police body cameras
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Pitkin County sheriff endorses Democrat Michael Dougherty in attorney general race
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Pitkin County Sheriff Joe DiSalvo on Tuesday endorsed fellow Democrat Michael Dougherty for Colorado attorney general in the November election, saying the veteran prosecutor’s “depth of experience and knowledge of law enforcement” make him uniquely qualified for the office. Dougherty, the assistant district attorney for Jefferson and Gilpin counties and a former top prosecutor in the…
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Survey of Colorado cities and towns finds rising efficiencies delivering public safety services, rosy economies
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Colorado municipalities are delivering public safety services – police and fire departments – more efficiently in the last year, according to a survey released Thursday, though most cities and towns are finding it hard to recruit and retain officers. The 2018 State of Our Cities & Towns Report, conducted by the Colorado Municipal League, also found…
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Denver, Aurora, Colorado Springs get low marks on police body camera policies
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Policies and practices on use of police body cameras in Denver and Aurora fared poorly in a new scorecard issued Tuesday by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. But Colorado Springs did even worse, according to the scorecard. The Leadership Conference, in their report, “The Illusion of Accuracy,” claimed that “by providing first-hand…
