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To Protect and Serve—Denver Cop Delivers Baby Outside Hospital
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To Protect and Serve—Denver Cop Delivers Baby Outside Hospital

By: Heather Willard | KDVR Fox31 DENVER (KDVR) — A baby was brought into the world outside of the Denver Health Emergency Department thanks to the help of a Denver police officer. The birth occurred just before midnight on May 15. The Denver Police Department had three officers at the Denver Health Emergency Department, where they were responding to a call for service at the hospital. While there, they were approached by a vehicle. Inside the car was a passenger actively giving birth. The officers tried to direct the driver to go up to the emergency room entrance, but a language barrier prevented the message from being understood. DPD said that’s when the officers noticed the baby’s leg had already emerged. One officer rushed inside to inform medical staff and get help, whil...
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Rocks and Bottles Thrown: Denver Protest Turns Violent, Police Respond
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Rocks and Bottles Thrown: Denver Protest Turns Violent, Police Respond

By: Jared Dean | KVDR.com DENVER (KDVR) — Rick Kyle, a chief of operations with the Denver Police Department, says the No Kings protest on Saturday was peaceful. However, later that evening, a group unaffiliated with that protest became aggressive with officers, and that is when things took a turn. “People were throwing objects at officers. My understanding is rocks, bottles, that type of thing,“ Kyle said. Kyle says that is when police upped their response, doing what they’re trained to do in these types of situations.  “The officers then deployed smoke as a diversionary tactic and then used the pepper ball into the ground as an aerial denial to try and encourage people to move,” Kyle said. In all, 35 people were arrested Saturday evening: charges range from throwing projec...
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Graffiti, assaults and street blockades: Denver ‘ICE Out’ protest leads to 17 arrests
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Graffiti, assaults and street blockades: Denver ‘ICE Out’ protest leads to 17 arrests

By Allie Jennerjahn | Denver7 DENVER — 17 people were arrested during protests in Denver Tuesday. "I want to be present and stand up to what I think is really wrong," Bonnie Lloyd from Broomfield said. Crowds gathered to protest against federal immigration enforcement and ICE raids, joining protests across the country — namely Los Angeles — to call for an end to detentions and deportations. "I'm doing my part as an American citizen and someone who loves our country to do what I can," Ellen Keckler from Conifer said. Denver police released the number of arrests and what they were for: Graffiti (3) Interference with Police Authority (1) Unlawful Throwing of Projectiles, Failure to Obey a Lawful Order (1) Obstruction of Streets, Failure to Obey a Lawful Order (7) ...
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