Author: Julia Cardi
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FBI: More than $1 billion lost in cryptocurrency scams as popularity increases
Cryptocurrency scams are increasing, with about 46,000 people reporting they’ve lost more than $1 billion, the Denver office of the FBI warns. Recent trends commonly involve the cryptocurrencies Tether and USD Coin, according to a news release Thursday. The agency says in one common scenario, people are directed to set up investment accounts from social…
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Denver homicides decreased in 2022 for first time in years, but youth violence level still a concern
Homicides in Denver decreased in 2022 after two years of increases. But December saw more than the average for the year, and teenage victims and suspects continue to worry officials. Denver police counted 88 homicides last year, down from 96 in 2021. Nine were tallied in December. “It’s not a number that we’re happy with,…
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FBI data does not support Polis’ claim that Colorado is in ‘middle of the pack’ on crime
In his State of the State address Tuesday, Gov. Jared Polis claimed that Colorado falls in “the middle of the pack on crime rates.” “Every person deserves a safe home and a safe community, and in three years I want Colorado to be closing in on our goal of becoming one of the top ten…
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Not guilty pleas for suspects in McClain’s death
Five Aurora police officers and paramedics pleaded not guilty Friday to dozens of counts they face in connection with Aurora resident Elijah McClain’s death in 2019. A trial is scheduled for this summer. McClain, 23, died in hospital in August 2019 days after police officers forcibly restrained him, put him in a control neck hold…
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Colorado man faces charges alleging threats against FBI and Homeland Security
An Evergreen man faces federal charges after allegedly making shooting threats against Denver’s FBI building and Homeland Security office, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney for the District of Colorado. He also allegedly made mass shooting threats against a Colorado performing arts group. Kyle William Staebell, 33, allegedly made one threat directly…
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Security company tied to fatal 2020 rally shooting reapplies for Denver license
Pinkerton Consulting and Investigations, a company involved with providing an unlicensed security guard to 9News who fatally shot a man at a 2020 rally, has reapplied for a license in Denver to employ private guards. The company’s application in December comes after a district court judge overturned the revocation of the company’s license in June…
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Boulder medical billing company to refund Colorado patients nearly $13,000
A Colorado medical billing company agreed to refund about 40 Colorado consumers nearly $13,000 after the company sent them allegedly “deceptive” billing notices about out-of-network fees, according to the Attorney General’s Office. The company, Flatirons Practice Management, sent statements to consumers who had received treatments from out-of-network surgical assistants that stated the documents were not bills,…
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Democrats try again to limit law enforcement’s ability to use ‘deception’ in juvenile interrogations
Colorado legislators have brought back a bill that seeks to make it more difficult to admit in court statements made by juveniles under interrogation when law enforcement officers use “deception.” House Bill 1042, introduced on the first day of this year’s session, makes an underage person’s statements presumably inadmissible if law enforcement knowingly uses “deception,”…
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‘Cultivating a culture of loving kindness:’ Phil Weiser sworn in for second term as Colorado’s attorney general
In Phil Weiser’s first term as Colorado’s attorney general, he has been involved with suing major pharmaceutical companies for their roles in the nation’s opioid crisis, brought a lawsuit against e-cigarette maker JUUL with accusations of marketing to children and won a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the ability to remove presidential electors…
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Denver approves $325,000 settlement for couple injured by pepperballs in 2020 protests
Denver City Council on Monday approved two settlement payments totaling $325,000 to a couple who sued the city, police officer John McAndrews and unnamed police department employees over being shot with pepper balls during the 2020 George Floyd protests. The night officers shot them on May 30, the couple’s lawsuit claims — Brittany King was 19…