denver sheriff’s department
-
Denver’s Citizen Oversight Board highlights recommendations based on annual report
—
by
The Citizen Oversight Board, which assesses how effectively the Office of the Independent Monitor is performing its duties, presented its annual report to Denver City Council’s Safety, Housing, Education and Homeless Committee on Wednesday morning. Board Chair Julia Richman outlined the board’s 2021 assessment of the independent monitor, changes and concerns it saw throughout public…
-
Police union demands Denver Mayor Michael Hancock resign, calls for state investigation
—
by
A spokeswoman for Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Tuesday rejected a demand by the state’s largest police union that the mayor resign after a series of sexually suggestive text messages he sent years ago to a member of his security detail came to light last week. Charging that Denver is facing rising crime rates and…
-
Slow inmate processing at Denver jails leaves inmates, sheriff’s deputies vulnerable, city auditor finds
—
by
Violence within the Denver jail system could be curtailed if inmates spent less time in temporary holding areas and sheriff’s deputies had more detailed information about the jail population, a recent review found. The review – ordered by Denver City Auditor Timothy O’Brien and conducted by private consulting firm BKD, LLP, Enterprise Risk Services –…
-
Denver needs an elected sheriff, free of political influence, activists say
—
by
Despite reforms, the Denver Sheriff’s Department’s management of the city jail system remains a “quagmire,” an activist group says. That’s why Denver County taxpayers should have the power to elect their sheriff. Denver is one of only two Colorado counties that doesn’t elect its sheriff; the mayor makes the pick. Over the weekend, the Colorado…
-
Denver sheriff reviews 2016
—
by
Avoiding the use of force by Denver sheriff’s deputies, recognizing and knowing how to treat mental problems among people deputies contact, and handling a growing jail inmate population are among issues Sheriff Patrick Firman highlighted in an end-of-year letter to Denver City Council. Dated Monday, Dec. 12, the letter also noted the hiring of 200…
-
The Hot Sheet – Cops not necessarily citizens, Sen. Gardner has your golden tix, 10 homeless cost you millions, pot and gun rights and MORE …
—
by
VOL. 01 NO. 191 | NOVEMBER 22, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 DENVER – Good Tuesday to you and yours. If it’s a traveling day (“over the river and through the woods …”) for you, we do hope you arrive safely and possibly hungry. As you’ll notice, we are sharing several topics concerning our…
-
? Mitchell follows grandpa’s path to oversight office
—
by
Edward Mitchell came from a poor Irish Catholic family in New York in the 1940s and did not get a high school degree, so his career choices were limited. That meant becoming either a firefighter, entering the priesthood or becoming a police officer. He chose the later and was a role model for Nick Mitchell,…
-
City moves to protect police oversight agency
—
by
Denver officials are close to strengthening a civilian police watchdog agency by adding it to the city’s charter. The Office of the Independent Monitor, primarily made up of lawyers, serves as civilian oversight agency for the Denver Police and Sheriff’s Departments by participating in police investigations of misconduct and making recommendations on department policies including…
