DA 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…
Read MoreTwo Men Sentenced for Feb 2017 Robbery/Death (Valles, Valdez)
NEWS RELEASE – March 9, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025 TWO MEN SENTENCED FOR FEBRUARY 2017 ROBBERY & SHOOTING DEATH NEAR RTD RAIL STATION Both men charged in connection with the robbery and shooting death of another man near a west Denver light rail station in February 2017 were sentenced today in…
Read MoreDay Care Provider Sentenced in Baby Death (Hill)
NEWS RELEASE – March 9, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025 DAY CARE PROVIDER SENTENCED IN BABY DEATH A woman who pleaded guilty in the June 2017 death of a baby girl in her care was sentenced today in Denver District Court. Stephanie Hill (dob: 11-27-1947) pleaded guilty in January as charged…
Read MoreWoman Sentenced for Vehicular Homicide (Rosendo-Ponce)
NEWS RELEASE – March 9, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025 WOMAN SENTENCED FOR FATAL FEDERAL BLVD CRASH A woman charged in the January 2017 death of another woman in a two-vehicle crash on S. Federal Boulevard was sentenced today in Denver District Court. Ernestina Rosendo-Ponce (dob: 11-12-1977) pleaded guilty in…
Read MoreMan Charged in Fatal I-70 Crash (Zamarripa-Castaneda)
NEWS RELEASE – March 8, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025 MAN CHARGED IN FIERY, FATAL I-70 CRASH Denver District Attorney Beth McCann has formally charged a man in connection with a fatal crash on I-70. Ivan Zamarripa-Castaneda (09-06-1991) is charged with one count of vehicular homicide-DUI (F3) and one count of…
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