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A civil rights investigation begun amid outrage over the death of Elijah McClain has found that the Aurora Police Department has a pattern of racially biased policing, Colorado's attorney general said Wednesday.
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In the high-stakes fight against fentanyl-induced drug deaths, one remedy is fairly simple: blue and white strips of paper. Fentanyl test strips work like a pregnancy test. One line shows up if there’s fentanyl in a solution. Two lines if there’s none. But where are they needed most?
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The indictments of three suburban Denver officers and two paramedics on manslaughter and other charges in the death of Elijah McClain could be a pivotal step toward meaningful police accountability, law enforcement reform advocates say.
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During the pandemic and amid a national push to reform policing, some departments have lost officers and struggled to fill vacancies.
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Police officers often respond to mental health-related calls, but don't always have the skills or time to fully deal with these issues. That’s where co-responder teams — consisting of an officer and a mental health clinician — come in.
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'Reimagining How We Deliver Public Safety': A Conversation With Boulder's Independent Police MonitorIn 2019, video of an incident between Boulder police and a young Black Naropa University student outside his apartment went viral. The incident sparked national outrage and calls for more oversight of law enforcement and how complaints against them are handled. In response, Boulder created a position for its first-ever independent police monitor.
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Colorado’s public health department issued an order Wednesday that prevents paramedics from using ketamine to sedate people in situations like the one involving Elijah McClain. The change came just hours after Gov. Jared Polis signed House Bill 1251, which he said in a statement is meant to “restore trust in law enforcement.”
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New research shows high numbers of officers retiring and resigning at departments across the country. Some Colorado law enforcement agencies are seeing the same trend.
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Colorado's Supreme Court has ruled that people requesting copies of completed law enforcement internal investigations under state open records law don't need to ask for a “specific, identifiable incident” to get the documents, The Coloradoan reported.
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Johnny Hurley was hailed by police as a hero for shooting and killing a gunman they say had killed one officer and expressed hatred for police in a Denver suburb. But when another officer rushed in to respond and saw Hurley holding the suspect’s AR-15, he shot Hurley, killing him, police revealed Friday.