Sharod Kindell was shot four times after a traffic stop by Denver Police on January 9, 2015. One of the bullets remained in his leg until earlier this year. His family has said that he has been mistreated in jail […]
Denver Police Hit with Another Federal Civil Rights Suit
An April 29, 2015 rally in Denver against police brutality resulted in several arrests. Most of those cases were dismissed but it has been the Denver Police Department that has been forced to answer to several complaints and now a […]
Election 2016: Bernie Takes Denver Democrats
Many at the Denver Democratic Assembly on Saturday were astounded at the number of young voters who turned out to participate. The Denver city and county assembly drew candidates who are seeking to defend their seats plus those who seek […]
DPD Again Says No Charges: Community Groups and Families Respond
She woke up on the floor today with several police officers standing over her prodding her to wake up. Instead of an ambulance which had been requested, Sheridan Police sent officers in response to a call about a woman who […]
Denver Police Department Crowd Management Manual
“I would say absolutely there is political profiling happening by the police in Denver.” A recently leaked Denver Police Department Crowd Management Manual dating back to 2008 shines a light on police treatment of protests in the city. Unicorn Riot […]
Boulderites Who Claim Law Enforcement Brutality Speak About Jail Conditions
Two Boulderites formerly incarcerated at the Boulder County Jail allege abuse by Sheriffs at the time of their incarceration. Joshua Johnson said that he was erroneously charged and then almost lost his life in jail in 2009 and Robert Kirkland […]
Denver Teen Remembered on What Would Have Been Her 18th Birthday
Seventeen-year old Jessica Hernandez was fatally shot by Denver Police on January 26, 2015. She and her friends were inside of a car which witnesses said she no longer had control of after being shot. Four bullets hit her. All […]
Denver Turns out the Numbers to Show Support after Minneapolis Police Shooting
Another fatal police shooting, this time in Minneapolis, Minnesota brought people into the streets there since November 15, 2015 when the shooting happened. Then on Monday night in Minneapolis, five people who had come out to show support for the family […]