Man sues Denver officer after he was shoved down stairs
DENVER - A Denver officer is the target of a lawsuit filed Wednesday. Surveillance video taken outside of the bar 1-Up on Blake Street shows Officer Choice Johnson shoving Brandon…
Man claiming excessive force by Denver police officer files lawsuit
DENVER -- Another lawsuit claiming excessive force was filed against the City and County of Denver and an officer with the Denver Police Department. The lawsuit stems from an incident…
Bar patron sues Denver police officer over shoving incident, injuries
The Denver Police Department allowed an officer with a history of excessive force to go unpunished and that behavior came to a head when the officer shoved a bar patron…
Grand jury won’t indict Aurora cop for fatal shooting of unarmed man
AURORA, Colo. -- A grand jury in Arapahoe County has decided not to indict a white police officer who shot an unarmed black man last March. 37-year-old Naeschylus Vinzant was…
Fired Denver Sheriff’s Deputy Thomas Ford gets his job back following board order
The altercation happened back in July of 2014 at the Downtown Detention Center while Ford was booking inmate Kevin Askins. When the city Department of Safety fired Ford, the move…
Jeffco grand jury: No indictment for Aurora officer who killed unarmed black man
An Aurora police SWAT officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man last spring — a shooting that sparked protests across the city — will not face criminal charges,…
No charges for white Colo. cop in shooting death of black suspect
AURORA, Colo. -- A grand jury declined to indict a white Colorado police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man during an attempted arrest in March, CBS Denver reports…
Denver board reverses firing of jail deputy Thomas Ford
A city board has ordered the reinstatement of Denver Sheriff Department Deputy Thomas Ford, who was fired in 2014 for punching an inmate at the Downtown Detention Center. The order…
Excessive Force Lawsuit Names Federal Heights Chief, Officers
FEDERAL HEIGHTS, Colo. (CBS4)– The Federal Heights chief of police and two officers have been named in a federal lawsuit. The complaint sites a pattern of excessive force and lack…
Man accuses Federal Heights police of using excessive force in federal lawsuit
FEDERAL HEIGHTS, Colo. -- A man who accused Federal Heights police of using excessive force has filed a federal lawsuit against the department. Police cameras recorded Cpl. Mark Magness dragging…