public safety
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Arapahoe County investigators searching for suspects in $120K fairgrounds theft
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Arapahoe County investigators are searching for four grinches who stole $120,000 in trucks and tools from the county’s fairgrounds on Tuesday, according to a sheriff’s office news release Wednesday. Investigators said four suspects in masks entered the maintenance shop at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds, 25690 E. Quincy Ave. in Aurora, just before 10 p.m. Tuesday…
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Dead birds from John Martin Reservoir State Park test positive for avian influenza
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Four birds removed from John Martin Reservoir State Park have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), according to a post on social media by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. CPW officers removed eight deceased snow geese from the park and sent swab samples for testing on Nov. 24. Migrating birds had tested positive for…
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Colorado Springs D-11 board member running for state House seat
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A Colorado Springs District 11 board member has thrown their hat into the ring for a seat in the state House of Representatives. A candidate affidavit and committee registration form for Jill Haffley, vice president of D-11’s Board of Education, in House District 16 were filed with the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office on Nov.…
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El Paso County transfers 26 people to ICE custody over 3 months, sets new monthly high
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Twenty six people with criminal charges were transferred from the custody of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement from July to September, according to a news release by the office Monday. Deputies also detained 14 additional individuals with criminal charges who were released “before ICE authorities could take custody.”…
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Denver deputy arrested on suspicion of menacing, child abuse in Colorado Springs
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Colorado Springs police arrested Denver Sheriff’s Deputy Darrel Killebrew, who is facing several charges, including child abuse, according to a news release by the sheriff’s department Thursday. CSPD officers responded to a domestic disturbance call for service on Monday after an adult female reported Killebrew, 33, broke a tablet and a laptop and pulled a…
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DEA, FBI refuse to confirm or deny existence of warrants for Denver raids
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Federal agents are refusing to release the warrants they used to breach doors at a southeast Denver apartment complex. Both the DEA and FBI issued what’s known as a “Glomar” denial — a response that allows agencies to neither confirm nor deny the records exist. Angela C. Davis, unit chief within the DEA’s Freedom of…
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Denver budget hearings focus on public safety
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Day two of the public hearings for Denver’s proposed 2026 spending plan got underway on Tuesday with presentations from the city’s public safety agencies. As representatives from the Denver Department of Safety, Denver Police, Denver Fire, Denver Sheriff and the Department of Public Health and Environment shared plans for helping the city tighten its belt,…
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Trump promises new steps to tackle homelessness and crime in Washington, DC
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President Donald Trump is promising new steps to tackle homelessness and crime in Washington. Trump wrote in a social media post that he would hold a White House news conference on Monday to discuss his plans to make the District of Columbia “safer and more beautiful than it ever was before.” “The Homeless have to move out,…
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Colorado legal experts weigh in on ‘truth in sentencing’ measure
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Colorado voters earlier this month approved a ballot measure that increases the amount of time an individual convicted of certain violent crimes must serve before being eligible for parole and removes parole eligibility for those with two previous violent crime convictions. Proposition 128 passed with over 62% of the vote, which proponents said reflects Coloradans’ desire for…
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New $11-million Denver public safety office was announced before ‘strategic plan’ was developed
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When announcing a new public safety office that will emphasize “racial and social equity” earlier this month, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and other officials offered few details on specific strategies or day-to-day operations of the new entity. The reason? The city appears to be building the plane while flying it. The Office of Neighborhood Safety…
