Author: Michael Braithwaite
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Jury rules former DPD officer on the hook for $20 million to victims injured in 2022 LoDo shooting
A former Denver police officer eluded jail time for his role in a 2022 Lower Downtown Denver shooting, but a jury ruled Friday that he is still responsible for the damages he brought upon the victims of his two gunshots. After an eight-day civil trial and 12 hours of deliberation, a Denver District Court jury…
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San Juan floodwaters hit 55-year high, forcing evacuations, schools closure in Pagosa Springs
Floodwaters in the San Juan River hit a 55-year high as heavy rains pummeled Archuleta County early on Tuesday morning, prompting both road and school closures in Pagosa Springs. The river’s 12.82-foot swell — reached around 5:15 a.m. Tuesday — is the highest water level the river has hit in the town since 1970, a…
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San Juan floodwaters hit 55-year high as evacuations continue, schools close in Pagosa Springs
As heavy rains continued to belt Archuleta County Tuesday morning, floodwaters in the San Juan River reached a 55-year peak, prompting both road and school closures in Pagosa Springs. The river’s 12.82-foot peak, which it reached around 5:15 a.m. Tuesday, is the highest water level the river has hit since 1970, a National Weather Service…
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A jail death in Denver raises questions about intake policies — and how a man with a violent history kept getting released early
On June 30, deputies from the Denver Sheriff Department responded to an overnight call for help in the agency’s Downtown Detention Center. They found a man — later identified as 34-year-old Vincent Chacon — unresponsive in his cell, where he was pronounced dead, the police said in a news release. Police investigators later said the…
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A jail death in Denver raise questions about intake policies — and how a man with a violent history kept getting released early
On June 30, deputies from the Denver Sheriff Department responded to an overnight call for help in the agency’s Downtown Detention Center. They found a man — later identified as 34-year-old Vincent Chacon — unresponsive in his cell, where he was pronounced dead, the police said in a news release. Police investigators later said the…
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives national response team deployed to Nederland in wake of fire
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives deployed its national response team to Nederland Friday in the wake of the fire that destroyed a shopping center along the town’s main street. The Caribou Village Shopping Center, home to an estimated 20 businesses in the small mountain town, was decimated by a structure fire that…
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives national response team deployed to Nederland in wake of fire
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives deployed its national response team to Nederland Friday in the wake of the fire that destroyed a shopping center along the town’s main street. The Caribou Village Shopping Center, home to an estimated 20 businesses in the small mountain town, was decimated by a structure fire that…
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Aurora police sergeant, school resource supervisor arrested on suspicion of exploiting a child online
An Aurora police sergeant and school resource officer supervisor was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of exploiting a child online. Sgt. Aaron Bunch was immediately placed on unpaid administrative leave for allegedly exchanging child exploitation material using the internet, according to a Wednesday night news release from the Aurora Police Department (APD). The FBI will handle…
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Fire at Nederland shopping center destroys ‘heart of town’
An early morning fire at a shopping center in Nederland destroyed more than a dozen businesses in what residents called a devastating blow to the heart of the town. The fire also prompted an evacuation order in Boulder County Business owners and residents said they worry about how long the recovery would take, and some…
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Aurora police sergeant, school resource supervisor arrested on suspicion of exploiting a child online
An Aurora police sergeant and school resource officer supervisor was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of exploiting a child online. Sgt. Aaron Bunch was immediately placed on unpaid administrative leave for allegedly exchanging child exploitation material using the internet, according to a Wednesday night news release from the Aurora Police Department (APD). The FBI will handle…