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class="image-wrapper"><img alt="An alert from an Apple Watch started a connection between the Loveland Emergency Communications Center at the Loveland Police Department to the sole survivor of a plane crash west of Loveland on Saturday." title="An alert from an Apple Watch started a connection between the Loveland Emergency Communications Center at the Loveland Police Department to the sole survivor of a plane crash west of Loveland on Saturday." subtitle="" class=" size-hp_small" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 300px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 380px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 395px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 470px,(min-width: 80em) 305px,470px" srcset="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RHC-Z-Dispatch-1127.jpg?w=281 300w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RHC-Z-Dispatch-1127.jpg?w=323 380w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RHC-Z-Dispatch-1127.jpg?w=333 395w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RHC-Z-Dispatch-1127.jpg?w=398 470w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RHC-Z-Dispatch-1127.jpg?w=258 305w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.denverpost.com/news/crime-public-safety/">Crime and Public Safety | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/11/27/it-takes-a-team-loveland-dispatchers-connected-help-to-plane-crash-victim-after-apple-watch-alert/" title="How an Apple Watch alert helped Loveland dispatchers find sole survivor of fatal plane crash"> <span class="dfm-title premium"> How an Apple Watch alert helped Loveland dispatchers find sole survivor of fatal plane crash </span> </a> </h3> <!-- --> </header> </div><!-- .article-info --> </article> </li><li> <article class="latest-headlines feature-small archive-view has-image post-6849133 post type-post status-publish 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He has walked back from some but stuck by his vow of resistance." title="Mayor Mike Johnston's pointed comments last week about Denverites resisting a federal mass-deportation effort have generated blowback in Colorado and across the country. 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category-latest-headlines category-news category-politics tag-colfax tag-courts tag-covid tag-crime tag-denver tag-denver-city-council tag-denver-police-department tag-east-colfax tag-flor-alvidrez tag-gun-violence tag-homelessness tag-homicide tag-law-enforcement tag-mike-johnston tag-police tag-shootings feature-ticker location-colorado location-denver location-front-range type-of-work-news" data-id="6843344" data-timestamp="1732167044" > <div class="article-info"> <header> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/11/21/denver-violent-crime-shootings-decreasing/" title="Gun violence drops 12% in Denver as number of shootings plunges" class=""></a> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.denverpost.com/news/crime-public-safety/">Crime and Public Safety | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/11/21/denver-violent-crime-shootings-decreasing/" title="Gun violence drops 12% in Denver as number of shootings plunges"> 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href="https://www.denverpost.com/news/crime-public-safety/">Crime and Public Safety | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/11/20/denver-hit-and-run-crash-pedestrian-12th-acoma/" title="Pedestrian hospitalized in Denver hit-and-run near Acoma"> <span class="dfm-title premium"> Pedestrian hospitalized in Denver hit-and-run near Acoma </span> </a> </h3> <!-- --> </header> </div><!-- .article-info --> </article> </li> </ul> </div> </section> </div> <div class="landing-item"> <section class="section-highlight"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/tag/aurora-police-department/" class="category-aurora-police-department"> Aurora Police Department<i class="icon-arrow-right"></i> </a> </h2> <div class="section-highlight-content"> <div class="section-feature"> <article class="feature-medium feature-large archive-view has-image post-6849302 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colorado category-courts category-crime-public-safety category-latest-headlines category-news tag-aurora tag-aurora-police-department tag-commerce-city-police-department tag-courts tag-denver tag-gun-violence tag-homicide tag-law-enforcement tag-murder tag-shooting feature-ticker location-colorado location-front-range type-of-work-news" data-id="6849302" data-timestamp="1732640132" > <figure> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/11/26/lumumba-sayers-murder-son-malcolm-watson/" title="Judge keeps $5 million bail in murder case, concerned over community support for defendant" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/11/26/lumumba-sayers-murder-son-malcolm-watson/" title="Judge keeps $5 million bail in murder case, concerned over community support for defendant"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="An Adams County District Court judge on Tuesday declined to reduce bail for Lumumba Sayers Sr., 46, charged with murdering a man in retaliation for his son's death." title="An Adams County District Court judge on Tuesday declined to reduce bail for Lumumba Sayers Sr., 46, charged with murdering a man in retaliation for his son's death." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-section_three_one_alt" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/OP17REFERSpic1-1.jpg?w=521" data-srcset="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/OP17REFERSpic1-1.jpg?w=521 620w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/OP17REFERSpic1-1.jpg?w=637 780w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/OP17REFERSpic1-1.jpg?w=506 605w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/OP17REFERSpic1-1.jpg?w=351 420w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/OP17REFERSpic1-1.jpg?w=395 470w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.denverpost.com/news/crime-public-safety/">Crime and Public Safety | </a></div> <a 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category-news tag-courts tag-homeless tag-homeless-shelter tag-homelessness tag-lawsuit tag-u-s-justice-system feature-twitter location-colorado location-denver location-front-range type-of-work-news" data-id="6850299" data-timestamp="1732716052" > <figure> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/11/27/denver-homeless-jury-awards-million-dollars-early-jackson/" title="Jury awards $1 million to Denver homeless man beaten, dragged from lobby of luxury apartments" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/11/27/denver-homeless-jury-awards-million-dollars-early-jackson/" title="Jury awards $1 million to Denver homeless man beaten, dragged from lobby of luxury apartments"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="“The jury sent a message with this verdict that no one in our community deserves to be treated the way Mr. Jackson was treated. That regardless of your social economic status, we all deserve to be treated with basic human dignity.” " title="“The jury sent a message with this verdict that no one in our community deserves to be treated the way Mr. Jackson was treated. 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archive-view has-image post-6849156 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colorado category-courts category-crime-public-safety category-latest-headlines category-news tag-agriculture tag-animal tag-animal-cruelty tag-animals tag-cattle tag-larimer-county tag-shooting tag-trespassing feature-ticker location-colorado location-front-range location-larimer-county type-of-work-news" data-id="6849156" data-timestamp="1732629247" > <div class="article-info"> <header> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/11/26/larimer-county-michael-hester-plea-deal-killing-cattle/" title="Larimer County man pleads guilty to killing 8 of neighbors’ cattle" class=""></a> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.denverpost.com/news/crime-public-safety/">Crime and Public Safety | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/11/26/larimer-county-michael-hester-plea-deal-killing-cattle/" title="Larimer County man pleads guilty to killing 8 of neighbors’ cattle"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Larimer County man pleads guilty to killing 8 of neighbors’ cattle </span> </a> </h3> <!-- --> </header> </div><!-- .article-info --> </article> </li> <li> <article class="headline-only archive-view has-image post-6847891 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colorado category-courts category-crime-public-safety category-latest-headlines category-news tag-colorado-legislature tag-courts tag-lawsuit tag-lawsuits tag-u-s-justice-system feature-ticker location-colorado location-denver location-front-range location-greeley location-weld-county type-of-work-news" data-id="6847891" data-timestamp="1732600800" > <div class="article-info"> <header> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/11/26/colorado-public-defender-retaliation-caseload-lawsuit-travis-weiner/" title="Former Colorado public defender alleges he was fired for raising concerns about 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tag-colorado-bureau-of-investigation tag-courts tag-dna tag-investigation tag-jared-polis tag-law-enforcement tag-u-s-justice-system feature-ticker location-colorado location-denver location-front-range type-of-work-news" data-id="6845612" data-timestamp="1732341618" > <div class="article-info"> <header> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/11/23/colorado-dna-scandal-cbi-oversight-committee-polis/" title="Gov. Jared Polis creates new oversight for CBI in wake of DNA scandal" class=""></a> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.denverpost.com/news/crime-public-safety/">Crime and Public Safety | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/11/23/colorado-dna-scandal-cbi-oversight-committee-polis/" title="Gov. Jared Polis creates new oversight for CBI in wake of DNA scandal"> <span class="dfm-title premium"> Gov. Jared Polis creates new oversight for CBI in wake of DNA scandal </span> </a> </h3> <!-- --> </header> </div><!-- .article-info --> </article> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <div id="Native_Middle"></div> <section class="section-highlight"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/tag/gun-violence/" class="category-gun-violence"> gun violence<i class="icon-arrow-right"></i> </a> </h2> <div class="section-highlight-content"> <div class="section-feature"> <article class="feature-medium archive-view has-image post-6841399 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colorado category-courts category-crime-public-safety category-latest-headlines category-news category-nfl category-sports tag-assault tag-attempted-murder tag-broncos tag-court tag-courts tag-crime tag-denver tag-denver-district-attorney tag-denver-police-department tag-gun-violence tag-interstate-25 tag-josh-reynolds tag-nfl tag-police tag-shooting tag-shootings tag-strip-club tag-vehicles feature-ticker location-colorado location-denver location-front-range type-of-work-news" data-id="6841399" data-timestamp="1731927021" > <figure> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/11/18/broncos-shooting-josh-reynolds-mendoza-charlesworth-investigation/" title="Shooting that wounded Broncos’ Josh Reynolds was “coordinated” attack with 30 rounds fired into SUV, DA says" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/11/18/broncos-shooting-josh-reynolds-mendoza-charlesworth-investigation/" title="Shooting that wounded Broncos’ Josh Reynolds was “coordinated” attack with 30 rounds fired into SUV, DA says"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="“This was a violent, vicious attack on the citizens of Denver County,” prosecutor Holly MacDonald said in court Monday." title="“This was a violent, vicious attack on the citizens of Denver County,” prosecutor Holly MacDonald said in court Monday." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-section_wide_one" 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rounds fired into SUV, DA says"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Shooting that wounded Broncos’ Josh Reynolds was “coordinated” attack with 30 rounds fired into SUV, DA says </span> </a> </h3> <!-- --> </header> <div class="excerpt"> “This was a violent, vicious attack on the citizens of Denver County,” prosecutor Holly MacDonald... </div> </div><!-- .article-info --> </article> </div> <ul class="headline-list"> <li> <article class="headline-only archive-view has-image post-6835082 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colorado category-courts category-crime-public-safety category-latest-headlines category-news tag-court tag-courts tag-denver tag-denver-da tag-denver-district-attorney tag-gun-violence tag-murder tag-prison tag-shooting tag-shootings feature-ticker location-colorado location-denver location-front-range type-of-work-news" data-id="6835082" data-timestamp="1731321736" > <div class="article-info"> <header> <a 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