Sheriff Rick Albers and his office received national scrutiny after a Clear Creek deputy shot and killed Christian Glass as he experienced a mental health crisis inside his car last year in Silver Plume
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Hundreds gather to mourn 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson after fatal shooting by Aurora police
Richardson’s family is asking the public to encourage police to be transparent and to continue praying for the teenager, his family and the community
Posted inCrime and Courts
Family of Christian Glass gets $19 million settlement stemming from fatal police shooting
The 22-year-old Colorado man was suffering a mental health crisis when he was killed by a Clear Creek sheriff’s deputy.
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Lakewood police shoot, kill girl suspected in mail carrier robbery
Officials say an officer was shot and wounded but did not say how; another girl suspected in robbery was arrested 35 miles away
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Zornio: As more officers are killed with guns, it’s time for police unions to push for more gun safety laws
Finding common ground on criminal justice and gun safety reform means accepting that both the killing of police officers, and the killing of citizens by police officers, are wrong
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Police ID man accused of fatally shooting Arvada police officer
Arvada police Monday named a 31-year-old man a suspect in the fatal shooting of one of its officers over the weekend. Police say Sonny Thomas Almanza shot and killed Officer Dillon Michael Vakoff while he was responding to a call shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday outside a home near the city’s border with Denver and […]
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Man killed by Englewood police was gunman’s brother, not shooter, affidavit says
A 22-year-old killed by Englewood police on Sunday was the brother of an armed man who allegedly fired gunshots at officers from a bedroom in a home the pair were in, according to an arrest affidavit. According to the affidavit, obtained by Colorado Community Media, the shooter, 29-year-old Phillip L. Blankenship, was suicidal and “wanted the police to […]
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Zornio: Denver police have a long way to go in restoring community trust
Much is still unknown about the negligent mass shooting by Denver police last weekend, but one thing is for certain: city and police leadership are failing to regain community trust by appearing to obscure the truth. No one could have predicted what happened last Sunday. While enjoying a night out with friends and family, six […]
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Kiowa County will pay $9.5 million to settle wrongful death of man shot 3 times in the back by deputies
Kiowa County has reached a $9.5 million settlement with the family of Zach Gifford, the unarmed local handyman shot three times in the back by its undersheriff and a rookie deputy in 2020. The amount exceeds the county’s $7.5 million annual budget, but is less than the $10 million maximum its insurance policy would cover. […]
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Deputies fatally shoot man at northern Colorado landfill
Authorities in northern Colorado are investigating the fatal shooting of a man by sheriff’s deputies. Two deputies attempted to contact the unidentified man Thursday afternoon at the Larimer County landfill and opened fire, hitting the suspect, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. It did not release any other details about what led […]