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Video: Colorado Police Seeing Increase in Female Recruits

Denver Police is currently training a police academy with 51 recruit officers. Of that number, 17 of them are women, making this the recruitment class with the largest number of women in the department's history.

May 24, 2018

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Denver to Pay Deputy Settlement Over Jail Not Accommodating His Medical Needs

The city of Denver has agreed to pay a deputy sheriff $100,000 in damages to settle a discrimination complaint brought by the U.S. Department of Justice over a failure to accommodate the officer's diabetes-related needs

May 16, 2018

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Former Inmate Posts Comical Review of Colorado County Jail Visit

Felipe Martinez recently visited the Adams County Detention Facility in Colorado. arrested after he failed to appear for his speeding ticket court date. Then he wrote a Google review of his stay.

May 11, 2018

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Video: Suspect in Colorado Officer's Stabbing Arrested After Pursuit

When Colorado State Patrol found her, Maestas was reportedly still sitting in the driver's seat. One of the officer's firearms, an AR-15, was still in the vehicle, but a second gun has not been recovered.

April 4, 2018

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Colorado Officer Stabbed in Neck, Vehicle Stolen

A Rocky Ford, CO, police officer was stabbed in the neck Tuesday, and the suspect then reportedly took the officer's car and fled the scene.

April 3, 2018

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Video: Fallen Denver Officer Remembered On Day of Her Murder

The Denver Police Museum is remembering the Denver Police Department's first female officer killed in the line of duty.

March 29, 2018

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Video: Colorado Department Releases Footage of Fatal OIS

Officers gave numerous commands to drop the weapon that the suspect ignored, and then the officers fired.

March 12, 2018

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Video: Denver Police Physical Therapist Treats Officers, Saves City Millions

Police officers in Denver have a new way to get healthy if they are injured now that there is a physical therapist on staff. Daniel Jonte treats officers who are hurt both on duty and off duty.

March 6, 2018

Weapons

Colorado Police Chief Says He Would Support Citywide Ban on "Assault Rifles"

The stance is a bit of a shift from Testa's position on gun laws in 2015, when he said, "If a person wants to harm somebody else, ordinances and laws are not something they're concerned about."

March 5, 2018

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Video: Speaking at His Funeral, Slain Colorado Deputy's Wife Asks Public to Respect Officers

In return for that service and faithfulness, Rachael asked the public for one thing: respect and honor for every officer.

February 12, 2018

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Bill Would Extend Insurance Benefits to Families of Fallen Colorado Officers

According to current Colorado law, insurance benefits for families of a state employee who is killed on the job expire on the first day of the next month. For Velma, that was six days after her state trooper husband died.

February 9, 2018

Patrol

New Details Emerge About Shootout That Killed Colorado Deputy

A man suspected in the killing of a Colorado sheriff's deputy fired a semi-automatic handgun during a struggle with multiple officers, authorities said Tuesday.

February 7, 2018