community policing
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Colorado’s Bennet aims to expand Denver’s alternative policing program as crime surges nationwide
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet sees the potential for Denver’s alternative policing program, which responds to low-level emergencies with paramedics and mental health clinicians, to become a nationwide model. Bennet, D-Denver, introduced a bill Wednesday that would fund law enforcement agencies to partner with mental health professionals, case managers and outreach teams. These civilian-led community policing…
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? New Lakewood top cop well-prepared
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Dan McCasky never really wanted to be a police chief. But that’s where the 32-year law enforcement veteran finds himself, after his recent appointment as the top cop in Lakewood. Following a nationwide search to fill the position vacated by Kevin Paletta in May, McCasky, a 30-year department veteran who had served as the interim…
