Tag: aurora police
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EDITORIAL: Zoom in on Colorado’s criminal element
AI technology’s rapid expansion was bound to intersect with society’s need to collar criminals. Hence, the latest generation of facial-recognition technology now employed by several Colorado law enforcement agencies and soon to be implemented in the state’s No. 3 city. When used within reasonable parameters to safeguard citizens’ civil liberties, facial-recognition technology holds promise in…
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit against Aurora for officer’s attack on woman
A federal judge last month refused to dismiss a woman’s claim that the city of Aurora’s policies motivated an officer’s decision to attack her while he was on administrative leave. Wyoma Martinez filed suit against Officer Douglas Harroun and the city after Harroun attempted to arrest Martinez at her apartment complex in January 2023 while…
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Venezuelan gang members in Colorado terrorized each other in violent turf war, arrest records say
Tren de Aragua was involved in car thefts, assaults, and home invasions in Colorado, police say.
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Aurora police brutality victim faces ‘long road’ to recovery, attorney says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Attorneys for Kyle Vinson said he remained hospitalized and faced “a long road” to recovery a day after the Aurora Police Department released a video of his alleged assault at the hands of officers. Aurora officers John Haubert and Francine Martinez were on leave from…
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Aurora police brutality victim faces ‘long road’ to recovery, attorney says
Attorneys for Kyle Vinson said he remained hospitalized and faced “a long road” to recovery a day after the Aurora Police Department released a video of his alleged assault at the hands of officers. Aurora officers John Haubert and Francine Martinez were on leave from the department as prosecutors mull formal charges. Haubert turned himself…
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Video shows arrested Aurora officer pistol-whipping, choking unarmed man
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Aurora Police Chief Vanessa Wilson has ordered an expedited internal affairs investigation into a Friday incident on South Parker Road in which an officer beat an unarmed man with his gun during a trespassing call. At a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Wilson showed body-worn camera…
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Video shows arrested Aurora officer pistol-whipping, choking unarmed man
Aurora Police Chief Vanessa Wilson has ordered an expedited internal affairs investigation into a Friday incident on South Parker Road in which an officer beat an unarmed man with his gun during a trespassing call. At a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Wilson showed body-worn camera footage of officer John Haubert striking Kyle Vinson several times…
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Grand jury investigation opened into Elijah McClain’s death
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Friday his office has opened a grand jury investigation as part of its independent probe into Elijah McClain’s death. The investigation into the the Black man’s encounter with Aurora police in August 2019 that left him dead began after…
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Grand jury investigation opened into Elijah McClain’s death
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Friday his office has opened a grand jury investigation as part of its independent probe into Elijah McClain’s death. The investigation into the the Black man’s encounter with Aurora police in August 2019 that left him dead began after an executive order by Gov. Jared Polis. Aurora police, paramedics…