Tag: Attorney
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Aurora dentist attorney withdraws from trial after arson of own home
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One of the attorneys representing a former Aurora dentist charged with the murder of his wife has withdrawn from the case after his own arrest on an arson charge. The Arapahoe County District Attorney’s Office confirmed Thursday that Robert Werking filed a motion to withdraw…
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Man sentenced to life in prison after shooting and killing Arvada officer
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An audible sigh of relief could be heard from the countless number of police officers stuffed into an overflow Jefferson County courtroom — Sonny Almanza will serve life in prison for shooting and killing their fellow officer. First Judicial District Court Judge Russell Klein sentenced 32-year-old Almanza…
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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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Colorado attorney suspended over revenge porn case
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A former El Paso County public defender has been suspended from practicing law for 90 days after taking intimate photographs and videos of a woman he was having an affair with and sending them to her husband, according to disciplinary records from the state. Attorney…
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Denver settles 6 claims against police for $1.6 million, but ‘more needs to be done’ says civil rights attorney
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gabriel Schlough participated in the 2020 George Floyd protests in Denver as a volunteer medic. He was helping a woman suffering from the effects of tear gas when he was shot by Denver Police officers with “less than lethal” projectiles. The rubber and/or plastic bullets…
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Denver voters let landlords off the hook as early results show Ordinance 305 failing | ELECTION NIGHT 2022
Election night results show Denver voters soundly rejecting a proposal requiring landlords to pay a $75 per year per property to fund legal representation for renters facing eviction. The city has counted 128,937 votes, with just under 60% of voters rejecting the ordinance as of 2:00 p.m. Wednesday. The ordinance was expected to raise just under $12…
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Bond set for man shot by Denver police in LoDo; DA asks for more time to file charges
Denver District Attorney Beth McCann on Tuesday asked the court for more time to file criminal charges against Jordan Tyler Trey Waddy, who was shot and wounded by officers along with five bystanders early Sunday morning after police say Waddy brandished a gun in the city’s Lower Downtown area. “The Denver Police Department is attempting to…
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Colorado doctor sentenced for taking bribes from pharmaceutical company
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A judge sentenced a former Colorado physician to two years in federal prison for taking over $340,000 in bribes from pharmaceutical companies, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Jeffrey Kesten, 61, of Evergreen, was sentenced Feb. 24. Following…