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Hickenlooper to cut Denver police force: ‘Writing a blank check is irresponsible’

By | 09.02.09 | 8:25 am

Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper Tuesday gave further indication that cuts in the city police force were on the way after the Denver Police Union voted not to postpone its annual 4 percent pay increase. In an appearance on the Caplis…

Denver Mayor’s Office Speaks On Police Equipment For Dem Convention

By | 04.23.08 | 3:00 pm

The Denver Police Department is using taxpayer money to buy new security equipment for the Democratic National Convention in August, and according to the city’s mayor’s office, information on what materials are being purchased and the costs will not be

Attorneys Hold ‘Know Your Rights’ Training for Democratic Convention

By | 04.14.08 | 4:05 pm

Throughout the week attorneys will be conducting training to teach prospective demonstrators protesting at the Democratic National Convention in Denver how to react to common scenarios involving police.

Hotline To Take Police Bias Complaints

By | 04.08.08 | 7:37 am

A coalition of civil rights leaders is set to introduce the creation of a statewide “police discrimination hotline” in Denver today, meant to to take complaints and offer services to individuals who claim to be racially profiled by members of

Denver Police Stocking Up For Convention, But Won’t Disclose Equipment

By | 04.03.08 | 8:40 am

The Denver Police Department is using taxpayer money to buy new security equipment in preparation for the Democratic National Convention in August but is refusing to disclose exactly what the purchases are, saying that revealing the information would be “contrary

2007 Retro: What happened to the St. Paddy’s Day 7

By | 12.28.07 | 7:00 am


The dawn of the digital age brings us instant images, some of them excruciatingly disturbing, like a 65-year-old woman being dragged across the street by cops with her pants being torn off and leaving a wicked road rash (see

St. Paddy’s Marchers Jubilant After Mistrial

By | 08.25.07 | 1:11 pm

A hung jury on Friday prompted Municipal Court Judge Robert Warren to declare a mistrial in the St. Paddy’s Seven trial in Colorado Springs. The city attorney and parade organizer’s claims -

LATEST UPDATE Justice Demands A Change In DNA Evidence Law

By | 07.26.07 | 3:14 pm

Saying that police and prosecutors have no "duty" to preserve DNA evidence in criminal cases is like saying they have no duty to seek justice.

But that's what the law in Colorado allows. It holds the cops and district…

St. Paddy’s Drama, Questions, Persist

By | 05.09.07 | 3:11 pm

It’s been two months since Colorado Springs Police were caught on video and on camera dragging 65-year old Elizabeth Fineron across the street in the middle of a St. Patrick’s Day parade, sending her to the hospital and…

Lingering Questions Over St. Paddy’s Day Melee

By | 03.25.07 | 2:45 pm

A week after a St. Patrick’s Day parade turned ugly in Colorado Springs, many questions remain unanswered -including why Colorado Springs police followed parade organizer John O’Donnell’s instructions to eject a group of people who had a permit, issued…