- Many of the usual talking points about being tough on crime have given way to conversations about diversion programs and other reforms.
- In conversations with CPR, Black and Hispanic officers discussed their own experiences encountering law enforcement out of uniform, and how that has shaped their response to this moment of national reckoning around race and policing.
- When the pandemic hit Colorado, Gov. Polis issued an order allowing the early release of low-risk inmates with serious health conditions. But he's since allowed it to lapse.
- Timothy Shea, a Castle Rock resident, is one of four men accused by federal prosecutors of illegally siphoning off money from the GoFundMe fundraising campaign for their own personal benefit.
- There are currently five government investigations into the Aurora Police Department and Elijah McClain’s death in August 2019, all sparked by national uproar over police tactics and racial inequality.
- The death of Elijah McClain inspired fury in Colorado and across the world and led to dozens of protests against the Aurora police.
- This latest investigation into the Aurora PD comes after several high-profile incidents of police brutality, including the death of Elijah McClain.
- Elijah McClain died in August 2019 after three Aurora police officers stopped and attempted to detain him.
- McClain was injected with ketamine by paramedics after police attempted to arrest him last August in Aurora.
- Alec McKinney's sentencing following a long and emotional day of testimony from victims. McKinney himself addressed the courtroom as well.
- Westminster city officials on Friday said they intend to follow the state’s new police accountability law, as written, clarifying a statement posted last week on the city’s website that vowed to “defend” Westminster police officers from civil settlements.
- Greenwood Village and Westminster said they would shield their officers from a crucial part of a new state police accountability law, sparking warnings by both Gov. Jared Polis and Attorney General Phil Weiser.
- The ruling rejected the argument that electors have “free will” and the Constitution guaranteed them the right to vote against the voters.
- The state Supreme Court on Monday upheld a 2013 state law banning sales of high-capacity magazines — throwing out a years-long challenge by a gun rights group that the ban violates the state’s constitution.
- Grammy-nominated Ashanti Floyd flew in from Atlanta and played uninterrupted to thousands of people in a vigil for Elijah McClain in Aurora. He was joined by another renowned violinist, Lee England, Jr. who is from New York. Floyd invited people to bring their violins and other bowed instruments to honor McClain, 23, who used to play his violin at an animal shelter. Dozens of people showed up and played together.
- As a special prosecutor, Attorney General Phil Weiser’s first priority may have to be finding someone to figure out how exactly McClain died.
