Stabbings and 72 Police Calls Ignite Northglenn Revolt Over State Mental Health Homes

A January 7 stabbing has turned long‑simmering anxiety in Northglenn into open conflict with the state. After a resident allegedly stabbed another resident and injured two responding officers at one of the Colorado Department of Human Services transitional living homes on Grant Drive, city leaders and neighbors are pushing hard for tighter oversight and new rules on who can live there. Residents and police say frequent calls to the two houses have families rethinking routes to nearby schools and public spaces, and Mayor Meredith Leighty and local lawmakers are now publicly pressing for operational changes and new laws that would narrow placements at the homes.

What the homes are supposed to do

According to the Colorado Department of Human Services,…..

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