public safety
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Denver committee moves concealed carry ban on city-used property to full council
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Denver City Council’s Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee on Wednesday moved a bill restricting concealed carry in buildings owned, leased by or leased to the city, as well as Denver parks, to the full council for approval. The proposal is part of Mayor Michael Hancock’s 2022 Public Safety Action Plan. Assistant City Attorney Reggie…
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Denver committee postpones vote on concealed weapon ban in city-owned facilities
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Denver City Council’s Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee on Wednesday postponed its vote on a bill restricting concealed carry in buildings owned, leased by or leased to the city, as well as Denver parks, to April 27 to give city staff more time to answer council members’ questions. The proposal is part of Mayor…
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Denver safety committee hears details about potential jail alternative
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During a multiagency public safety update Wednesday morning, Denver Executive Director of Public Safety Armando Saldate gave the City Council’s safety committee an overview of its goal to launch an Assessment Intake Diversion Center this summer. The AID Center, which would be located at 14th and Elati, is intended to be an alternative to jail…
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Aurora passes resolution to improve crime-reduction strategies
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Aurora City Council on Monday passed a resolution outlining a comprehensive plan to support crime-reduction strategies in the city. Councilman Dustin Zvonek, who introduced the resolution, said it will require city management to provide regular updates on five core strategies to improve public safety: Fully staffing and funding the Aurora Police Department with industry-leading training…
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Denver 911 struggles to balance increased call volume amid staffing shortages
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Denver 911 saw its highest call volume in at least five years in 2021 amid severe staffing shortages. Police dispatchers in Denver are 71% staffed. For emergency communication technicians – the people actually answering the phone when someone calls 911 – Denver is 60% staffed. There are 13 technicians in training and when they graduate at…
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Bill addressing crime prevention through safer streets clears first committee
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One of Democrats’ signature public safety bills for the 2022 session won a 3-2 party-line approval in committee Thursday, but only after a tough grilling from one of the panel’s Republican members. Dubbed “Crime Prevention Through Safer Streets,” Senate Bill 1, which is also a key part of Gov. Jared Polis’ public safety package, allocates $10.3…
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Denver City Council approves appointment of Armando Saldate as director of safety
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Denver City Council approved Mayor Michael Hancock’s appointment of Armando Saldate as the city’s new executive director of public safety Tuesday night in a 12-1 vote. Saldate has over 30 years of experience in law enforcement, most recently serving as an assistant deputy executive director in Denver’s public safety department. He previously worked as a…
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‘A big step in the right direction’: Denver extends STAR alternative policing program citywide
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Denver is expanding its Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) program citywide, providing civilian-led emergency response to low-level, nonviolent situations as an alternative to police. The expansion comes after the City Council unanimously approved a nearly $1.4 million contract with Mental Health Center of Denver on Monday, funding the STAR program through the end of 2022.…
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Gov. Jared Polis, lawmakers, law enforcement officials announce public safety bill package
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Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday unveiled a $113 million public safety package designed to take Colorado from the middle of the pack to one of the top states in the nation for public safety. Ahead of the package’s rollout at a Thursday state Capitol news conference, Polis in a Wednesday interview told Colorado Politics his…
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Gov. Jared Polis, lawmakers, law enforcement to hold news conference on public safety
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Gov. Jared Polis, joined by Democratic lawmakers, law enforcement, district attorneys and state officials, will announce a package of public safety bills at a 1 p.m. news conference Thursday. The package is intended to address his State of the State pledge to make Colorado among the top 10 most safe states. Two elements of that…
