Denver’s new strangulation protocol puts survivors at center of response
The Denver County Strangulation Response Protocol Committee has released a new report that highlights blind spots in responses to strangulation reports while also outlining changes to its protocol.
Boulder Valley School District proposes closing 4 elementary schools
Boulder Valley is looking at closing Boulder’s Douglass Elementary, Mesa Elementary and Flatirons Elementary and Broomfield’s Birch Elementary in response to declining enrollment, according to a plan presented by school district leaders at a Tuesday work session. The plan also includes reconfiguring Monarch PK-8 in Lou
Arrest made in armed robbery at home in Aurora
An arrest was made in connection with an armed robbery that occurred at a home in Aurora on Saturday.
‘Sometimes it takes a village’: Witnesses stop suspected drunk driver from fleeing after crash
The Commerce City Police Department said that a suspected drunk driver was arrested on Monday night because of witnesses who kept the person from fleeing.
Denver’s Veo scooters draw riders — and complaints
Denver's new scooter and e-bike program is drawing strong demand — and familiar complaints. Why it matters: Just months into Veo's three-year contract, ridership is climbing — particularly among low-income residents — but the company's promises of safer sidewalks, better parking and more equitable access are being test
Denver Police Seize 30,000 Fentanyl Pills as Overdose Deaths Keep Climbing
Denver police seized 30,000 fentanyl pills as part of a new enforcement operation aimed squarely at the dealers supplying the city's drug supply. The bust, confirmed Monday, marks the public debut of a joint push between local and federal agents to choke off the flow of counterfeit pills before they reach Denver street
Driver Killed in Fixed-Object Crash on Denver’s Hampden Avenue at Poplar Street
A motorist died early Monday morning after colliding with a fixed object at the intersection of East Hampden Avenue and South Poplar Street, prompting Denver police to launch an investigation into the fatal crash. The collision triggered an official public notice from law enforcement, underscoring the severity of the i
Two teens found dead in suspected murder-suicide at Lakewood home
Police in Lakewood are investigating a suspected murder-suicide after two teenagers were found dead from apparent gunshot wounds inside a home Monday morning.
Omaha man, Colorado woman arrested after Scottsbluff fight severs man’s finger
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - Two people are in custody after a violent fight early Tuesday morning left a man with a severed finger. Scottsbluff police officers responded to a report of a disturbance at a home in the 1702 block of Ninth Avenue just after 3:02 a.m. According to...
Black Hawk helicopter goes down in Colorado foothills in “aviation mishap”
A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter out of Fort Campbell in Kentucky made an apparently unplanned landing in a wooded area of the Colorado foothills west of Denver.
