Tag: Denver Police Department
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4 injured in LoDo shooting, Denver police say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A shooting in Denver’s LoDo neighborhood left four people injured early Sunday morning, according to the Denver Police Department. At 12:22 a.m., police posted on social media platform X a shooting in the area of 20th and Market streets in lower downtown. Three people sustained…
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Crime Watch: Multiple stabbings, deaths in downtown Denver on Thursday night
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Police Department responded to five separate incidents in the city Thursday evening, including multiple stabbings and a fatal shooting. One suspect was eventually arrested in connection to a stabbing and robbery. Police first responded to an outdoor death near Federal Boulevard and West…
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Independent monitor criticizes Denver police’s proposed education-based discipline policy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Calling it a “not-so-veiled” attempt to eliminate accountability for officers,” Denver Independent Monitor Lisabeth Pérez Castle sharply criticized a proposal by the Denver Police Department to permit officers facing disciplinary action or “lower-level” offenses to participate in educational training, rather than face punishments. During the…
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As Flock camera network grows, so do privacy and data concerns
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than 100 automated license plate readers (ALPRs) photograph and record details of every passing vehicle at nearly 70 intersections throughout the Denver metro area. The cameras, made by Atlanta-based Flock Safety, have been lauded by law enforcement agencies as a welcome crime-fighting tool, solving…
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Lack of oversight at Denver Civil Service Commission may be costing city top police and fire candidates
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver may be losing some of its top-qualified police and firefighter candidates due to problems within its own civil service hiring processes, according to a performance audit published by the city Thursday. The Denver Civil Service Commission oversees the testing of entry-level police and fire applicants…
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Denver City Council to consider Salvation Army contracts for $19 million
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three Salvation Army service contracts totaling just over $19 million will be considered by the Denver City Council on Monday. The first, a new contract valued at $4.2 million, would provide operations and supportive services at the Stone Creek non-congregate homeless shelter at 4595 Quebec…
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Man dead after police shooting in front of Denver school
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man is dead and a woman is on the run after a police shooting in front of a Denver middle school Monday night. The incident, which occurred in the 900 block of South Hazel Court, began at about 10:30 p.m. Monday, when a caller…
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Denver police arrest man in connection to Broadway shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Police Department arrested a 21-year-old suspect in connection to the shooting of a woman and another person Saturday morning. Eduardo Gonzalez was arrested on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder and first-degree assault with a deadly weapon, according to a press release from the…
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Denver DA establishes domestic violence and child victim units
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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1 dead in late night LoDo shooting, Denver police investigate as homicide
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One person is dead following a shooting in the lower downtown Denver area Saturday night into Sunday morning. The shooting occurred along the 2200 block of Blake Street, Denver police posted on social media platform X at 12:21 a.m. The shooting occurred around midnight, according…