Tag: Crime Prevention
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Unraveling Downtown Denver’s latest violence reveals questions about police, suspect
The sound of fireworks is common this time of year in downtown Denver, so Isaak Rhynes wasn’t afraid when he heard what he thought was the crack-crack-crack of a roll of Black Cats around closing time Sunday morning. Then he looked outside of the Marquis Theater, where he was making the last of the night’s…
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With fentanyl deaths on the rise, Colorado Bureau of Investigation seeks more funding and staff
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Among the lesser known parts of the public safety package being pushed by Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic lawmakers is ramping up the capabilities of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and more than doubling the force’s size in three years, particularly as law enforcement agencies…
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Mayor Hancock’s State of the City focused on homelessness, crime prevention, economic recovery
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said he wants his city to address homelessness, prevent crime and bounce back from the pandemic’s economic slump during his annual State of the City address Monday. In the the 20-minute speech Hancock saluted Denver’s “resiliency” over the last year, while…