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Colorado’s 2015 law changing how officer-involved shootings are reviewed still lets police agencies investigate themselves
State lawmakers and prosecutors are vowing to push for and support changes after questions from The Colorado Sun about the measure
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The Colorado attorney general’s review of Elijah McClain’s death is unprecedented. Here’s how it may go.
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Aurora police officers put on leave over photos tied to Elijah McClain
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Denver reaches agreement in lawsuit over police response to George Floyd protests
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Fractured skulls, lost eyes: Police often break their own rules when using “rubber bullets”
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Federal judge orders police not to use chemical weapons, projectiles against peaceful Denver protesters
“The Denver Police Department has failed in its duty to police its own,” Judge R. Brooke Jackson wrote in his sweeping ruling
Complaints about police response to Denver’s George Floyd protests under investigation as demonstrations hit day 6
Denver’s independent law enforcement monitor says he is investigating more than 150 complaints. One officer has been fired for an Instagram post in which he said “let’s start a riot.”
Federal prosecutors in Colorado are looking to charge criminal “agitators” at Denver’s George Floyd protests
U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn, Colorado’s top federal prosecutor, says investigators have reason to believe a small number of people are inciting chaos and causing damage. He believes getting them off the street will bring calm.
Police arrest 83 for curfew violations; Denver mayor calls after-dark mayhem “reckless, inexcusable and unacceptable”
Mayor Michael Hancock, who put curfew in place on Saturday, said daytime demonstrations were effective expressions of outrage over death of George Floyd at hands of police.
“We have seen enough”: Mayor enacts curfew, demands calm as third day of George Floyd protests rock Denver
Protests in Denver on Thursday and Friday nights turned violent, leaving a trail of damage as demonstrators clashed with police
Protesters, Denver police clash for second hectic night near Capitol
Officers deployed tear gas and nonlethal projectiles near the intersection of East Colfax Avenue and Lincoln Street. The demonstration lasted for hours.
ICE asks federal judge to force Denver to turn over information on 4 men subject to deportation
Accusing ICE of seeking the information for “political reasons," Denver said it would not comply unless a judge determined that the orders were appropriate
Denver officials won’t hand over information sought by Immigration and Customs Enforcement
ICE, the Homeland Security agency tasked with arresting and deporting people in the U.S. illegally, sent four administrative subpoenas earlier this week to Denver law enforcement
South Dakota statutory rape case tests police seizure of placenta in Denver
It's a tricky question in South Dakota, where strict laws discourage abortion and many politicians view fetuses as equal to fully formed humans.
