crime
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Jefferson County Sheriff partners with Rep. Duran for bill on street racing
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office partnered with House Majority Leader Monica Duran to support new legislation to “crack down” on street racing in the state. The bill will be introduced in the 2026 legislative session of the Colorado General Assembly and will look create stronger penalties regarding illegal street racing, stunt driving and street takeovers,…
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Aurora police officer found justified in 2024 fatal shooting of man holding airsoft rifle
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An Aurora police officer was found justified Friday in the 2024 fatal shooting of a man holding an airsoft rifle. Brian Mason, district attorney for the 17th Judicial District, found Aurora Police Department Officer Kevin Rodier justified in his decision to fatally shoot Kory Dillard, who was carrying a black rifle, on Oct. 3, 2024,…
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Colorado man released under competency law arrested again with gun on college campus
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A man at the center of a growing debate around Colorado’s competency laws has been arrested less than a month after he was released from jail following the dismissal of an attempted murder charge. Ephraim Debisa, 21, who has also been referred to as Debisa Ephraim, was arrested earlier this week for allegedly bringing a…
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Denver district attorney exonerates officers in shooting of man holding BB gun
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Denver District Attorney John Walsh announced Thursday that Denver Police Department officers were justified in the shooting of a man holding a BB gun a month prior. Cpl. Valentin Kerchev, as well as Officers Jonathan Hayes and Randall Wells shot and injured 62-year-old Allan Scott while responding to an Aug. 25 call that Scott was…
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Colorado’s prison population management plan activated due to overcrowding
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Ongoing issues within the Colorado Department of Corrections have prompted the state to trigger its Prison Population Management Measures — a policy framework established in 2018 to address overcrowding. It marks the first time the measures have been put into effect. Under the law, the governor must implement the management measures if the state’s prison…
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Boulder prosecutors to re-try man accused of murder; case part of CBI DNA scandal
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Michael Clark, the man accused of a 31-year-old Boulder murder case but freed from prison on bail in April when his original conviction was set aside, will be tried for second time, a Boulder County prosecutor announced on Thursday. The decision comes after months of speculation on whether Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty, who…
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Congressional Republicans call for special session to take action on Colorado’s ‘crime crisis’
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Colorado’s Republican U.S. Representatives are asking Gov. Jared Polis to call a second special session this year to address what they call a “crime crisis.” In a joint letter sent to Polis on Tuesday, U.S. Reps. Gabe Evans, Lauren Boebert, and Jeff Crank referenced a recent incident in Weld County in which a man who…
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Weld County Sheriff condemns law that led to release of violent suspect
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Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams says a 2024 law required him to release a man who had been charged with attempted murder stemming from an incident in Greeley earlier this year. According to Reams, 21-year-old Debisa Ephraim was arrested in April and charged with second-degree attempted murder following an altercation between him and another man…
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Evergreen shooting catapults a familiar debate back to the forefront
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When a 16-year-old student began firing at his schoolmates at a popular Mountain town in Colorado and critically injured two students, it catapulted to the fore an emotionally-wrought and familiar debate at the state Capitol — how to stop a school mass shooting from happening again and again. In Colorado, students, teachers and parents have…
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Evergreen High School had a police officer — she was on medical leave during Wednesday’s shooting
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When a 16-year-old student began shooting and kept reloading his gun at Evergreen High School around noon on Wednesday, the police officer assigned to the campus was not on duty. That full-time school resource officer (SRO) was on medical leave. Meanwhile, a deputy who assumed those policing duties on a part-time basis was working on…
