Tag: Civil Service Commission
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Appeals court upholds discipline for Denver officers’ inadequate domestic violence investigation
Colorado’s second-highest court last week upheld Denver’s discipline of two officers whose investigation of a domestic violence report was brief, failed to separate the victim from her abuser, and overlooked the victim’s severe injuries. Officers Cory Stuper and Brian Finneran argued that pervasive procedural violations in the adjudicative process and their own desire to respect…
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Denver councilman demands investigation into alleged political interference in police, fire department hiring
Denver City Councilman Kevin Flynn has called for an investigation into the allegations that Mayor Mike Johnston pressured the Civil Service Commission to ignore “red flags” in applicants to Denver’s police and fire departments The Commission’s five-member board said it made the decision to release Executive Director Niecy Murray on May 16 and had arranged…
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Denver Civil Service Commission fires executive director, who alleged political pressure in hiring police officers
The Denver Civil Service Commission’s board has fired its executive director, who alleged that Mayor Mike Johnston pressured her office to ignore “red flags” in applicants to Denver’s police and fire departments. The board said it decided to “release” Niecy Murray and that decision was, in fact, made on May 16. In a statement, the…
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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…