
Bystanders shot by Denver police want answers as department defends officers’ actions opening fire in a crowd in LoDo early Sunday morning
Denver police defended the officers’ actions at a press conference on Wednesday. They said they had to act quickly after a man pointed a gun at them.

Denver police opened fire in LoDo this weekend, injuring a suspect — and possibly 5 bystanders
As police fired their weapons at a man who they say pointed a handgun at them, bystanders were hit by what authorities think may have been ricocheting bullets or shrapnel from bullets.

A small southeastern Colorado town’s 3-person police force all abruptly quit
The Baca County Sheriff will be stepping up temporarily to police Springfield.

200,000 fentanyl pills seized in what Colorado law enforcement considers life-saving busts
About 170,000 pills were seized in April from a vehicle outside an apartment complex in Aurora. In an unrelated traffic stop of a vehicle headed toward Tulsa, Oklahoma, on I-70 in February, 30,000 fentanyl pills were collected.

Aurora hosts first of three summits to help identify and heal from collective traumas in Colorado’s communities of color
The summit is in Aurora with good reason. The community is struggling with a soaring crime rate and a police department investigated for discrimination issues.

Interim Aurora Police Chief shares vision to stabilize department with community
Daniel Oates acknowledged that the agency is in turmoil following the controversial ousting of former police chief Vanessa Wilson.