Tag: Support Team Assisted Response
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Presumed bystander shot in crossfire at Broadway and Colfax
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A woman presumed to be a bystander was shot Friday afternoon at Colfax and Broadway, a day after city and state leaders announced a new initiative that seeks to restore the public’s faith in the safety of the downtown area. The recent shooting — the latest in a spate of violence that has cast a pall…
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Denver approves funding to expand STAR program on first reading
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver City Council approved on first reading additional funding to expand the Support Team Assisted Response program. An Intergovernmental Agreement between Denver and Denver Health and Hospital Authority puts $526,610 toward five 2022 Ford Transit 150 cargo vans to support the expansion of the STAR…