by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Labor, Police, Unions
A bipartisan effort to make it more difficult for rogue law enforcement officers to find police work in Colorado has passed a key hurdle and is gaining momentum. The bill would require police agencies to request and review personnel records and internal affairs files...
by rondelord | Aug 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Every city from Walla Walla to Opa-locka is planning to spend big bucks to buy little body cameras to record the work of its police persons. The tab in Denver will be $6 million-plus. And no one has seemingly considered the cost of storing, categorizing and retrieving...
by rondelord | Feb 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The Denver police union and the city’s independent monitor who serves as a watchdog to the department have fired off opposing letters over a plan to strengthen the monitor’s oversight. Last week, the Denver Police Protective Association, which represents...
by rondelord | Oct 9, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
At a Monday rally outside the downtown jail, Denver Sheriff Department deputies criticized city officials and blamed them for creating a dangerous climate behind bars. Inmates are becoming increasingly aggressive, and deputies are hesitant to use force for fear of...