Crime & Police Archives | Denver Westword https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado Sun, 02 Nov 2025 17:02:21 +0000 Sun, 02 Nov 2025 17:02:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Copyright 2025 Westword. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Westword readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Westword. letters@westword.com (Westword Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Westword Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/general-feed-rss.jpg Denver Westword The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com 144 90 FBI, State Investigators Looking Into Violent Incident Outside of Durango ICE Facility https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/news/fbi-cbi-investigating-masked-officer-durango-ice-facility-40798817/ https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/?p=40798817 Bennito L. Kelty https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/news/fbi-cbi-investigating-masked-officer-durango-ice-facility-40798817/#respond Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:25:25 -0600

On video captured October 28, an unidentified officer grabs a 57-year-old protester by the hair and throat and throws her down a hill.

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The closure will take place over three one-week periods through the end of 2025.

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]]> https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/news/downtown-denver-nightclub-temp-closure-nye-shooting-40798339/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Denver Skater Who Stole Sunglasses in Viral Protest Video Raising Money for Legal Defense https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/news/denver-skater-protest-video-raising-money-defense-40798200/ https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/?p=40798200 Bennito L. Kelty https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/news/denver-skater-protest-video-raising-money-defense-40798200/#respond Wed, 29 Oct 2025 07:45:55 -0600

Jose Cardenas is raising $1,400 ahead of his hearing next week for stealing a counterprotester's sunglasses.

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]]> https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/news/denver-skater-protest-video-raising-money-defense-40798200/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Masked Officer Throws Protester Down Hill Outside of Colorado ICE Facility https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/news/masked-officer-throws-hurts-woman-colorado-ice-facility-40798245/ https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/?p=40798245 Bennito L. Kelty https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/news/masked-officer-throws-hurts-woman-colorado-ice-facility-40798245/#respond Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:03:48 -0600

Video shows the unidentified officer grabbing a 57-year-old woman's hair and throwing her to the ground outside of an ICE facility.

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Hate smashes, but hope rises.

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"I'm actually racist," Nathaniel Ellis says in the clip. "I'm just straight-up racist."

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]]> https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/news/boulder-tpusa-leader-assaulted-calls-himself-racist-video-40797835/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Ten Things You Need to Know About the JonBenét Ramsey Murder Case https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/news/10-things-to-know-about-the-jonbenet-ramsey-murder-case-25481142/ https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/uncategorized/10-things-to-know-about-the-jonbenet-ramsey-murder-case-25481142/ Chelsey https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/news/10-things-to-know-about-the-jonbenet-ramsey-murder-case-25481142/#respond Tue, 28 Oct 2025 05:46:00 -0600

The Boulder cops are still investigating her 1996 death.

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]]> https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/news/10-things-to-know-about-the-jonbenet-ramsey-murder-case-25481142/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Jay Bianchi Back in Court Today: Five Things to Know https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/news/jay-bianchi-on-trial-for-denver-rape-charges-40796482/ https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/?p=40796482 Brendan Joel Kelley https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/news/jay-bianchi-on-trial-for-denver-rape-charges-40796482/#respond Mon, 27 Oct 2025 06:32:00 -0600

The onetime Denver jam-band nightlife king has been charged with sexual assault and drugging his victims.

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Both Aurora and Denver opted into certain AI-powered police tech this week.

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]]> https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/news/aurora-approves-ai-facial-surveillance-tech-police-40796263/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Denver Basketball Legend Chauncey Billups Arrested in FBI Mafia Gambling Probe https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/news/denver-legend-chauncey-billups-arrested-fbi-gambling-40795917/ https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/?p=40795917 Thomas Mitchell https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/news/denver-legend-chauncey-billups-arrested-fbi-gambling-40795917/#respond Thu, 23 Oct 2025 08:12:39 -0600

The Hall of Fame NBA player, currently the coach of the Trailblazers, has a deep connection to Denver.

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