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This week, we spoke with Boulder Reporting Lab Senior Reporter John Herrick about the massive changes just approved for the rules around Boulder’s Police Oversight Panel.
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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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The fate of a Boulder apartment complex police once labeled as a “haven for criminal activity” could soon be altered by a police chief with more faith in data than patrols, a mother tired of living in fear when the sun goes down and a Hispanic officer who says his heritage is helping him gain the trust of residents.
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From COVID-19 to wildfires to protests and new police reform legislation, officers in Colorado have been dealing with compounding stressors recently.
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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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As a nationwide shortage of bikes and bike parts continues, so far this year 372 bikes have been reported stolen in Boulder with an average value of around $1,600.
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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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Following Monday’s deadly mass shooting in Boulder, 26 federal, state and local agencies are aiding in the case. At a press conference today, Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold said one of the biggest questions remains the motive.
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His father says Eric Talley, 51, was a devoted dad who was learning to be a drone operator, because the job would be safer.
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Tuesday at 11:58 a.m. - Speaking in front of fallen officer Eric Talley’s patrol car this morning, Gov. Polis called the shooting a horror and terror for the entire state. Authorities also identified nine other people who had been killed. The victims were men and women who ranged in age from 20 to 65.