Is Denver Really a National Model for Policing?

“The Denver Police Department, under Chief Robert White, has become a model for criminal-justice reform across America,” said Mayor Michael Hancock during Monday’s State of the City address at Denver International Airport. That came as news to criminal-justice reformers and activists who have long criticized the department for targeting communities…

Denver Police and Friends Unveil Plan to Keep 16th Street Mall Safe

After a series of highly publicized acts of violence on the 16th Street Mall, including a recent stabbing and a video of a man being assaulted, the Denver Police Department, Downtown Denver Partnership and the Downtown Denver Business Improvement District have unveiled their year-in-the-making plan to maintain order at the city’s No…

Are “Bait Cars” Reducing Colorado Auto Thefts?

Our sophomore year in college, my roommate and I decided to spend spring break on a beach in south Texas. One balmy night at our hotel, the guy interested in my roommate spotted a twelve-pack in the middle of the street. At twenty, we were so desperate for alcohol it…

Arturo Valenzuela Among 16 Charged in Drug Ring, Half-Pound of Coke Seized

The legalization of limited recreational marijuana sales hasn’t prevented police from staging cannabis-related raids — note the Pueblo County Sheriff’s war on allegedly illegal pot grows, which has resulted in the confiscation of at least confiscated 5,900 marijuana plans and 35 arrests in 25 homes since mid-March. But police agencies appear…