Larimer County settles $5 million lawsuit with family of man fatally hit by a car after a sheriff’s deputy tased him on I-25
A critical response team investigated the incident and declined to charge the sheriff’s deputy in Brett Thompson’s death.
Update: Opening statements start tomorrow for defendant in Boulder King Soopers shooting
Lawyers will start questioning potential jurors for the King Soopers shooting case after the Labor Day holiday.
DOJ launches probe of Littleton Public Schools after beating on school bus for children with disabilities
“It feels like it’s more lip service than getting something done.” Parents accuse the district of being disrespectful when pushed for more reform and more accountability.
Former Littleton bus aide pleads not guilty to beating disabled kids on the bus, trial set
“You know what you did. The video is there.”
With the start of the King Soopers shooting trial, it’s not so much the facts in dispute, but the mental state of the defendant
Jury selection starts today in the criminal proceeding of the 25-year-old accused of killing 10 people in March 2021.
Boulder law enforcement: Alleged King Soopers shooter appeared ‘eerily’ calm moments after shooting
In the moments after reportedly killing 10 people, the man facing more than 100 criminal charges asked to call his mother.
Two people who were allegedly playing with fireworks were charged with arson for small fire started in Boulder County
The fire burned less than an acre.
Law enforcement is struggling to find alternatives to dangerous restraint technique
A new Colorado law requires law enforcement agencies to have policies on when to use the prone position.
‘So disturbing’: New report finds guards at Colorado juvenile detention facilities increasingly rely on use of force
State investigators say they can’t get the full picture based on staff reports coming out of the facilities.
Notice more rabbits around town this year? A rough winter last year changed the urban food chain … for now
Why would Denver’s rabbit population be growing? Colorado Wonders spoke with scientists who offer some possible answers.
Grand jury indicts a Colorado police chief and daughter – a town clerk – for embezzlement, theft, and impersonating a peace officer
Robert Gordanier and Brenda Hamilton work for the state’s tiniest municipality, Lakeside, wedged between Arvada and Denver.
Colorado law enforcement welcomes speedy AI facial recognition technology along with rules, some advocates worry about privacy and misuse
While it’s been used since the 2000s, in recent years artificial intelligence has evolved to make the software quicker and more accurate. Colorado law enforcement agencies using AI say it is just another tool in the box.
Incarcerated men allege they were cut off from loved ones and lost privileges in forced labor lawsuit
An ongoing lawsuit against the state alleges corrections officials engaged in slavery or involuntary servitude in its prisons by retaliating against people who declined to perform labor inside prisons.
Protesters want rapid justice, but police, prosecutors say accuracy, not speed, drives the pace of investigations into police shootings
Prosecutors who have worked on dozens of police shooting cases said there are many reasons why investigations into law enforcement shootings take so long, even when there is body-worn camera footage.
Colorado aviation enthusiast couple killed in Kansas plane crash remembered for their passion, kindness
Friends of the couple said they were like a set of parents to the small, avid group of vintage airplane enthusiasts across the country.
The race to be Denver’s next District Attorney
For the first time since 2016, voters in Denver are choosing a new district attorney. With no Republican running, the race will effectively be decided in this month’s Democratic primary. The winner will be responsible for prosecuting all felony crimes in the city and county.