Tag: Beth Mccann
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Denver officers will not be charged in deadly shooting of man who wielded felt marker
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two Denver police officers will not face charges related to a shooting that left a 36-year-old man dead earlier this year, the Denver District Attorney’s Office announced. Brandon Cole was shot and killed on Aug. 5 just after 8 p.m. after police responded to a…
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Man pleads guilty for shooting and killing man on I-70 in 2022
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man pleaded guilty to the murder of 31-year-old Kevin Piaskowski on I-70 in the summer of 2022. He now faces up to 25 years in prison. Jameel James, 18, pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Piaskowski, according to a news release on Tuesday from Denver…
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Grassroots movement to curb downtown Denver’s crime wave grows
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save At least 50 people, including some of Denver’s most influential voices, joined a virtual meeting on Friday morning to discuss how to put an end to the crime wave recently hammering the city. Denver City Councilman Chris Hinds called the invite-only meeting to address a…
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Denver police officer justified in July hotel shooting that killed 1
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver District Attorney Beth McCann announced there will be no charges filed against the police officer who shot and killed a man in self defense, and was likely saved by his bulletproof vest, in July. Denver Police Corporal David Briggs was sitting in his patrol…
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Probable cause hearing set for October in I-25 killings, as suspect’s family says self-defense
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The probable cause hearing for the man accused of fatally shooting two brothers in a road rage incident two months ago will now happen in October, amid assertions from those close to the suspect that he acted in self-defense and demands for prosecutors to drop…
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3 men sentenced in 2021 crime spree that shocked Denver’s Jewish community
Three of five men involved in a 2021 crime spree that left an 18-year-old dead and another victim paralyzed were sentenced to decades in prison each, the Denver District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. Noah Loepp-Hall, 21, Seth LaRhode, 22, Aiden Sides, 22, Isaiah Freeman, 20, and Samuel Fussell, 20, entered guilty pleas earlier this year…
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Boulder man sentenced to 45 years in prison for human trafficking, assault
A judge sentenced a Boulder man to 45 years in prison for running a human trafficking ring after it was uncovered and investigated by a multi-agency team of prosecutors and police from Boulder, Denver, Longmont and Louisville, according to a news release. Randy Clark, who pleaded guilty to felony charges of assault and human trafficking…
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Owner of contracting firm faces 6 counts of theft in Denver, victims included elderly
Denver Police arrested the owner of contracting company KelsMac LLC on charges of theft after she allegedly took deposits from elderly customers to do work, then used company money for personal gain. A complaint filed in March 2022 led to an investigation and then criminal case by the Denver District Attorney’s Office alleging contractor fraud…
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Man serving 77-year sentence to be released after Denver DA’s Conviction Review Unit agrees
A man serving time in prison because of a robbery and kidnapping conviction in 2000 will be released because of a new agreement with the Denver District Attorney’s Office that led to a resentencing of time served. Jason Hogan, 43, received a 77-year prison sentence after he was found guilty of kidnapping and robbing a…
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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…