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1. NEW DENVER JAIL REPORT OFFERS GLIMPSE INTO DEPUTIES’ FRUSTRATION WITH REFORM
A new report on the Denver Sheriff Department reform effort shows that the consulting firms hired to review the department have their work cut out. Read Noelle Phillips’ story.
2. ELECTION 2014: COLORADO DEMS ARE IN DREAD HEAT, SWEATING OUT TIGHT RACES
The top-ticket races in Colorado are deadlocked in the final Denver Post poll of the 2014 election, illustrating the state’s split political personality and the vulnerability of Democrats in this Republican-leaning midterm.
3. DENVER WEATHER: TRICK-OR-TREAT WITH A JACKET, WEEKEND WARM-UP
If you’re planning to trick-or-treat — or be out on the town for Halloween — Friday night, you might want a jacket as temperatures dip into the upper 30s late in the day. Read the forecast.
4. HOLMES’ ATTORNEYS SEEK TO TOSS EXAM IN THEATER SHOOTING TRIAL
In a motion filed Thursday, defense attorneys ask that the second sanity exam be stricken from evidence at trial or that the judge “limit the opinions and testimony of the second sanity examiner.”
5. MAKETA PROBE FIND SHERIFF TRADED ENDORSEMENT FOR FAVORS
A briefing on Thursday into a private, independent investigation into embattled El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa revealed much about the controversial leader’s time as the county’s top law enforcement officer.
6. GOP KEEPS BIG EDGE IN TURNOUT COMPARED WITH 2010 ELECTION
More than 32,000 additional registered Democrats in Colorado had returned their ballots at this point in the election season four years ago as compared with this year. Republican voters, meanwhile, have kept pace this fall with their ballot return rate from 2010, in each year mailing back just over 379,000 ballots by the time October came to a close. Read John Aguilar’s story.
7. RAPIDS CALL FOUL ON CIAO OVER SHIRT DEAL, SAYS TELECOM COMPANY MISSED PAYMENTS
The Colorado Rapids filed a lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court alleging Ciao Telecom’s parent company has failed to make nearly half a million dollars in jersey sponsorship payments. Read why.
8. COLORADO SPRINGS POLICE: 17-YEAR-OLD GIRL FLED IN VEHICLE, BATTLED COP
Police in Colorado Springs arrested a 17-year-old girl on Thursday after she led officers on a vehicle chase before fleeing on foot and struggling as authorities attempted to arrest her.
9. SUSPECT IN AMBUSH OF PENNSYLVANIA TROOPERS IS CAPTURED
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Eric Frein, who meekly gave himself up when surrounded, authorities said.
10. BRONCOS ARE SHOWING THEY MEAN BUSINESS ON DEFENSE
For the first time in years, the Broncos’ defense has taken on a personality of a junkyard dog and are making noise when it comes to stopping other steams. Also, read Mark Kiszla’s analysis on why the Broncos want a bigger prize than beating the Patriots this week.
Jesse Paul: 303-954-1733, jpaul@denverpost.com or twitter.com/JesseAPaul
