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Denver's latest homeless sweep moves approximately 50 people into housing
DENVER — The city of Denver completed its latest sweep of a homeless encampment Thursday near the intersection of 4th Avenue and Lipan Street. Approximately 50 people were loaded onto buses and taken to transitional housing units as part of the All In Mile High initiative, formerly known as House1000, which aims to move 2,000 people into housing by the end of the year.
Man wanted for attempted murder in Denver
DENVER — The Denver Police Department is looking for a suspect wanted for attempted murder. Noah Josiah Martinez, 21, is wanted in connection to an incident that happened at about 1:20 a.m. on March 10 in the 1700 block of West Mississippi Avenue, according to police. Martinez is described...
Paramedic sentencing in Elijah McClain's death caps trials that led to 3 convictions
DENVER (AP) — Almost five years after Elijah McClain died following a police stop in which he was put in a neck hold and injected with the powerful sedative ketamine, three of the five Denver-area responders prosecuted in the Black man’s death have been convicted. Experts say the convictions would have been unheard of before 2020, when George Floyd’s murder sparked a nationwide reckoning over racist policing and deaths in police custody. But McClain’s mother, Sheneen McClain, said justice has not yet been served. Previously, she has said the two acquitted Aurora police officers, as well as other firefighters and police on the scene, were complicit in her 23-year-old son’s murder and that they escaped justice. “I’m waiting on heaven to hand down everybody’s judgment. Because I know heaven ain’t gonna miss the mark,” she told The Associated Press.
Former Denver officers speak out about harassment
Former female Denver Police Department officers said there needs to be a change from within for women to feel safe working there. FOX31's Rachel Saurer hears their stories as a police misconduct bill moves through the Colorado legislature.
Severe thunderstorm risk scale might be misleading
DENVER — It might be a mistake to focus too much on the term "severe weather" and on top of that, the severe thunderstorm risk scale might be misleading. As Colorado heads into severe weather season, here's what you need to know about the alerts and terms you might hear.
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