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Community groups to Denver Police: Count Latinos in new accountability effort

  The Denver Police Department’s decision to once again collect data on the race of individuals its officers stop is raising a key question among...

Move to strengthen Denver’s police accountability office moves past first hurdle

Denver has moved one step closer to ensuring permanent civilian oversight of its police and sheriff departments. The City Council’s Governance and Charter Review Committee...

Denver cops troll criminal databases for personal reasons

Maybe you’d like the name and address of the guy you suspect of sleeping with your wife. Or want dirt on your ex to...

Cops who killed Ryan Ronquillo go undisciplined. Police bungle notifying his...

The police officers who shot Ryan Ronquillo were in compliance with department policy and will not be disciplined, the Denver Police Department announced Thursday morning. The ruling,...

Black Lives Matter sign vandalized at Unitarian church

Members of the First Unitarian Society of Denver found their church's Black Lives Matter banner splattered with red paint Sunday morning. Rev. Mike Morran said...

Clash over DIY housing pits activists against city of Denver: Here’s...

Raided It was always going to get shut down. This weekend, a village of hand-built tiny homes sprung up at 2500 Lawrence St., a city-owned plot of land...

Undocumented immigrant Jeanette Vizguerra celebrates small victory

The Colorado Independent has been following the story of Jeanette Vizguerra -- an undocumented immigrant in Denver. There have been ups and downs in...

Homebrew: Denver cops want $6.1 million body-camera contract with Taser

Candid camera The Denver Police Department asked City Council to spend $6.1 million over five years for 800 body cameras from Taser International. The technology is billed...

Report: Grievances overlooked in Denver jails

Denver’s sheriffs department is ignoring incidents of staff misconduct, according to a report written by the official tasked with watchdogging the city’s safety agencies.

Denver community groups fear being cut out of Safety Manager selection...

DENVER-- Residents and community activists here fear they're being cut out of the process by which Denver will appoint a new city safety manager. It's the latest chapter in a recent story of miscommunication and suspicion between city and mayor's office representatives and members of the community seeking to secure their participation in mostly reviewing police action and advising on the kind of best practices that ensure smooth relations between residents and authorities.