Tag: chief
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As crime in Denver soars, RTD finds itself in the frontlines
The Lakewood Police Department described a disturbing scene that unfolded on Feb. 13 at a Regional Transportation District light rail station. Two teenage girls allegedly assaulted a man at the Wadsworth Boulevard light rail station, the police said. The teens seemingly attacked the man at random, holding him down, kicking him and calling him racial slurs,…
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WATCH: Ron Thomas officially sworn in as Denver Police Chief
Ron Thomas is sworn in as the new Chief of Police of the Denver Police Department on Oct. 18, 2022. He replaces the retiring Paul Pazen.
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Retiring Denver police chief, Paul Pazen, discusses police reform in the wake of George Floyd in a ‘Colorado Conversations’ session from Aug. 2022.
Retiring Denver police chief, Paul Pazen, discusses police reform in the wake of George Floyd in a ‘Colorado Conversations’ session from Aug. 2022.
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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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Space Command’s home will be decided by Congress, Lamborn says
When former President Donald Trump awarded the permanent basing of U.S. Space Command headquarters to Alabama, where he had some of his highest approval ratings, in his final week in office, he yanked the command from front-runner Colorado Springs. In so doing, he triggered a pair of government investigations that lawmakers say could ultimately doom…
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Pikes Peak region mourns several notable deaths in 2019
A rugged cowboy who also was known as the Marlboro Man, a revered Tuskegee Airman and fighter pilot, the co-founder of a signature tourist attraction and a longtime policeman who climbed through the ranks to become chief of police were among prominent residents of the Pikes Peak region who died in 2019. They include: Phillip…
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Mental health reform ideas in El Paso County jail win international award
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Recommendations for mental health reform in the El Paso County jail have earned one staff member international attention. Stephanie Gangemi, a behavioral health programs manager for the county’s Sheriff’s Office, was awarded first place in the Seidenberg Prize contest last week for her proposal to…