Civil rights

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Officer violates CPD stun gun policy

Admits abuse under oath at assault trial

December 4, 2014

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Sheriff’s office faces lawsuit

Couple claim excessive force, negligent training during traffic stop

June 30, 2014

Local News

Criminalizing the sick

Durango man’s isolation in jail exacerbated his mental illness

June 12, 2014

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Southwest Memorial completes cultural awareness training

Southwest Memorial Hospital has met all settlement agreements, including cultural sensitivity training, stemming from a 2010 civil rights incident, according…

June 4, 2014

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Southwest Memorial completes cultural awareness training

Southwest Memorial Hospital has met all settlement agreements, including cultural sensitivity training, stemming from a 2010 civil rights incident, according…

June 2, 2014

D.A. fires back at sheriff

Cause of settlement demand questioned

March 6, 2014

Local News

Sheriff rejects rights claim from ’13 arrest

The Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office is standing behind a deputy accused of civil rights violations. “Sgt. (Adam) Alcon was not…

February 28, 2014

Sheriff gets demand for $60,000

Two people arrested last summer by a Montezuma County Sheriff’s deputy have requested a $60,000 settlement in an attempt to…

February 27, 2014

Sheriff’s Office gets $60,000 demand in 2013 arrests

Two people arrested last summer claim rough treatment from deputies

February 25, 2014

Sheriff’s Office gets $60K demand

Two arrested last summer allege rough treatment

February 25, 2014

Sharing history of civil rights in 1953

Mancos resident tells of personal experience with racial violence

January 21, 2014

Community remembers March on Washington

The Mancos Library set up an informative display of books, articles and photos to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the…

September 10, 2013

Spruell part of 2nd Amendment lawsuit

Montezuma County Sheriff Dennis Spruell talks to Delta County Sheriff Fred McKee after a news conference announcing a lawsuit against…

May 22, 2013

Spruell part of 2nd Amendment suit

Sheriffs sue Gov. Hickenlooper for signing ‘unconstitutional’ gun bills

May 20, 2013