Cascade of events led to Hutto’s resignation
Amid a series of high-profile firestorms, Fort Collins Police Chief John Hutto announced on Tuesday plans to step down after five years at the department's helm. During his tenure as chief,…
City to pay $425K settlement in discrimination suit
Fort Collins has agreed to pay $425,000 to two officers who said they were victims of a pattern of internal ethnic and racial discrimination within the city's police department. Former Fort Collins…
Denver mosque leaders feared RTD shooting suspect had radicalized, reported him to Homeland Security
On Christmas Eve, the leaders of a Denver mosque sent an e-mail to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to express concerns about a man who was becoming radicalized. The…
Denver Council set to approve $265,000 to settle police lawsuits
Denver City Council will consider next week a $185,000 payment to settle a lawsuit filed after a police officer shoved a man onto steps outside a LoDo bar. The payment, if…
Fort Collins police: Initial lawsuit probe led to 2nd investigation
City leaders Wednesday confirmed a second investigation is underway within Fort Collins Police Services. The investigation is a result of findings from an original probe tied to a lawsuit alleging…
Environmental whistleblower seeks day in court
A former employee of OE Construction Corp. has sued the Golden excavator for wrongful termination and harassment he claims resulted after he blew the whistle on the company’s tampering with…
Denver council approves $65,000 settlement for inmate punched by deputy
Denver has agreed to pay $65,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former jail inmate who was punched by a deputy. Video of the July 2014 incident involving Kyle…
Denver settles suit with former inmate Kyle Askin, who was punched by Deputy Thomas Ford
DENVER – The city will pay a former jail inmate and his attorney $65,000 to settle a lawsuit after the former inmate was punched by a Denver sheriff’s deputy. Deputy…
Single-stall bathrooms in Denver will be gender-neutral
If you’ve ever waited impatiently for a single-person bathroom that corresponds to your gender while the other one was empty, you may have wondered, “Why are these labeled at all?!”…
Colorado City to Pay $2.6M to Family of Man Killed by Police
DENVER — A Colorado city will make sweeping police reforms and pay $2.6 million to relatives of an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by an officer in 2015,…