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10th Circuit rules ex-Denver police chief entitled to immunity for 2020 protest injury
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Denver’s former police chief cannot be held liable for a woman’s injury during a 2020 protest because his directives for officers to use force were “in the abstract and from a distance,” the Colorado-based federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The lawsuit from Suzy Dennis was one of several filed in federal court following the police…
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Denver officials over 2020 pro-police rally
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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Denver’s former mayor and several city officials alleging they conspired with those who violently disrupted a pro-police rally four years ago in Civic Center Park. Weeks after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd in May 2020, sparking international demonstrations, a scheduled “Law Enforcement Appreciation Day” event…
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Denver officials over 2020 pro-police rally
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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Denver’s former mayor and several city officials alleging they conspired with those who violently disrupted a pro-police rally four years ago in Civic Center Park. Weeks after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd in May 2020, sparking international demonstrations, a scheduled “Law Enforcement Appreciation Day” event…
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Ex-Denver police chief may be sued for excessive force in 2020 protests, federal judge rules
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A federal judge earlier this month allowed a single excessive force claim to proceed against Denver’s former police chief for his alleged role in directing the city’s response to racial justice protests in the summer of 2020. At the same time that U.S. District Court Senior Judge William J. Martínez declined to dismiss the claim against…
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Denver crime rates ‘skyrocket’ as policing decreases, Colorado think tank says in report
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As the number of uniformed officers per capita dwindled and public safety’s share of city spending – although it remains to be the single biggest item – fell, Denver’s crime rates skyrocketed, according to a new analysis from a think tank. Some 70 miles away, Colorado Springs had the opposite experience. Its crime rate decreased, as…
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Gun violence is rising. Two leaders say Denver schools and police need a new relationship.
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Nearly a year ago, two former Denver Public Schools administrators pitched an idea for how police and students could form healthy relationships instead of punitive ones. The proposal hasn’t been put into place. Nor have any others that address how Denver schools and city police should work together after a 2020 decision to remove police…
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12 years in City Hall: Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s triumphs and failures
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Outgoing Mayor of Denver, Michael Hancock, sits down with Denver Gazette for exclusive interviewTom HellauerTomHellauertom.hellauer@denvergazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a3dc80c0a9d47d671f1f3da872cc0a06?s=100&d=mm&r=g Denver Mayor Michael Hancock knows what he’ll regret most from his three terms as the most powerful elected leader in Denver: Thanksgiving, 2020, when Hancock was caught traveling in the thick of a raging pandemic despite having urged the public to…
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Dean Williams resigns as executive director of Colorado’s Department of Corrections
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Dean Williams, who pushed to reform Colorado’s prisons as executive director of the state’s Department of Corrections, announced in an email to employees that he is resigning from his position. “I have made the difficult decision to transition out of my role as Executive Director as of December 2, 2022,” Williams said in the email.…
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Ron Thomas sworn in as Denver’s new police chief
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Ron Thomas is sworn in as the new Chief of Police of the Denver Police Department on Oct. 18, 2022. He replaces the retiring Paul Pazen. Denver has a new top cop – at least until the mayor’s administration changes next year. Chief Ron Thomas took his oath of office Tuesday morning from Presiding Judge Nicole…
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The State of the Streets: A conversation with Police Chief Pazen
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We all know about the State of the Union address our president delivers to Congress every year. Our governor does multiple State of the State speeches around Colorado, and Denver hosts several State of the City events, including one just last Thursday sponsored by the Denver Chamber of Commerce. All fine and good, but who…
