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Denver police agree to First Amendment training in settlement with Indy...

Update: The Denver City Council, without comment, approved the settlement agreement at its Monday, Sept. 30, 2019 meeting.  Denver’s Police Department has agreed to a...

Denver police violated policy when they detained Indy editor, internal investigation...

A Denver Police Department internal investigation released today found two officers violated city policy when they handcuffed and detained Colorado Independent Editor Susan Greene...

When Colorado cops police themselves, the public can be left in...

Editor's note: This bill passed the state House and Senate and, as of March 28, just needs the governor's signature to become law. When...

Latest Denver police sweep forces three dozen homeless from RiNo camp...

A young woman shrieked and howled Wednesday morning as she stomped across Arkins Court toward Brighton Boulevard, away from the homeless encampment where she’d...

Littwin: Thanks to body-cams we can now see the DPD story...

The clash between Indy editor Susan Greene and the Denver Police Department has predictably turned into a rout. The cops could bully, intimidate, handcuff, insult,...

‘Act like a lady’: Denver police handcuff Indy editor

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Body-cam vid shows Denver cops cuffed Indy editor as she photographed...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to include comment from Denver's police chief Police body camera footage released today shows two Denver officers told...

Charges filed in botched transgender surgery case; victim blames a broken...

The Denver District Attorney’s office today filed charges against a man who reportedly removed another person’s testicles last week in a botched surgery. The...

Denver homeless activists have their day in court

Denver's five-year camping ban is on trial today as three homeless defendants contest tickets for sleeping outside with blankets. Police rarely issue tickets for violators of the ban, preferring...

Racial justice group marches in solidarity, scolds Denver Police

A group that works to further racial justice marched Thursday morning from Denver’s Central Library to Mayor Michael Hancock’s office, showing solidarity with communities...