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Independent monitor to investigate Denver police response to protests

There will be an investigation into the Denver Police Department’s response to the racial justice protests, the city’s Office of the Independent Monitor announced...
Denver Public Schools will begin phasing police officers, known as school resource officers, out of its middle and high schools.

Denver school board votes to phase police out of schools

Police officers will be phased out of working in Denver’s public schools over the next year, with all school resource officers gone from middle...

On 11th day of George Floyd protests, Denver police announce major use-of-force policy changes...

On the 11th consecutive day of protests in Denver responding to the death of George Floyd after he was restrained by police in Minneapolis,...
Officers covered a crowd surrounding Denver Police District Six's headquarters with tear gas on the third day of protests in reaction to the killing of George Floyd. May 30, 2020. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Federal judge halts Denver police from using chemicals or projectiles on peaceful protesters In...

A federal judge late Friday issued a temporary restraining order against the Denver Police Department, restricting police from using projectiles and chemical agents against...
Protesters march through downtown Denver on June 4, 2020.

Why George Floyd protests resonated so early in Denver After years of community pressure...

On May 30, Denver’s third night of protests over the death of George Floyd, a Black man allegedly murdered by police in Minneapolis, thousands gathered...
Denver Public Schools will begin phasing police officers, known as school resource officers, out of its middle and high schools.

As protests continue, Denver to start conversation about role of police in schools

Following nationwide protests of racist policing, the Denver school district is expected to begin a conversation about the role of police officers in Denver...
Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen marches and speaks with demonstrators on Monday, June 1, 2020, as they peacefully protest the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)

Thousands — including Denver’s police chief — marched Monday against police violence and the...

Denver’s police chief walked arm-in-arm with anti-racism protesters Monday during a peaceful march that contrasted with several nights of clashes between his officers and...
Protesters calling for police accountability in the wake of George Floyd’s death march along Emerson Street on Sunday, May 31, near downtown Denver, after the city's 8 p.m. curfew went into effect. (Photo by Esteban L. Hernandez/Denverite)

Denver extends curfew in response to protests 170 arrested after curfew Sunday

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said Monday that the weekend curfew aimed at dispersing protests against police brutality will be extended throughout the week. On Twitter,...
Damage to Denver Post building in Civic Center on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Photo by Susan Greene)

CFOIC, journalism groups decry law enforcement targeting of reporters and photographers during George Floyd...

On June 1, Colorado Freedom of Information, Colorado Press Association, Colorado Broadcasters Association and the Colorado Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists...

Littwin: Tear gas, anger and confusion on the streets of Denver, finger pointing in...

Let’s start with the obvious. People around the nation have gathered in protest of George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police — thousands were at...