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Protesters surround a Denver police car on 14th Avenue outside the Colorado State Capitol on Monday, June 8, 2020. It was the tenth consecutive day of protests in the city in response to the death of George Floyd. (Photo by Rachel Ellis/The Denver Post)

Denver approves $1.1 million settlement over police use of force in George Floyd protests

By Elizabeth Hernandez

September 15, 2025 at 5:57 p.m.

The Denver City Council on Monday approved a $1.06 million payout to six people who...

Glyn Hart, 46, died by suicide Nov. 1, 2021, in a La Junta holding cell. (Photo provided by Spencer Bryan)

Stripped of qualified immunity, Colorado police officers turn to common law to seek protection from lawsuits

By Shelly Bradbury

November 12, 2024 at 6:03 a.m.

Civil rights attorneys say the fallback to common law is designed to keep law enforcement...

Heather Morris was appointed as the interim chief of police for the Aurora Police Department

Aurora needs a new police chief — again — after latest interim leader declines to apply

By Shelly Bradbury

July 12, 2024 at 4:25 p.m.

Interim Aurora Police Department Chief Heather Morris said Friday she will not seek to become...

Paramedic Peter Cichuniec, convicted for his role in Elijah McClain's death sits in court before his sentencing on Friday, March 1, 2024 in Brighton, Colo. Cichuniec was sentenced to five years in prison for the death of McClain in a rare prosecution of medical responders that has left officials rethinking how they treat people in police custody.(Colorado State Court via AP, POOL)

Ex-Aurora paramedic imprisoned in Elijah McClain’s death seeks reduced sentence

By Shelly Bradbury

June 13, 2024 at 4:46 p.m.

The former Aurora paramedic who was sentenced to five years in prison the death of...

Former paramedic Jeremy Cooper, who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine before his death, wipes his eyes as he sits in court for sentencing, Friday, April 26, 2024, in the Brighton, Colo. Cooper was convicted last year of criminally negligent homicide in the Black man's death, which helped fuel the 2020 social justice protests. (ABC News One/Pool via AP)

Second paramedic convicted in Elijah McClain’s death sentenced to jail with work-release, probation

By Shelly Bradbury

April 26, 2024 at 6:07 p.m.

Former Aurora paramedic Jeremy Cooper was sentenced Friday to four years of probation with 14...

Lawyers console paramedic Peter Cichuniec after his sentence is read on Friday, March 1, 2024 in Brighton. Cichuniec was sentenced to five years in prison for the death of Elijah McClain in a rare prosecution of medical responders that has left officials rethinking how they treat people in police custody. (Colorado State Court via AP, POOL)

Former Aurora paramedic sentenced to 5 years in prison for his role in killing of Elijah McClain

By Shelly Bradbury

March 2, 2024 at 4:49 a.m.

A jury in December found both Peter Cichuniec, 47, and fellow paramedic Jeremy Cooper guilty...

Colorado ex-police officer Randy Roedema speaks on his behalf during sentencing at the Adams County Court, Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, in Brighton, Colorado. Roedema was convicted of killing Elijah McClain, a young Black man walking home from a store, is expected to learn Friday whether a judge will sentence him to prison or he will receive probation. (ABC News One/Pool via AP)

Former Aurora police officer appeals conviction in Elijah McClain’s killing

By Shelly Bradbury

February 22, 2024 at 3:25 p.m.

Randy Roedema, 37, was sentenced to 14 months in jail with the option for work...

Aurora police Officer Nathan Woodyard during an arraignment in Adams County District Court at the Adams County Justice Center Jan. 20, 2023. Aurora police officers Nathan Woodyard, Randy Roedema and former officer Jason Rosenblatt along with paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Lt. Peter Cichuniec were indicted by a Colorado state grand jury in 2021 on 32 combined accounts related to Elijah McClain's arrest and death in Aug. 2019. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Officer acquitted in Elijah McClain’s death resigns from Aurora Police Department

By Shelly Bradbury

January 16, 2024 at 2:23 p.m.

After the verdict, Nathan Woodyard requested to rejoin the Aurora Police Department and was owed...

Aurora police interim Chief Art Acevedo, center, speaks to members of the media during a press conference at Aurora Police Headquarters on October 9, 2023 in Aurora, Colorado. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Officers who stopped Elijah McClain went “hands-on” too fast, Aurora police chief says

By Shelly Bradbury

January 11, 2024 at 4:29 p.m.

The police officers who wrestled Elijah McClain to the ground as the unarmed Black man...

Former Aurora police officer Randy Roedema listens during his sentencing in the Elijah McClain case in Adams County District Court, Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, in Brighton, Colorado. (ABC News One/Pool via AP)

Only Aurora police officer convicted in Elijah McClain’s death receives 14-month jail sentence

By Shelly Bradbury

January 5, 2024 at 5:18 p.m.

The sole Aurora police officer convicted in Elijah McClain鈥檚 death was sentenced to 14 months...

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