Tag: Star
-
Denver spends tens of millions on lawsuit settlements, homeless sheltering
Last year, the city of Denver spent almost $20 million to settle and close lawsuits related to the conduct of its public safety departments. Housing more than 1,000 homeless people in the city required a further $45 million, according to a recent report from the Citizen Oversight Board (COB). The Board was created in 2004…
-
Denver leaders want public process for safety agency heads under Mike Johnston
As newly sworn-in Mayor Mike Johnston shapes his administration, Denver’s residents will be closely watching who he chooses for his cabinet, notably the public-facing safety agencies. They bear the brunt of responding to some of Denver’s most urgent, bumper-sticker issues, including homelessness and poverty, crime, the opioid crisis and illegal guns. Advocates who spoke to…
-
Denver civilian law enforcement watchdog concerned with strengthening STAR’s community oversight
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s program designed to divert police away from non-violent situations has become a star of mayoral candidates’ platforms when they talk about a public safety system that balances armed police officers with community-based services. But the city’s civilian law enforcement watchdog board has concerns about…
-
Denver opens services center intended as arrest alternative
Denver’s Department of Public Safety opened a center this week for connecting people to social and behavioral health services, both from law enforcement referrals in lieu of some arrests and on a walk-in basis. Aimed at addressing root causes of crime, some services offered by the Assessment, Intake and Diversion (AID) Center will include assistance…
-
WWII veteran, First Sgt. Harold Nelson, is awarded Silver Star in Fort Carson ceremony
First Sargeant Harold Nelson, 107, of Aurora is awarded the Silver Star by Maj. Gen. Charles D. Costanza. Nelson is believed to be Colorado’s oldest World War II veteran and was given the award for “gallantry in action.”