How Mexican war refugees created Denver’s dopest art district
Wikimedia Commons/SMU Central University Libraries. Mexican Revolution Refugees Built Denver’s Santa Fe District. Denver’s Santa Fe Art District has roots in blood and hope. As the Mexican Revolution raged from 1910 to 1920, it killed 1.5 million people and sent nearly 200,000 refugees north. Many found work at...
Former Englewood officer arrested, accused of using chokehold on driver during traffic stop
An arrest affidavit for a now-former Englewood police officer appears to show frustration and a language barrier may have led to an assault during a traffic stop in early October.
Report: Crime down in Colorado’s biggest cities
Violent crime in most of Colorado’s largest cities is down since peaking in 2022, a new analysis says. The analysis by Common Sense Institute, a free-enterprise think tank, used the Colorado Bureau of Investigation’s most up-to-date crime data for Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Fort Collins, Lakewood, Thornton,...
Denver police investigate double shooting in downtown early Thursday morning
Investigators said the shooting happened in the area of 15th Street and Lawrence Street before 1 a.m.
New jail diversion program in Aurora aims to break cycle of homelessness
AURORA | Aurora’s Regional Navigation Campus, serving people who are homeless, opens in a couple weeks, and in the meantime, officials say the city has been cracking down hard on people camping in public and expanding its diversion program for homelessness-related crimes. Aurora’s Housing Employment Assistance and...
Adams County Sheriff’s Office looking for 7-Eleven robbery suspect
The Adams County Sheriff's Office is looking for an individual who allegedly stole three "Beat Box' beverages and threw rocks at the owner of a 7-Eleven convenience store near Twin Lakes on Oct. 30.
2 arrested on kidnapping, assault charges after shelter-in-place in Edgewater Tuesday
Two people were arrested following an incident that led to a shelter-in-place for neighbors in Edgewater on Tuesday.
Intense Debate: Aurora Street Racing Incident Leads to Passenger Fatality and Drunk Driver’s Arrest
This post features an OpenAI-powered summary derived from the NewsBreak users' discussions on Passenger dead, drunk driver arrested after overnight street racing crash in Aurora.
Police identify suspect accused of stalking girls, moms on Bear Creek Trail
Police in Lakewood have identified a suspect wanted for stalking along the Bear Creek Trail just one day after asking the public for help in identifying him.
Denver Land Trust Fights Displacement Whether It Owns the Land or Not
In Denver’s historically working-class neighborhoods of Globeville and Elyria-Swansea, a community land trust called Tierra Colectiva is redefining what anti-displacement looks like. Born out of local organizing in response to rising rents and disinvestment, the group combines traditional CLT homeownership with...
