Former State Worker Convicted of Sexual Assault/”Upskirting” (Ta)
NEWS RELEASE – April 3, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025 FORMER STATE WORKER FOUND GUILTY OF ‘UPSKIRTING’ Defendant also found guilty of one count of sexual assault A former state Department of Education worker accused of taking videos and pictures up the skirts of co-workers and other unsuspecting women with his mobile…
Read MoreMan Sentenced in Odd Car Crash Sequence (Singlevich)
NEWS RELEASE – March 30, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025 MAN GETS 5 YEARS FOR MENACING PASSERBY FOLLOWING CAR ACCIDENT & ATTEMPTED ESCAPE A man who crashed his vehicle on I-70 last April and then threatened and forced a victim to drive him away from the accident was sentenced today in Denver…
Read MoreMan Charged in Stabbing Death of Store Employee (Perez)
NEWS RELEASE – March 28, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025 MAN CHARGED IN DEATH OF 7-ELEVEN EMPLOYEE Denver District Attorney Beth McCann has formally charged a man accused in the stabbing death of a downtown 7-Eleven store employee. Luis Perez (dob: 03-20-1985) is charged with murder in the first degree (F1). …
Read MoreCOVA Announces National Crime Victims’ Week Event
1325 S. Colorado Blvd, Suite 508 B ▪ Denver, Colorado 80222 303-861-1160 or 1-800-261-2682, Fax 303-861-1265, info@coloradocrimevictims.org NEWS ADVISORY March 26, 2018 Contact: Nancy Lewis, 303-861-1160 LOOKING FORWARD WHILE REMEMBERING THE PAST Crime Victims’ Rights Week Event Colorado observes National Crime Victims’ Rights Week and honors all crime victims…
Read MoreDA McCann Explores Ways to Address Mental Health Issues in Criminal Justice System
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2018 CONTACT: Miriam Aroni Krinsky Executive Director, Fair and Just Prosecution krinskym@krinsky.la; cell: 818 416 5218 Prosecutors Gather for Symposium on Confronting Mental Health Issues Within the Criminal Justice System Elected Prosecutors from Around the Nation Visit Miami-Dade to Discuss Best Practices for Responding to, and Avoiding Criminalizing, Individuals Struggling…
Read MoreDA McCann Shooting Decision Letter (Bazemore)
NEWS RELEASE – March 21, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025 DISTRICT ATTORNEY MCCANN ISSUES OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING LETTER Investigation and Decision Re 2017 Shooting of John Bazemore The legal review of the officer-involved shooting that occurred on November 10, 2017, in the alley near 600 16th Street has been completed. A copy of…
Read MoreDA McCann Supports DACA as Effective Tool for Public Safety & Community Policing
For Immediate Release Tuesday, March 20, 2018 Contact: Miriam Krinsky at krinskym@krinsky.la or (818) 416-5218 Law Enforcement Leaders and Prosecutors Defend DACA as Critical Tool for Public Safety, Effective Community Policing Across Country 63 Top Law Enforcement Officials Argue DACA Program Increases Cooperation with Police and Improves the Safety of Local Populations Over 60 prominent…
Read MoreDA McCann Joins in Opposing Juvenile’s Non-Homicide 241-year Prison Sentence
75 Prominent Judges, Prosecutors, Probation, Corrections and Law Enforcement Leaders Call on Supreme Court to Reject 241-Year Sentence for Juvenile Seventy-five prominent criminal justice leaders – including former U.S. Solicitors General Kenneth Starr and Donald Verrilli, former Acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates, and former F.B.I. Director William Webster – are urging the Supreme Court…
Read MoreMayor’s Office Launches Consumer Financial Protection Effort; DA’s Office a Partner
PRESS RELEASE MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release Thursday, March 15, 2018 City and County of Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock Amber Miller, Communications Director Amber.Miller@DenverGov.org 720.865.9095 Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund Katie Plat, Principal kplat@cfefund.org Denver District Attorney’s Office Ken Lane, Communications Director Kenneth.lane@denverda.org …
Read MoreMan Charged in Fatal Car Crash (Clark)
NEWS RELEASE – March 13, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025 MAN CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR HOMICIDE Denver District Attorney Beth McCann has formally charged a man in connection with a fatal crash last week. Terrance Clark (dob: 01-16-1976) is charged with one count of vehicular homicide-DUI (F3), one count of leaving the…
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