Gerry Whitman

The 2008 DNC placed Denver center stage in national politics

Robert White is a business-as-usual police chief, letter from Denver cops charges

"Where is the change?" asks a letter outlining a series of disappointing, business-as-usual moves by new Denver Police Chief Robert White. It was signed by "Men and Women of the Denver Police Department" and sent yesterday to Mayor Michael Hancock's office, which was scrambling last night to find a ... More >>

Barack Obama follows Calvin Coolidge's lead, snubs Brown Palace

Brown Palace 1892.​A week after Snobama buried the Front Range in hype and hope, we're still shoveling out -- and just dug up this fun fact: The Brown Palace has hosted every U.S. president since Teddy Roosevelt first visited in 1905, thirteen years after the hotel opened, except for two: Calv ... More >>

Robert White will be Denver's next police chief, and Gerry Whitman will not be his PIO

Chief Robert White.​Mayor Michael Hancock's choice for Denver's new police chief, Robert White, was introduced at a hastily convened press conference at City Hall on Saturday. The announcement of Hancock's pick for this most-watched post had been moved up several days because the news of Whit ... More >>

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

Carol Boigon: A Denver mayor's race profile

Carol Boigon.​With John Hickenlooper having been elected Colorado's governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor next year, and the race promises to be wide open. To introduce you to the players, we're offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Carol Boigon. "I'm a person who never ... More >>

Denver brings meth addicts and cops together in an unprecedented fight against drugs

Denver Police slowdown captured in pictures: Kenny Be's Fotochop Friday

Signs of low morale are everywhere in the Denver Police Department.​ After months of being criticized for their aggressive arrests and use of excessive force, Denver cops are trying to win back the trust of Denver citizens with a kinder, gentler, hands-off policing style.

Police misconduct: Denver ranks number one in terms of excessive force complaints

​Several police-brutality incidents and the resignation of Denver Manager of Safety Ron Perea have cast a harsh light on the Denver PD. Chief Gerry Whitman doesn't think the department's out of control, telling the city safety committee, "Our use of force per arrest is less than most major pol ... More >>

Ron Perea rally supporters come out swinging: Kenny Be's Fotochop Friday

Full-sized art below.​Denver Manager of Safety Ron Perea's resignation does not take effect until August 31, 2010, which leaves plenty of time for local law enforcement personnel to stage a beat-police support rally! While citizens were sickened to watch the video of Denver police beating a ... More >>

Gerry Whitman: Will Michael DeHerrera police brutality case speed chief to retirement?

From CBS4 coverage.​The police-brutality controversy spurred by the attack on Michael DeHerrera -- which spawned yesterday's press event decrying violence against LGBTQ community members (to see photos, click here) -- has increased pressure on Denver Chief of Police Gerry Whitman. He defends h ... More >>

Operation Cripsland lands Rock, Lil Walt, Ken Dog and more on weapons, drug charges

A Flickr photo​Yesterday, the U.S. Attorneys Office announced the latest busts in its Operation Cripsland campaign -- eight arrests on weapon and drug charges to supplement a roundup of nine others last year. As a bonus, the feds include the nicknames of the men snagged, including Rock, Lil Wa ... More >>

Smear campaign by Peter Boyles, Denver Post alleged in internal DA's office memo

Peter Boyles isn't shrinking in the face of the latest criticism against him.​The war of words continues in the continuing saga of Cory Voorhis and Stephanie Villafuerte. Last week, Colorado GOP head Dick Wadhams sent a letter to Denver police chief Gerry Whitman asking about documentation of ... More >>

Peter Boyles attacked by DA's office chief deputy over Stephanie Villafuerte coverage

Peter Boyles has been leading the charge when it comes to the Stephanie Villafuerte story.​A new twist in coverage of Stephanie Villafuerte's nomination as U.S. Attorney. KHOW radio host Peter Boyles has devoted a great deal of airtime to this tale (I've joined him to speak about the subject ... More >>

Does Chief Gerry Whitman's letter to Dick Wadhams help Stephanie Villafuerte?

Stephanie Villafuerte's U.S. Attorney nomination just keeps getting more complicated.​The nomination of Stephanie Villafuerte as U.S. Attorney wasn't supposed to have been this complicated. But in recent weeks, implications that she may have improperly participated in accessing a criminal data ... More >>

Dick Wadhams calls Bill Ritter, Stephanie Villafuerte and the Denver DA's office "liars"

Dick Wadhams has a big stick, and he's not afraid to stir with it.​The pressure on Stephanie Villafuerte's nomination for U.S. Attorney shows no signs of diminishing. The release of a letter to Senator Mark Udall in which Villafuerte attempted to squash accusations that she'd accessed a crimi ... More >>

Michael Bennet's e-mail snafu amid terror-plot revelations

Michael Bennet.​The "send" key: It's so easy to push -- and so dangerous when it's pressed prematurely. Witness the chain of events that followed an unwise forward inadvertently shared with assorted reporters by a member of Senator Michael Bennet's staff as information about a Colorado connect ... More >>

Smile! You could be on the Denver Police Department's candid camera

A New Movement

Why can't we all just get along? Oh, and stop throwing poo and pee at one another.

Denver Police Reports Harder to Get Under New System

Reporters are having a hard time learning about Denver crimes. Coincidence, or alleged improvements gone awry?

Letters to the Editor

Letters from the week of 11/8/2007

Recreate '68 Plans to Do Just That

Chicago in 1968 was a place of violence and chaos. Some activists would like to re-create those good old days.

The Organizer

Can councilman Paul Lopez reconcile his anti-city government past with his establishment future?

Year in Review: We’re Sorry, So Sorry

Regrets? We’ve had a few.

A Piece of the Action

The call of the wilding still echoes in Denver.

The Message

Wish List

Follow That Story

Pick a Card

The Message

Mash-Up

Rescuing a Samaritan

Denver lends a hand to a hero who took a bullet.

Catch and Release

One Nation Enlightened wants just one thing from Denver cops: their business cards.

Where the Wilding Things Are

Denver tries to corral the chaos of LoDo at Let Out.

Greatest Hits

Colorado's ailing, but the good doctor doesn't have a cure.

Cross-Dress for Success

To Bill, with love

Om, Om on the Range

In 1492, Columbus started a controversy that isn't through.

You Must Remember This

Holy smokes! Only those with burning ambition will survive the 2002 Year in Review quiz.

Off Limits

Spy vs. Spy

Off Limits

Party on!

Last But Not Yeast

The DPD's binge-and-purge problem continues.

The Bite

High on Highland

Good Cop, White Cop

Ronnie Williams says he's being punished for trying to start a white officers' association.

Backwash

Local bars get stung by police, and some say the kids are to blame.

Tape Worms

The camera doesn't lie -- but every picture tells more than one story.

Social Studies

The society columnist for a neighborhood newspaper is the talk of the upper crust.

The Home of the Rave

Promoters hurry to get their acts together -- before parents, police and the courts decide the party's over.

Target Practice

A class-action suit becomes a vehicle for racial justice.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of December 7, 2000

Fox on the Run

During its first week on the air, Channel 31's news demonstrates a little substance and a lot of style.

A Failure to Communicate

Is the media to blame for Tom Sanchez's dismissal?

Same As It Ever Was

Three years after the Denver Police Department promised to change its off-duty policies, tending bars still pays off.

BATTLE CRY