CRIME & SAFETY
15-year-old boy stabbed in Aurora
AURORA, Colo. — A teenager was seriously injured after he was stabbed in Aurora, according to a release from the Aurora Police Department. At around 11 p.m. Friday, officers responded to a hospital following a report of a walk-in stabbing victim, a 15-year-old boy, per the release. The release...
DPD will not pull over drivers for low-level traffic violations in policy shift
There's a new approach to how the city of Denver will handle low-level traffic violations. Cities like Los Angeles and Philadelphia have told their police officers to stop pulling drivers over for low-level traffic infractions. A similar approach is now taking place in Denver, this time under a new police policy. The stops will not happen in the Mile High City regularly now, unless there's a real threat to safety. Denver's policy was approved on May 1 and it comes after the city council suggested the idea to Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas a year ago. It is based on...
Police Dog Helps Track & Find Missing Woman in Colorado
On Thursday, May 2, a police dog named Mercury and his handler, Officer Austin Speer, successfully tracked a missing 85-year-old woman in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Following the rescue, the City of Greenwood Village Government shared details about the incident on Facebook. Upon receiving the report of the missing woman — who had been gone for […] The post Police Dog Helps Track & Find Missing Woman in Colorado appeared first on DogTime.
Communities give green light to plate readers, advocates want to pump the brakes
Privacy concerns are being weighed against what law enforcement calls an effective way to keep communities safe. Denver7 360 breaks down multiple perspectives on the use of license plate readers.
Suspect was 'not remorseful' after killing man in Lone Tree parking lot, affidavit says
LONE TREE, Colo. — Security footage from several stores helped Lone Tree Police connect a man serving parole to the seemingly random killing of a man at the Park Meadows mall last November. Michael Lohmeier, 73, was found fatally shot inside his vehicle on Nov. 4, 2023, in a...
It took an hour for school to call police after playground kidnapping attempt
It took about an hour for school personnel to contact police after a kidnapping attempt at Black Forest Hills Elementary, according to an investigative report released Friday, which lays out the "clear missteps" in the response that ultimately led to the principal's firing.
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