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Patrol

Denver PD 'Regrets' Officers' Occupy Texts

A 30-page volume of car-to-car text messages released Wednesday by the Denver Police Department shows — in occasionally unflattering detail — the behind-the-scenes attitudes and frustrations of officers assigned to patrol Occupy Denver protests.

December 7, 2011

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Denver Cop Shoots Man In Hammer Attack

A Denver Police officer shot a suicidal man who attacked him with a hammer, as the officer sat in his squad doing paperwork on Sunday. Police found evidence on the man indicating that he may have wanted to be killed by an officer.

December 4, 2011

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Former Sheriff of the Year Caught In Drug Sting

A national sheriff of the year was arrested in Colorado in a drug sting attempting to exchange drugs for sex.

November 29, 2011

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Man Shot by Colo. Cops Had Replica Gun

A man shot by Fort Collins (Colo.) Police was carrying a plastic firearm in his waistband on Friday when he was shot by officers told him to keep his hands away from his waistband.

November 27, 2011

Technology

ACLU Questions Denver's On-Body Cameras

Twenty three Denver officers are testing the devices during a 60-day pilot program. During the test period, officers learning to use the new technology will decide when to activate the cameras, a decision that has drawn fire from the ACLU of Colorado.

November 20, 2011

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Tensions Between Occupiers and Police Intensify In U.S. Cities

Tensions between Occupiers and police intensified over the weekend in Portland, Oakland, Denver, and other U.S. cities as municipalities stepped up their efforts to remove the protesters from city property. Several officers were assaulted by protesters during the incidents.

November 13, 2011

Patrol

New Denver Chief Says Agency Will Be 'More Transparent'

Robert White will make the Denver Police Department a "more transparent" agency if the City Council approves him as the new chief, he said during a press conference on Saturday.

October 30, 2011

Vehicles

Ford Explorer Video Features Denver Cop

Ford Motor Company will feature a Denver Police officer in a short film promoting the Ford Explorer, called "Go Do Adventure: Men Vs. Mountains."

October 23, 2011

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Denver Cops Fired Over Beating Get Jobs Back

After going through a civil appeal process, Officers Devin Sparks and Randy Murr have been reinstated by the Denver Civil Service Commission. The city's manager of safety, Ashley Kilroy, said she disagreed with the decision, and added that she stood by the decision to terminate the officers.

September 6, 2011

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Colo. Officer Charged In DUI Joyride Retires

The impaired Aurora (Colo.) Police Department officer who was arrested driving his patrol car with another officer to a police funeral in South Dakota has resigned and retired.

August 15, 2011

Patrol

Colo. Cop Arrested DUI Driving Cruiser to Police Memorial

A Colorado police officer has been charged with driving his cruiser under the influence while a second allegedly threw beer cans out of the passenger-side window while the two were heading to South Dakota to attend the memorial service of a fallen officer.

August 11, 2011

Patrol

Fugitive Siblings Caught In Colorado

The fugitive Dougherty siblings were apprehended in southern Colorado this morning, after leading state patrol officers on a 100mph chase. The Colorado State Patrol confirmed their capture on Twitter.

August 9, 2011