Tag: Police Violence
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Armed carjacking suspect shot, wounded by Arvada police
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Arvada police shot and wounded an armed carjacking suspect Wednesday night after he engaged in a shootout with officers, according to the police department. The incident began at around 9 p.m. when officers responded to reports of a person threatening victims with a gun and knife in the King Soopers parking lot at West 64th…
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Knife-wielding auto theft suspect shot, killed by Arvada police
Officers with the Arvada Police Department shot and killed a suspect in an auto theft early Wednesday who they said was brandishing a knife. Police said the incident began at 1:18 a.m. when a resident reported two men sitting in a suspicious truck parked outside of 5500 Newland Way. When officers arrived, they discovered the truck…
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No charges will be filed against Arvada officer who killed ‘hero’ John Hurley
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save No criminal charges will be brought against the Arvada police officer who shot and killed John Hurley, a man who stopped a deadly mass shooting incident in Olde Town Arvada over the summer. District Attorney Alexis King announced her decision not to file charges Monday,…
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Greeley officer cleared in shooting of homeowner who activated security alarm
Weld District Attorney Michael Rourke has cleared a Greeley police officer of all wrongdoing for shooting a homeowner in the foot who had activated his home’s security alarm. The shooting happened on April 3 after two officers responded to a Greeley home because its security alarm was triggered. The officers heard a gunshot from inside…
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Armed robbery suspect fatally shot by police in Arvada
An armed robbery suspect died Wednesday morning after being shot by multiple Arvada police officers, the department announced. Police said officers were responding to a reported armed robbery at the Target store at 7899 Wadsworth Blvd. at 8:35 a.m. The suspect allegedly held a woman at gunpoint in the store parking lot using a long-barreled…
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Trial starts for former Lakewood officer accused of sexually assaulting woman while on duty
The trial of a former officer with the Lakewood Police Department accused of sexually assaulting a woman while on duty in 2018 started Tuesday in Denver District Court. Former officer Randall Shaun Butler, 39, was charged with two counts of sexual assault for the incident that allegedly happened on Nov. 16, 2018, after he offered…
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Denver police officer hits machete-wielding suspect with patrol car
An officer used a patrol car to strike a person holding a machete Thursday morning, the Denver Police Department announced. Police said they received a report of a person armed with a machete about 5 a.m. in the 10900 block of East Smith Road in Denver’s Central Park neighborhood. When officers made contact, the suspect…
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Aurora Commission upholds firing of officer who ignored upside-down detainee begging for help during drive to jail
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Aurora Civil Service Commission upheld the firing of an Aurora Police Officer Tuesday who was fired for driving for over 20 minutes with a constrained woman stuck upside-down in his patrol car. Former Officer…