Tag: lakewood
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Lakewood’s shady school deal gets even shadier | Jimmy Sengenberger
In Jefferson County, local democracy dies in darkness. That’s the inescapable conclusion from the shady business between Jefferson County Schools, Lakewood and a homeless-services nonprofit. This April, Lakewood authorized City Manager Kathy Hodgson to negotiate a $4 million below-market purchase of the shuttered 17-acre Emory Elementary. The plan? Flip 10 acres to the Jeffco Action…
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10th Circuit says Lakewood sergeant has immunity for fatally shooting man in burning basement
The Denver-based federal appeals court agreed on Thursday that a Lakewood police sergeant did not violate a man’s constitutional rights by shooting and killing him while trying to evacuate him from a burning basement. Jason Waterhouse was behaving erratically when he barricaded himself in the basement of his sister’s home, then started a fire while…
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Lakewood police acted unconstitutionally in using drug detection dog, Supreme Court rules by 5-2
Lakewood police violated the constitutional prohibition on unreasonable searches by ensuring a driver’s door remained open so a drug detection dog could sniff inside the vehicle without probable cause, the Colorado Supreme Court concluded on Monday. In the 5-2 decision, all justices agreed with the principle that law enforcement conducts a search if they “facilitate”…
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Jeffco murder conviction overturned after appeals court finds police unconstitutionally accessed cell phone
A man serving a life sentence for murder will receive a new trial after Colorado’s second-highest court concluded last week that law enforcement unconstitutionally used a “shortcut” to unlock his phone in time for his original trial. In reaching its conclusion, a three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals rejected the idea that a cell…
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10th Circuit dismisses excessive force lawsuit over Lakewood police’s ‘ambush’ of man
The federal appeals court based in Denver dismissed an excessive force lawsuit earlier this month from a man who alleged Lakewood police hid outside his home, failed to identify themselves as law enforcement, then shot him. In Eric St. George’s telling, police officers planted themselves outside his building close to midnight and called him multiple…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear cases on Weld County redistricting, Xcel electrocution
The Colorado Supreme Court announced recently that it will hear appeals in multiple cases, including whether Weld County must follow state law when drawing new legislative districts and when utilities may be held liable for injuries caused by their power lines. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to take up a…
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Colorado Supreme Court upholds man’s child enticement conviction
The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday concluded the state’s second-highest court wrongly overturned a man’s Jefferson County conviction for a child sex offense, determining the evidence was sufficient after all to find him guilty. James Clayton Johnson is serving six years to life in prison after jurors convicted him of enticement. The offense requires someone to…
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Colorado lawmakers eye $2 billion budget hike amid deficit, courts tackle unique case of West African man accused of torture in Gambia, Colorado rejects drilling ban | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is April 1, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado faces budget deficit as lawmakers consider $2 billion more in spending Colorado lawmakers this month began reviewing the state’s spending plan for the next fiscal year in the face of tight revenues and a budget deficit — even as policymakers are pushing…
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Republicans pick Greg Lopez to for Ken Buck’s seat, court warns against questioning service animals, Lakewood rejects eliminating low-level crimes | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is March 29, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado GOP picks Greg Lopez to fill Ken Buck's vacant US House seat A Republican committee on Thursday night nominated Douglas County Republican Greg Lopez to run in a June special election to serve out the remainder of former U.S. Rep. Ken Buck’s…
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Colorado housing agencies receive nearly $600,000 to help curb veteran homelessness
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Curbing veteran homelessness in Colorado made headway this week as multiple state housing agencies received almost $600,000 in the form of permanent housing vouchers. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, under its “HUD-VASH” housing voucher program, awarded 66 housing agencies across the nation a total…