Denver Sheriff's Department

Occupy Denver: Independent monitor criticizes police, Department of Safety over protest tactics

Occupy Denver may no longer be making headlines, but at least one city official is still talking about the protesters -- specifically law enforcement's role in a violent confrontation. A recent report from the Office of the Independent Monitor, the city's official watchdog, says Denver Police and th ... More >>

Jamal Hunter sues city after fellow inmates scald his genitals

Jamal Hunter spent a stretch of 2011 in jail -- and he still bears the scars. Hunter has filed a lawsuit against the City and County of Denver and individual law enforcers for failing to properly protect him, after he says inmates scalded his genitals with boiling water and two deputies attacked hi ... More >>

Can new faces and a new structure bring discipline to the Denver Police Department?

Denver cops too busy shackling dog scofflaws to worry about real crime?

​We don't enjoy busting on Denver cops and sheriff's deputies. They have dangerous jobs, they don't make much money, and if I hear something go bump in the night, you better believe I'll call them.

The police moves in on Occupy Denver's largest gathering yet -- with pepper spray (PHOTOS)

Big pics below.​Update, 10:11 p.m. Saturday: Mayor Michael Hancock's office has announced that an additional 24 people were arrested in tonight's protest. Their arraignment is scheduled for 8 a.m. tomorrow at the Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center. In the meantime, police are present at Civic ... More >>

Anne Kelly, Denver Sheriff's deputy, charged with 3rd-degree assault for slapping DUI suspect

Flickr​Irony alert: No charges were filed against Denver Sheriff's deputies in the jailhouse death of Marvin Booker last year -- but deputy Anne Kelly faces two counts for slapping a DUI suspect who suffered no apparent injury in the exchange.

Independent Monitor Richard Rosenthal keeps a close eye on the Denver police

How to register a complaint - or compliment - about the city's law enforcement

Marvin Booker death: Family to call for federal investigation after Denver jail personnel cleared

Marvin Booker.​Yesterday, Denver finally released video showing the final moments of Marvin Booker, who died in Denver jail on July 9; see it below. But no charges were filed against Denver Sheriff's Department personnel. In response, Booker's family is planning to demand a federal investigat ... More >>

Marvin Booker death: Family calls on feds to investigate, after Denver clears deputies

Marvin Booker​A day after Denver officials cleared five officers of wrongdoing in the death of an inmate in the Denver jail, the family of Marvin Booker made a public plea to federal officials to look into the case. "None of us could see my brother's reaction because of all of those police on ... More >>

Denver Police Dept. immigration memo doesn't mean this is a sanctury city, spokesman says

​KHOW's Peter Boyles has obtained an April 25 memo from Denver Police Chief Gerald Whitman that reads in part, "EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, DENVER POLICE OFFICERS SHALL NO LONGER ADD A CHARGE OF OR WRITE 'REFER TO IMMIGRATION' ON ARREST OR CHARGING DOCUMENTS." But while Boyles sees the directive as ... More >>

Denver police bad behavior: 96 disciplined in 2010 for drunkenness, theft and more

​Charley Garcia officially becomes Denver's newest Manager of Safety today -- the fourth person to hold the position in the last year. The first day on the job for Garcia, a former head of Denver's Public Defender office, follows news that Police Chief Gerald Whitman has handed over his recomm ... More >>

Jose Nevarez-Coronado, charged in traffic death of Yvonne Frye, here legally despite Post claim

Large photo below.​Yvonne Frye, 62, a much-loved professor at the Community College of Denver, was killed last week in a crash for which twenty-year-old Jose Nevarez-Coronado has been charged with vehicular homicide. Nevarez-Coronado was allegedly drunk -- but not in the country illegally, as ... More >>

ICE arrests focus on criminal aliens: 78 busts include man convicted of making terrorist threat

​These days, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE, emphasizes that it's targeting criminal aliens, not otherwise law-abiding citizens who lack documentation authorizing their U.S. residency. And that's the theme of ICE's latest Colorado busts. Of the 78 people rounded up fr ... More >>

John Hickenlooper promises Marvin Booker family private viewing of Denver jail death video

John Hickenlooper.​Mayor John Hickenlooper is out with a statement in the wake of Denver DA Mitch Morrissey's just-announced decision not to file charges in the Denver Jail death of Marvin Booker on July 9. He says the investigation is ongoing, and reveals that his office is working with Booke ... More >>

Doug Linkhart leads charge against $25 million jail expansion

Doug Linkhart.​At 2 p.m. today, Denver City Council members will be voting on a 384-bed expansion of the Smith Road jail, a bond-fueled construction contract worth about $25 million. But expect at least one strongly dissenting vote from Councilman Doug Linkhart.

You'll be stir-crazy after spending the night in Denver's new jail

Luxury lockdown at the new jail Bed and Breakfast: Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario

The Denver Sheriff Department is inviting city employees and select guests (who can pass a criminal background check) to Downtown's new Van Cise-Simonet Detention Facility for a one-night-only slumber party... ​ Check-In: Division Chiefs Elias Diggins and Marie Kielar, along with Deputy Sherif ... More >>

I-300 is out to put the brakes on illegal immigration

Shaggy Bandit spills all about bank-robbing spree

Shaggy in action.​Michael A. Kincade, dubbed the Shaggy Bandit, must not take that whole you-have-the-right-to-remain-silent thing very seriously. Shortly after he and an accomplice, the nickname-challenged Christopher Lee Richardson, were captured last week, Kincade gave a jailhouse interview ... More >>

Sonia Sotomayor could declare martial law on Kevin Orcutt's nunchaku

Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario: (Not) seen at the Denver Auto Show, part 2

The 2009 Mace Mobile Another Colorado favorite! Ford has teamed up with the Denver Sheriff's Department to create a new generation of prisoner-transport vehicles. Powered by abuse-series galley-slave drive train, this hybrid delivers over 41 miles per canister of mace. The interior features cont ... More >>

Denver police look clueless in 9News identity-theft reports

Denver Police Department spokesman Sonny Jackson probably cringes every time he gets a phone call from Channel 9 reporter Deborah Sherman. Twice in recent days, questions she's posed to him related to an identity-theft story have made him, and the DPD as a whole, seem like Keystone cops. The tale ... More >>

Pain Management

Cancer patient Tim Thomason didn't think he could feel any worse. His Denver jailers showed that he could.

Delayed Emergency Response

Minutes can make the difference between life and death — but does Denver Health know how to tell time?

Settlement With Denver Health Reached in Emily Rae Rice Case

Rent-a-Cop

Denver's finest protect and serve, whether they're being paid by the city or the corner bar.

Naked City

Our crack investigation of the World Naked Bike Ride.

Get a Job!

This call may be monitored — and how!

One Wild Ride

Sex was Michelle Ormond's driving force -- until she tried to put on the brakes.

Rae of Sunshine

Emily Rae Rice died in jail. Her friends and family want to know why.

Blind Justice

Is building a jail as an extension of Denver's Civic Center really the right thing to do?

Pop Quiz

February 20, 2003

Bite Me

Hoosegow chow

After the Fall

Now that Mix Master Mike is gone, can hip-hop rise again?

Mint Condition

The Denver Mint is off limits to local authorities even when an employee's safety is threatened.

Marvin's Guardians

The guards knew better than to turn their backs on Marvin Gray, but they did it anyway.

Last Dance

LoDo's only hip-hop club was hot. Too hot for the neighbors, who put a stop to F-Stop.

Duty Calls

Membership has its privileges -- but for this sheriff's deputy, a lawyer wasn't one of them.

A Dog Gets His Day

Duane Chapman makes his TV debut.

Dealing With the Devil

Brandy DuVall went through hell before she died. She left no angels as witnesses.

One Tow Over the Line

Floyd Samuel says there auto be a law against what the city is doing to him.

Letters

A Trust Betrayed

Ashley Gray didn't take candy from strangers. She did from her "Uncle Jon."

Strange but True

She Fired, They Fired

The city doggedly presses its case against a deputy dismissed after a shooting incident.

Public Enemy Number No. $1

The legislature says it's payback time for prisoners. So far, the prisoners haven't cooperated.