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Changes coming to Union Station to reduce crime in area
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Changes to Denver’s Union Station bus terminal are coming as the Regional Transportation District and city officials try to curb the amount of crime in the area. Some of the changes include restricting the bus terminal to passengers only, installing barriers and improving the terminal’s lighting. These changes will be implemented over time, RTD’s General…
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Denver officials, police stress dangers of fentanyl abuse
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Nearly one week after five people died of an apparent fentanyl overdoes in Adams County, the City of Denver stressed the dangers of fentanyl abuse. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times more powerful than heroin and 100 times strong than morphine. Between May 2020 and April 2021, the number of…
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Denver to pay $500,000 to student shot by police during George Floyd protest
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The city of Denver will pay $500,000 to a college student who was shot in the eye by Denver police while protesting after the death of George Floyd. The Denver City Council unanimously approved the payout Monday without discussion, settling the lawsuit filed against the Denver Police Department in October 2020. The $500,000 will be…
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Denver shooting spree suspect described as ‘strange guy’
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The man accused of going on a shooting rampage across Denver and Lakewood on Monday had gun safes insides the walls of his former home, which was raided by law enforcement shortly after he moved out, the home’s current owner said Tuesday. Gabriel Thorn purchased his home from Lyndon McLeod in 2016 and described McLeod as…
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Denver might lower some speed limits to 20 mph. Here’s where and why.
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The default speed limit on Denver’s unposted streets may soon be lowered after the City Council safety committee advanced the change Wednesday. If passed, the measure would reduce the default speed on unposted city streets from 25 mph to 20 mph. This would apply most specifically to neighborhood streets with no center line. The full…
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Aurora, Denver to launch gun buyback program in wake of recent youth shootings
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Aurora and Denver are partnering to host a gun buyback program next year in response to recent youth shootings in the metro area. Aurora was rocked recently by two shootings outside of local high schools. The first shooting, outside of Aurora Central High School, left six teenage students wounded on Nov. 15. Four days later,…
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Police increase patrols around Denver International Airport amid rise in vehicle theft
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The Denver Police Department is increasing patrols around the parking areas at Denver International Airport amid a rise in vehicle theft, the airport announced Friday. At least 593 vehicles have been reported stolen this year from the airport and surrounding lots, an all-time high for vehicle thefts in the area, according to statistics from the Denver…
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‘We need to take back the park’: Denver to shut down Civic Center Park over safety, sanitation concerns
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The city of Denver plans to shut down Civic Center Park next week because of concerns over safety and sanitation, Denver Parks and Recreation announced. The closure will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 15, though fencing began being set up around the park Tuesday. Scott Gilmore, deputy manager of parks and recreation, told CBS4 on Tuesday the…
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FBI investigation uncovers Denver man’s plot to assassinate Colorado Attorney General
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A Denver resident has been plotting to assassinate Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser since July, training for the attack and even visiting the area near Weiser’s home on several occasions, according to documents from the Denver Probate Court. An FBI investigation discovered 28-year-old Bryce Shelby’s plan after Shelby told an undercover agent he intended to…