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Westminster police union alleges “troubling state” at department as rift lingers after chief’s suspension

The city of Westminster’s suspension of police Chief Tim Carlson and another top official came as the police union backed a push for new bargaining powers to address “troubling” flaws in the department, a union representative said.  As complaints from the rank and file piled up and went ignored, it “became necessary” for Carlson and […]

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The deadly consequences when kids run away from Colorado residential treatment centers

In the places of last resort for Colorado’s most troubled kids, the doors are not locked.  And the children run.  They scale fences and slip through gates. They bolt from staff, who are not allowed to block or restrain them, and they roam city streets for hours or sometimes days.  Children and teens run away […]

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Former Westminster police officer gets 6 years in federal prison for sex assault

A former police officer in suburban Denver was sentenced Monday to six years in federal prison for sexually assaulting a woman in his patrol car. Curtis Arganbright, 43, pleaded guilty in November 2019 to violating the civil rights of the woman. Federal prosecutors charged the former Westminster officer in federal court after he received a […]

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Former Westminster cop pleads guilty to violating civil rights of woman he sexually assaulted on duty

A former Westminster police officer has pleaded guilty in federal court to violating the civil rights of a woman he sexually assaulted in 2017 while he was on duty. Curtis Arganbright, 42, faces up to 10 years in federal prison when he is sentenced in March, federal prosecutors say. Arganbright’s case drew outrage after he was […]

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Ex-Colorado cop, whose 90-day jail sentence for unlawful sexual contact drew outrage, charged with federal civil rights violation

Federal prosecutors have charged a former Westminster police officer, whose 90-day jail sentence for unlawful sexual contact drew outrage, with a civil rights offense.  The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Colorado on Monday announced that Curtis Lee Arganbright, 42, faces up to 10 years in federal prison if convicted of depriving the woman of her civil […]

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Federal investigation launched into former Westminster cop sentenced to 90 days in jail for unlawful sexual contact

The FBI has launched a federal investigation into a former Westminster police officer who was sentenced to 90 days in jail after being convicted of unlawful sexual contact while on duty, a penalty that drew outrage.  A federal search warrant was filed by the FBI in June related to the case against the former officer, […]