephen Geer was sentenced to 13 years…
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Boulder names Stephen Redfearn as new police chief
The interim chief since January will lead the Boulder Police Department after a competitive national search.
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Suspect identified in Ouray County newspaper theft
Police say suspect is not connected to the three defendants that were reported for alleged rape in the paper
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State evaluation concludes no ‘systemic’ fraud at Arapahoe County child-protective agency despite two case workers referred for criminal prosecutions
Despite two Arapahoe County child-protective workers allegedly engaging in fraudulent practice so severe they were referred for prosecution, a state evaluation released on Friday concluded there are no ongoing, systemic problems with the county’s child-protective agency. The evaluation, conducted by consultants hired by the Colorado Department of Human Services, also detected “no evidence of systemic…
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Think tank on car thefts: Longer view paints dire picture for Colorado
While not disputing the declining car theft figures Denver officials cited, a think tank argued that viewing the stats from a longer timeframe offers the public a more precise and comprehensive view of crime both in the city and the state and whether Colorado leaders’ public policy response is working. Denver officials last week said…
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Denver sees ‘welcome decrease’ in car theft, but more work needed, city leaders acknowledge
Denver struggled to respond to rising crime in the last few years, but the mayor and chief of police on Tuesday pointed to lower levels of car theft and property crimes in 2023, adding relief is on the way with a full police academy class. During a press conference, Mayor Michael Hancock said city leaders…
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Five candidates battle to be Denver’s first female mayor
Of the 17 candidates vying to be Denver’s next mayor, five are female and one of them may just make city history. Denver has never had a female mayor and early polling data show Kelly Brough and Lisa Calderon ahead of the pack. Others, like state Rep. Leslie Herod, current at-large Councilwoman Debbie Ortega, and political…
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RTD Chief of Police angling for more sworn officers to improve system safety
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Violent attacks on passengers, drug users openly smoking methamphetamine on trains and buses, drug dealing and a host of other problems has new Regional Transportation District Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald trying to recruit at least 140 more police officers. At a press conference Thursday at RTD headquarters, flanked by four of his command staff, Fitzgerald…
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Denver’s police chief hints of supporting reducing traffic stops
Denver’s police chief is open to the idea of examining ways to reduce traffic stops. While that may sound like counter-productive policing, those stops sometimes escalate into violent interactions between the police and civilians and at times end in deaths at the hands of law enforcement officers. Though nothing has been decided for sure, Police…
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2022 Year in Review
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It seemed like 2022 would be the “get back to normal” year as Colorado pulled itself out of the pandemic, and the business and travel shutdowns that came with it. That manifested itself with things like Red Rocks setting an attendance record in 2022 with an estimated 1.54 million attending ticketed events making it the…