Tag: excessive force
No indictment for mishandling of Taser in Denver excessive force case
A grand jury has chosen not to issue indictments against four Denver sheriff's deputies and a sergeant in connection with the handling of the...
Greene: That time a Denver cop made up excuses to handcuff...
Tina Griego – my colleague who’d normally edit this column – suggested that I calm down and sleep on it before writing.
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Greene: Despite promises of reform, Hancock and team failed to seek...
A disturbing report outlines Mayor Michael Hancock’s administration’s inaction in response to sheriff’s deputies’ killing of a mentally ill homeless man in Denver’s jail.
The...
Greene: How Denver’s outgoing safety manager earned the nickname “STeflon” O’Malley
Stephanie O’Malley made headlines Monday when her boss, Mayor Michael Hancock, announced she’ll no longer be running Denver’s safety department and that he’s reassigning...
Greene: Michael Marshall’s jail killing prompts $4.65 million payout, new policies...
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has reached a $4.65 million settlement with the family of Michael Marshall, whom Denver Sheriff’s deputies killed in the city...
EVENT: What about the Taser? A conversation about the Marvin Booker...
Marvin Booker died seven years ago this month at the hands of officers at the Denver jail. But serious questions linger about the authenticity...
GREENE: Slain preacher’s family alleges that Denver officers rigged Taser evidence
The family of the homeless street preacher killed in Denver's jail in 2010 wants the new district attorney to investigate whether the officers responsible...
Denver voters will decide whether city will adopt a permanent watchdog...
Denver voters will decide in November whether the city should move toward more permanent independent oversight of the Denver police and sheriff's departments.
The Denver City...
Rift deepens between Hancock and black leaders
Tensions long have festered between Mayor Michael Hancock and Denver’s black pastors. Especially since the recent death of a mentally ill homeless man restrained...
Denver inmate dies after sheriff’s deputies restrained him
A mentally ill inmate who apparently posed no physical threat when three sheriff’s deputies restrained him into unconsciousness at the Denver jail has died...