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Colorado’s Ken Buck invokes 25th Amendment over concerns about Biden’s mental acuity; is Colorado’s car theft law working? Polis unveils 49 ‘actions’ toward ‘net zero’ | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Feb. 27, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado found itself atop most lists of states with the highest car thefts and associated crimes in the last several years – record-breaking numbers that had been accumulating since 2020 and which put pressure on the governor and legislators to respond. Notably, lawmakers,…
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10th Circuit allows man to sue officer for seizing personal items from pockets at Walmart
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The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed last month that a man could sue an off-duty Aurora police officer for seizing items from his pockets at a Walmart store under the mistaken belief they were shoplifted. William Montgomery has filed a series of state and federal lawsuits based on a similar pattern of events:…
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Colorado appeals court divided on timeline for awarding restitution to crime victims
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Nearly two years after the Colorado Supreme Court clarified that the typical method by which judges and prosecutors were awarding restitution to crime victims was incorrect, the state’s Court of Appeals is again divided over what the proper procedure looks like. Last week, a three-judge appellate panel disagreed whether El Paso County District Court Judge…
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Walmart not liable for detaining customer who refused to show receipts, appeals court agrees
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A man who repeatedly attempted to walk out of Walmart stores without showing his receipts, then sued the company when employees detained him on suspicion of shoplifting, cannot hold Walmart liable for false imprisonment, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday. William Montgomery has filed a deluge of lawsuits in state and federal court alleging the…
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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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Federal judge denies immunity to Aurora officer in man’s series of store security lawsuits
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A federal judge has declined to grant immunity to an Aurora officer who allegedly detained a man and seized his property unlawfully, one of numerous lawsuits William Montgomery has filed in a long-running “sting” operation involving retail security personnel. Montgomery’s litigation stems from a series of encounters with roughly the same pattern: He enters a…
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Judge dismisses man’s lawsuit against Walmart for erroneous shoplifting arrest
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Even though prosecutors ended up dismissing the shoplifting-related charges against an elderly Asian man, he failed to show that Walmart should be liable for its role in his erroneous arrest, a federal judge ruled last month. Meng Uoy Chang asserted a Walmart store in Timnath had violated his rights after employees identified Chang as a…
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The new year will ring in plastic and paper bag fees for Colorado shoppers
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Colorado shoppers will discover big changes in the new year at groceries, convenience stores, pharmacies and other retailers. Beginning Sunday, a new state law will require shoppers to pay a 10-cent fee for every single-use plastic and paper bag they carry out of most retail outlets. The measure, approved by Colorado lawmakers last year, is…
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Walmart to pay $3.1 billion in opioid settlement led by Colorado, 15 other states
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Walmart has agreed to pay $3.1 billion in a national settlement to resolve claims from over a dozen states’ attorneys general that the company contributed to the opioid addiction crisis. Colorado is set to receive more than $40 million of the settlement money, state Attorney General Phil Weiser announced on Tuesday. Weiser led the negotiations…
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Accused gunman’s writings previewed 2 killings in Denver metro shooting spree
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The man accused of killing five people in the metro area Monday published a trilogy of books detailing similar slayings as part of an extensive, pseudonymous online presence. Denver metro shooting spree suspect ID’d, police announce 5th victim death Police say Lyndon J. McLeod killed five people and injured two more in a shooting rampage…
