Federal Heights police accused of torture in federal lawsuit
A man who was slammed into a refrigerator and punched by a Federal Heights Police Department officer has accused the agency of condoning officer brutality in a lawsuit filed Wednesday…
Denver deputy suspended for using racial slur on inmate
DENVER - A Denver deputy is off the job with no pay for making racial comments to a Muslim inmate. Deputy Jimmy Underwood has been suspended for 30 days for…
Law enforcement nationwide track ‘use of force’ differently; Based on self-reporting by officers
DENVER - The use of force by law enforcement has no uniformity from one department to another, a Denver7 investigation has discovered. Police departments and sheriff's offices are not required…
Denver jury awards $3.9M to former stripper who sued wealthy ranche
A Denver jury has awarded a former stripper $3.9 million in a sexual assault lawsuit against a wealthy Colorado rancher. The judge presiding over the civil trial called the attack…
After 6 years, Denver officer Ricky Nixon fired for brutalizing women at diner, lying about it
After six years of legal appeals, the Civil Service Commission reversed itself Friday and agreed to fire Denver police officer Ricky Nixon for brutalizing several women outside the Denver Diner…
Officer seen shoving bar patron down stairs has suspension overturned; appeal vowed
A suspended Denver police officer who was caught on video shoving a bar patron against a flight of stairs had his 30-day suspension overturned by a Civil Service Commission hearing…
Hearing officer overturns discipline of Denver cops in separate alleged excessive force cases
For the second time in less than a month, an appeal hearing officer has overturned the discipline of a Denver police officer captured on video using what the city alleged…
Second suit filed over service dog at Aspen complex
An Aspen woman has filed a federal complaint accusing a condo association of harassing, intimidating and asking her invasive questions about her disability requiring a service dog. Natasha MacArthur’s lawsuit,…
How police body cams help a civil rights attorney’s cases
Last December, after he'd been arrested in Federal Heights north of Denver, Kent Lasnik was getting shoved around and pushed into a cell when he cursed and threw his arm at an officer. That's…