New video shows DSD deputy punching, dragging inmate
DENVER - New video out Wednesday may show yet another example an old problem within the Denver Sheriff's Department. The agency has been plagued by reports and lawsuits over excessive…
New video shows alleged brutality at Denver jail as fresh lawsuit filed
DENVER -- A new jailhouse video of alleged brutality at the Denver jail has been released as another excessive force lawsuit was filed against the Denver Sheriff's Department. Deputy Thomas…
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…
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…
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…
Body cam video shows Federal Heights Officer shoving, punching detainee
Body cam video obtained by 7NEWS of two Federal Heights Police officers shows one officer shove a handcuffed detainee into a wall then later punch him repeatedly in a jail…
Report calls for overhaul of Denver Sheriff Department, search for new sheriff starts now
A long-awaited independent report on the Denver Sheriff Department is calling for sweeping changes across the board, from the very top (appointing a new sheriff) to the very bottom (selecting…
Judge blasts Denver Safety’s ‘blanket policy’ of denying requests for internal affairs records
A Denver District Court judge this week admonished the Denver Department of Safety for its “blanket policy” of denying requests for records of internal affairs investigations until all matters in…
Inmate Abuse Only ‘Tip Of The Iceberg’
When they first took on Jamal Hunter’s case, Rathod Mohamedbhai’s attorneys knew what happened to him; they just didn’t know why. In discovering why, a single allegation of inmate abuse…