CRIME & SAFETY
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...
Man dies months after January shooting, death investigated as homicide
DENVER — Denver Police put out a plea Thursday to the public for tips about a January shooting that is now a homicide investigation after one of the victims succumbed to his injuries this week. Lyle "Alex" Kerr, 42, was shot while inside a vehicle parked near East 7th...
Suspect sought following serious hit-and-run crash in Colorado
DENVER (KKTV) - The Denver Police Department is asking for help in identifying the driver in a serious hit-and-run crash. On Sunday, at 12:51 a.m. an unknown driver was traveling southbound near the intersection of West 24th Street and North Mariposa Street and stuck a man riding an electric scooter who was attempting to cross North Mariposa Street, according to police. The victim sustained serious injuries from the collision. Police say the suspect vehicle appears to be a maroon colored, early 2000′s Acura TL sedan and will have moderate damage to the front end.
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.
Mom says students protected her son when man tried to grab him during recess
AURORA, Colo. (KCNC) -- Parents from an Aurora elementary school are livid at the response of school staff during and in the hours following an alleged kidnapping attempt of a 5th-grader from school grounds. That kidnapping attempt is alleged to have happened last Friday at Black Forest Hills Elementary School,...
Nikola Jokic's brother reportedly involved in an altercation after the Nuggets beat the Lakers
DENVER (AP) — The NBA and Denver police are looking into an incident in which a man reported to be one of the brothers of Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic was seen punching a fan after the team’s buzzer-beating 101-99 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA playoffs. In videos shared by TMZ and other outlets, the man is seen climbing over seats to confront another person at Ball Arena, who he then punches in the face. TMZ said the altercation happened on Monday night just after the Nuggets completed their comeback from a 20-point deficit to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round series. An NBA spokesman said Tuesday that the league is looking into the matter. The Denver police media relations unit said in an email sent to The Associated Press that it is investigating the incident, but said it was not reported to the Denver police at the arena or after the game.
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.
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