Tag: douglas county
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See who’s vying for 2 Douglas County commission seats
Two seats of the three-member Douglas County commission are up for grabs this year, and several candidates are vying for the chance to secure their parties’ nominations in next Tuesday’s primary races. The candidates are campaigning on familiar themes — affordable housing, homelessness, public safety, water and education: District 3 (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); Outgoing District…
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit of Highlands Ranch man attacked by police dog
A federal judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit against two Douglas County sheriff’s deputies whose dog bit the sleeping resident of a Highlands Ranch home as the result of an alleged misunderstanding about a burglary. Tyler Luethje sued Deputies Travis Kyle and Scott Kelly for excessive force, wrongful arrest and unlawful entry after…
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Douglas County withdraws proposal for 23rd Judicial District office in Lone Tree
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Douglas County Commissioners on Thursday withdrew the proposal to locate a new 23rd Judicial District office next to a residential area in Lone Tree. Douglas County commissioners, who will decide the site of the new office, voted, 2-1, to drop the proposal during a community town hall meeting Thursday at The Lone Tree Hub. Commissioners…
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Lone Tree residents protest plans to locate new 23rd Judicial District office near Heritage Hills neighborhood
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Several Lone Tree residents are pushing back against one of the proposed locations for an office that will host the brand new 23rd Judicial District, which will encompass Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties. The new office will also offer pre-trial and probation services. The pushback from residents is directed at locating the office at One Lincoln…
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Colorado Supreme Court takes up cases on Title IX investigations, COVID campus closure
The Colorado Supreme Court recently agreed to hear multiple cases implicating a witness’ immunity for making defamatory statements in a school sex assault investigation, whether a university can be sued for closing its campus early in the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether a man should receive a new trial for his numerous securities fraud convictions. At…
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Two Arapahoe County cities contribute millions into Douglas County road project
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Two Arapahoe County cities are pouring millions of dollars into assisting Douglas County’s estimated $34.3 million County Line Road reconstruction project. The project, which is currently accepting bids from construction companies, plans for improvements along County Line Road from Broadway to University Boulevard. The road separates both Littleton and Centennial in Arapahoe County from Douglas…
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Appeals court clarifies excessive force standards under new landmark Colorado law on policing
For the first time on Thursday, Colorado’s second-highest court clarified that the same standard federal courts use to evaluate excessive force claims applies to the landmark law on policing that state legislators passed in 2020. The General Assembly enacted Senate Bill 217, also known as the Enhance Law Enforcement Integrity Act, amid global demonstrations following the…
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Two economic organizations in Douglas County merge, expanding reach
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For 24 years, the Northwest Douglas County Chamber and Economic Development Corporation served only that side of the county. That all changed on March 25. On Tuesday, Douglas County officials and business leaders officially announced the merger of the Northwest Douglas County Chamber and Economic Development Corporation and the Douglas County Economic Development Collaborative, expanding the new…
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Appeals court overturns restitution order due to Douglas County judge’s extreme delay
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday overturned a Douglas County judge’s order for $12,500 in crime victim restitution, which she issued nearly two years after the defendant’s sentencing and several months after the state Supreme Court told trial judges to pay attention to the 91-day deadline in the law. Before the Court of Appeals, both the…
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Appeals court reverses stalking conviction after Douglas County judge violated right to counsel
A Douglas County judge violated the rules of criminal procedure and the Sixth Amendment’s right to counsel when she allowed a defense attorney to withdraw, did not seek input from the defendant and did not evaluate the necessity of the withdrawal, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday. Shari Leigh Dooley ended up representing herself at trial,…