/tags/police Police en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sat, 04 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-01-04/wheat-ridge-to-launch-automated-cameras-in-2025 The City of Wheat Ridge is planning to install automated speed cameras in early 2025 to improve road safety and free up police officers for other tasks. The cameras will be installed in three locations and will issue $40 fines for speeding drivers. Sat, 04 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-01-04/wheat-ridge-to-launch-automated-cameras-in-2025 Suzie Glassman, Jeffco Transcript /news/2025-01-02/former-georgetown-police-marshal-leaves-scathing-letter-of-resignation-to-town-leaders Daniel Trechter left the job just weeks after starting as Georgetown police marshal. The Clear Creek Courant secured his letter of resignation through public record requests. Thu, 02 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-01-02/former-georgetown-police-marshal-leaves-scathing-letter-of-resignation-to-town-leaders Chris Koeberl, Clear Creek Courant /news/2024-12-04/boulder-county-family-struggles-to-get-mental-health-help-following-police-accountability-law In Colorado, law enforcement routinely take people to the hospital for court-ordered mental health evaluations. But now, in Boulder County, sheriff’s deputies have stopped putting their hands on people to force them to go. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-12-04/boulder-county-family-struggles-to-get-mental-health-help-following-police-accountability-law Leigh Paterson /news/2024-10-17/police-are-investigating-two-separate-incidents-on-csus-campus-including-an-aggravated-assault-with-a-knife CSU and Fort Collins police departments are investigating an aggravated assault with a knife and a separate incident involving a deceased person found at Alpine Hall. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:18:20 GMT /news/2024-10-17/police-are-investigating-two-separate-incidents-on-csus-campus-including-an-aggravated-assault-with-a-knife /news/2024-04-19/lawmakers-introduce-late-session-bill-to-protect-police-whistleblowers-from-their-departments A bill that would reform transparency and accountability around police misconduct, especially between officers, was introduced this week with just days left in the legislative session. Fri, 19 Apr 2024 22:00:13 GMT /news/2024-04-19/lawmakers-introduce-late-session-bill-to-protect-police-whistleblowers-from-their-departments Lucas Brady Woods /news/2024-03-05/a-woman-wins-3-8-million-verdict-after-swat-team-searches-wrong-home-based-on-find-my-iphone-app A 78-year-old woman who sued two police officers after her home was wrongly searched by a SWAT team looking for a stolen truck has won a $3.8 million jury verdict. The verdict for Ruby Johnson announced Monday came in a lawsuit brought under a new Colorado law that allows people to sue police over violations of their state constitutional rights. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 16:30:55 GMT /news/2024-03-05/a-woman-wins-3-8-million-verdict-after-swat-team-searches-wrong-home-based-on-find-my-iphone-app Colleen Slevin, Associated Press /news/2024-02-14/family-of-man-who-died-after-being-tackled-by-mental-crisis-team-sues-paramedic-police-officer Members of a mental health response team sent to help a man who was having a "psychotic breakdown" instead killed him by tackling him and leaving him handcuffed, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by his family. The lawsuit over the 2022 death of Kevin Dizmang in Colorado Springs was filed against the team's paramedic and a police officer. Wed, 14 Feb 2024 16:08:25 GMT /news/2024-02-14/family-of-man-who-died-after-being-tackled-by-mental-crisis-team-sues-paramedic-police-officer Colleen Slevin, Associated Press /news/2024-02-05/family-of-black-girls-handcuffed-by-colorado-police-held-at-gunpoint-reach-1-9-million-settlement A Black woman and a group of young girls who were wrongfully forced out of their car, held at gunpoint and handcuffed by police in suburban Denver in 2020 have reached a $1.9 million legal settlement. A lawyer for Brittney Gilliam announced the deal with the city of Aurora. Mon, 05 Feb 2024 21:05:31 GMT /news/2024-02-05/family-of-black-girls-handcuffed-by-colorado-police-held-at-gunpoint-reach-1-9-million-settlement Colleen Slevin, Associated Press /news/2024-01-31/colorado-police-chief-on-leave-pending-criminal-case-after-reported-rapes-during-party-at-his-house A police chief in southwestern Colorado has been placed on paid administrative leave after charges were filed against three men in the case of a 17-year-old girl who reported being raped by more than one person during a party at the chief's house. Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:37:26 GMT /news/2024-01-31/colorado-police-chief-on-leave-pending-criminal-case-after-reported-rapes-during-party-at-his-house Associated Press /news/2023-12-06/former-colorado-officer-accused-of-parking-patrol-car-hit-by-train-on-railroad-tracks-pleads-guilty A former Colorado police officer has pleaded guilty to one count of reckless endangerment for parking his patrol car on railroad tracks before a handcuffed woman was put inside and seriously injured when it was hit by a freight train. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 17:35:01 GMT /news/2023-12-06/former-colorado-officer-accused-of-parking-patrol-car-hit-by-train-on-railroad-tracks-pleads-guilty Associated Press