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Prosecutors drop official misconduct charge against Eagle County’s sheriff, saying they can’t prove the case

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Gov. Polis and state lawmakers eye changes to how police-involved deaths are investigated in Colorado

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Wilson: The Michael Hancock verdict feels like a miracle in race and American justice

By Theo E.J. Wilson Opinion

Small Colorado town fires police officer it hired despite past complaints at previous law enforcement job

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Nicolais: Trying to “do better” for sexual assault victims

By Mario Nicolais Opinion

A Colorado town removed its police chief and paid $50,000 to settle allegations against an officer. Then it hired a cop with past complaints.

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A Snapchat leads police to reopen investigation of CSU student’s death and raises questions about gun violence

The family of Finnegan Daly didn’t believe Fort Collins police and pressed the Larimer County district attorney to take a new look at a case mired in questions

Opinion: For domestic violence victims, the price of immigration-related fears may be nothing short of death

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As Colorado biking fatalities rise, a Boulder cyclist’s loved ones seek justice after he was left for dead

Andrew Bernstein, 34, was struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run in Boulder County on Saturday. More cyclists have been dying on Colorado’s roads in recent years, according to state data.

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Greeley police say remains found at oil and gas site belong to a girl missing since 1984

No one was ever arrested following Jonelle Matthews disappearance on Dec. 20, 1984

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A slain deputy. A political brawl. A school shooting: How Sheriff Tony Spurlock is handling years of turmoil

Spurlock, the target of a recall effort, says the past several years have been the most trying of his 40-year career in law enforcement. “I’d be OK if I forgot it,” he says of some of the trauma.

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Did the Colorado Supreme Court just throw the state’s marijuana-legalization regime into question? The chief justice seems to think so.

A case about drug-sniffing dogs could turn into a watershed moment in Colorado marijuana law. Or not. Legal experts are split.

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Florida woman found dead after manhunt, statewide school closures over threat, “infatuation” with Columbine

The FBI's Denver office confirmed via Twitter that Sol Pais is dead after a massive manhunt and more than 1,000 school closures around the state of Colorado.

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From bail reform to restoring voting rights and sealing records, Colorado’s criminal justice system is getting a makeover

A slate of bills making their way through the Colorado legislature would keep people out of jail, reduce penalties for some crimes and remove barriers for offenders once they are released from prison. Many of the measures have bipartisan support, but In some cases law enforcement want the brakes pumped.

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Colorado police agencies now required to release records in internal affairs investigations

In Colorado, only Denver routinely releases, on request, details of internal probes, according to the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition