City council kills bill to abolish Denver’s police department and replace it with a ‘peacekeeping office’

A short-lived bill aimed at dissolving the Denver Police Department and replacing it with a “peacekeeping” alternative failed Monday during Denver City Council’s weekly meeting.

Members voted 11 to 1 to kill the proposal, which would have asked voters to delete DPD from the city charter and replace it with a “peacekeeping office” aimed at ending police violence, especially against people of color, and preventing violent crime by addressing its root causes, including mental and behavioral health, job insecurity, hunger and homelessness.

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