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Eighteenth Judicial District CERT explains procedures for officer‑involved shootings and in‑custody deaths
Summary
The district attorney’s office and Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office briefed commissioners on the Critical Incident Response Team (CERT): statutory duties, multi‑agency structure, Force Science training, evidence‑preservation practices, body‑camera and interview timing, and the DA’s role in issuing public letters or referring cases to a grand jury.
The Eighteenth Judicial District’s Critical Incident Response Team (CERT) briefed the Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday, outlining how multi‑agency investigations of officer‑involved shootings and certain in‑custody deaths are handled.
Assistant District Attorney Ryan Brackley and Lieutenant Johnny (Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office) described CERT as a multi‑agency, rotating investigative team created under state law that conducts independent, fact‑finding investigations into use‑of‑force incidents. Brackley summarized the statutory history and recent 2022 revisions that expanded the legal requirement to cover not only…
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