EPISODE · May 14, 2026 · 13 MIN
$24m judgment against former Parker police officer; Denver butts heads with mutual aid group
from Colorado Today · host Colorado Public Radio
How a George Floyd-era police accountability law led to an eight-figure judgement against a retired Parker detective. Then, those massive 2020 protests also inspired a weekly meet up to hand out supplies to unhoused people near downtown Denver. But now the city says things have to change. And, why the winding down of a long-running prevention effort is being called a success story.Email us at [email protected]. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members.Read more on the stories in today’s show: Watch the occupants of Colorado’s rattlesnake ‘super den’ here. CPR’s Ben Markus on the $24 million civil rights verdict Denverite’s Kyle Harris on the disagreement between the city and Mutual Aid Monday CPR’s John Daley on why the SPCC is shutting down This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Madilyn Rose, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.
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How a George Floyd-era police accountability law led to an eight-figure judgement against a retired Parker detective. Then, those massive 2020 protests also inspired a weekly meet up to hand out supplies to unhoused people near downtown Denver. But now the city says things have to change. And, why the winding down of a long-running prevention effort is being called a success story. Email us at [email protected]. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members. Read more on the stories in today’s show: Watch the occupants of Colorado’s rattlesnake ‘super den’ here. CPR’s Ben Markus on the $24 million civil rights verdict Denverite’s Kyle Harris on the disagreement between the city and Mutual Aid Monday CPR’s John Daley on why the SPCC is shutting down This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Madilyn Rose, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.
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$24m judgment against former Parker police officer; Denver butts heads with mutual aid group
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