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Denver officials say to believe survivors as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month
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Denver is recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month by reminding people to believe survivors. Kimberly Corban, a survivor, said when she was 20, a stranger broke into her apartment and raped her. She chose to report it to police, and said her experience in the aftermath was defined by police, prosecutors and health care workers believing…
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Denver officers justified in shooting attempted murder suspect, DA says
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Two members of the Denver Police Department’s SWAT team were justified in shooting a suspect last month in the city’s University Hills neighborhood, the Denver District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. District Attorney Beth McCann determined that the officers won’t face charges because the suspect, 36-year-old Vincent Martinez, pointed a gun at the officers and was…
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CEO of Denver nonprofit charged with felony charitable fraud, theft
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Prosecutors on Monday charged Travis Singhaus, CEO and founder of the Denver-based Impact Locally nonprofit, with felony fraud and theft, according to the Denver District Attorney’s Office. Singhaus, 47, faces three counts of charitable fraud, one count of theft, one count of forgery and three counts of criminal impersonation after prosecutors say he stole $349,000…
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Colo. partnership to work for ‘restorative justice’
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Prosecutors, public defenders and state administrators say they’ll work toward a system of justice that instills responsibility and remorse from offenders instead of longer jail sentences. State Rep. Pete Lee, D-Colorado Springs, has been beating the drum for the practice called restorative justice for years. Tuesday, the Office of the Colorado State Public Defender, the…
