Tag: Violence Against Women
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Denver DA establishes domestic violence and child victim units
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver District Attorney’s Office has created a domestic-violence based unit to help take on increased cases throughout the city. The office has officially divided the Family Violence Unit into two separate entities — the Domestic Violence Unit and the Child Victim Unit — according to a…
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Denver man sentenced to 21 years for human trafficking
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A Denver man will spend 21 years behind bars after sexually trafficking women between 2021 and 2024. Denver District Judge Nikea Bland sentenced William Galbreath to 21 years in prison and sex offender registration on Wednesday on one count of human trafficking, according to a news release from the Denver District Attorney’s Office. Galbreath had…
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Man found guilty of human trafficking after I-70 traffic stop
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An Arapahoe County jury found a 34-year-old man guilty of multiple charges related to human trafficking after he was arrested during a routine traffic stop on Interstate 70. Kenneth Noel was convicted of attempting human trafficking of a minor, human trafficking of an adult, pimping and sexual assault on a child in connection to his…
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7 arrested in connection to Denver drug, gun and sex trafficking operation
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DENVER — Federal prosecutors believe they’ve broken up part of a drug, gun and sex trafficking operation run, for at least a few months, out of a Denver apartment complex and led by notorious Venezuelan-born gang Tren de Aragua. At least a few of the seven arrested in two states this week, federal investigators believe,…
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Colorado domestic violence deaths drop, but abuse cases remain
58 people died in domestic violence cases in 2023, a significant drop from 2021 and 2022.
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Denver police concerned over increase in domestic violence crimes
As of Aug. 17, domestic violence crimes in Denver have increased 4% compared to the same timeframe last year.
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83-year-old man convicted of killing wife and daughter with ax
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An 83-year-old man was convicted Friday on all counts in the 2023 murders of his wife and daughter with an ax. An Arapahoe County jury found Reginald Maclaren guilty of the following charges in the deaths of 70-year-old Bethany Maclaren and 35-year-old Ruth Jennifer Maclaren: Two…
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Denver police officer arrested in connection to harassment, domestic violence
Ramone Young, who joined the Denver Police Department in 2013, was arrested by Aurora police on Thursday
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Denver man charged with sex trafficking and exploiting victims
William Galbreath was on probation for previous charge
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State board reviewing domestic violence deaths finds highest number since its inception
Deaths in Colorado related to domestic violence jumped in 2021, according to a statewide review board that classifies these fatalities. A new report from the Colorado Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board suggests abusers’ access to guns and the COVID-19 pandemic likely contributed to the spike. But underlying patterns in predominantly female victims and male perpetrators…