use of force
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Federal judge presses Denver on police response to 2020 protests
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A federal judge on Thursday heard arguments in the City and County of Denver’s attempt to end a set of legal claims against it stemming from the police response to 2020 protests, which injured eight participants and allegedly violated their constitutional rights. Multiple cases remain pending against Denver or individual police officers four years after…
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New Aurora police ‘transparency portal’ shows crime stats, demographics, use of force
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Aurora Police Department launched a transparency portal this week, a move to provide the public a way to access crime statistics, demographics and use of force data as the city continues to move forward through the consent decree. Information in the portal will be regularly updated with information meant to make the department’s actions more…
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss 78-year-old man’s excessive force claims against Westminster officer
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A federal judge last week refused to dismiss an elderly man’s excessive force claims against a Westminster police officer who pushed him to the ground and tased him inside a Walmart. Lawyers for the city and Officer Michael Owen attempted to portray Clayton Louis Shriver, a retired electrician who reportedly suffers from numerous medical conditions,…
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Elijah McClain’s mom President Biden’s guest for executive policing bill signing
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When President Joe Biden signs his executive order on police reform at the White House on Wednesday, Elijah McClain’s mother will be on the stage with him, along with relatives of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. May 25 is the second anniversary of Floyd’s death. Sheneen McClain’s son, Elijah, died nine months before Floyd, but his…
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Judge allows lawsuit to proceed against Colorado Springs officer who tased son of congressional candidate
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A Colorado Springs police officer is the lone remaining defendant in a civil lawsuit alleging excessive force against the son of a current congressional candidate after a federal judge dismissed the city and three other law enforcement officers from the litigation. Carl Andersen Jr. may proceed to trial with his claim against Officer Vito DelCore,…
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Appeals court overturns conviction after video evidence contradicted security guard’s testimony
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Store surveillance footage directly contradicted testimony that a man used force in his attempt to rob a Weld County supermarket, prompting the state’s second-highest court to overturn his conviction. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals determined that witness testimony cannot sustain a conviction when undisputed video evidence invalidates what the witness said. As…
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Judge green-lights lawsuit for trial against Adams County deputy who killed man
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A federal judge has green-lit an excessive force lawsuit for a jury trial, stemming from an Adams County deputy’s fatal shooting of a 19-year-old in 2017. U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martínez determined it was unclear whether Kyler Grabbingbear posed an immediate threat to Deputy Wilfred Europe, and it would therefore be up to a…
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State Supreme Court rules home-defense law applied to Colorado Springs man who killed intruder
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The basement of a Colorado Springs apartment building was covered under the state law that permits deadly force in defense of a home, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The decision upholds a lower court’s determination that Patrick Rau was able to claim immunity from prosecution for shooting and killing Donald Russell in 2017.…
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Judge says man suing Aurora may use AG’s investigation into police department
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Two months after the Colorado Attorney General’s Office released a report concluding that Aurora police have a pattern and practice of excessive force and racially-based law enforcement, a federal judge allowed a man to incorporate the report’s findings into his own excessive force claims against the city. U.S. Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on Thursday granted…
