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Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training
Coverage of Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training in the Nexus archive.
- Transparency vs. privacy: Wheat Ridge Police Department excessive force case highlights conflicting laws
A Wheat Ridge Police Officer was fired after body-worn camera footage showed him pointing a gun at a man on the ground and threatening to shoot him. Investigative journalist Andrew Fraieli obtained the footage, revealing a conflict between Colorado laws on law enforcement transparency and individual privacy.