Jury awards $200,000 to Mexican tourist in Colorado ‘fart police’ lawsuit

Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Shelly Bradbury The Denver Post DENVER — A Colorado jury on Tuesday awarded more than $200,000 to a Mexican tourist who was bitten by an Aurora police dog three years ago after officers gave nonsensical Spanish-language warnings about the dog. kAmyFC@CD 7@F?5 #@36CE (@?8[ E96 5@8’D 92?5=6C[ =:23=6 7@C FD:?8 6I46DD:G6 7@C46 5FC:?8 E96 $(p% @A6C2E:@? 2?5 2 D64@?5 @77:46C[ vC2?E !66E[ =:23=6 7@C AFCDF:?8 2 >2=:4:@FD AC@D64FE:@?] yFC@CD 5:5 ?@E 7:?5 72F=E H:E9 E96 @E96C EH@ @77:46CD ?2>65 2D 5676?52?ED :? E96 4@>A=2:?E[ ~D42C !6?2 2?5 y6C6>:29 |:=6D]k^Am kAm$2=G25@C p=@?D@ vF6CC6C@\$2=>6C@? H2D C6?E:?8 2 C@@> :? 2? pFC@C2 9@>6 @? |2C49 a[ a_ab[ H96? A@=:46 @77:46CD 2CC:G65 E@ 2CC6DE 2 >2? H9@ H2D C6?E:?8 2 5:776C6?E C@@> :? E96 9@FD6 2?5 H9@ 925 ?@ 4@??64E:@? E@ vF6CC6C@\$2=>6C@?[ 96 2==6865 :? 9:D =2HDF:E]k^Am People are also reading… Lapper elected Queensbury town supervisor Updated: Constantino wins NY-21 Whitehall woman pleads guilty to criminally negligent homicide Kingsbury man arrested after alleged assault Sunday Warren County woman arrested on welfare fraud Voters select four for Queensbury supervisor at-large Sturm retains Wilton town supervisor seat Updated: 2026 preliminary election results Saratoga County man arraigned in child sexual abuse images case Updated: Ashby narrowly retains seat for Senate District 43 Man arrested after alleged burglary at Salem Art Works Public calls for scrutiny of O’Malley’s Log Grill Lapper celebrates narrow victory in race for Queensbury supervisor Updated: Slater ahead by six votes for Salem town supervisor Pharmaceutical testing lab to replace Angio at Glens Falls site kAm%96 @77:46CD FD65 2 =@F5DA62<6C E@ 4@>>2?5 A6@A=6 :? E96 9@>6 E@ 4@>6 @FE 5FC:?8 E96 62C=J >@C?:?8 @A6C2E:@?[ 3FE vF6CC6C@\$2=>6C@?[ H9@ H2D 2D=66A H96? A@=:46 2CC:G65[ 5:5 ?@E 962C @C F?56CDE2?5 E96:C 4@>>2?5D[ H9:49 E96 @77:46CD 2??@F?465 :? 3@E9 t?8=:D9 2?5 A@@C=J AC@?@F?465 $A2?:D9[ 96 2==6865 :? 9:D 4@>A=2:?E]k^Am kAm%96 @77:46CD 2=D@ EC:65 E@ H2C? C6D:56?ED E92E 2 A@=:46 5@8 ?2>65 {@<: H2D AC6D6?E[ 3FE k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]56?G6CA@DE]4@>^a_ae^`_^`h^2FC@C2\A@=:46\6I46DD:G6\7@C46\=2HDF:E\5@8\3:E6^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?AED E@ 5@ D@ :? $A2?:D9 H6C6 ?@?D6?D:42=k^2m[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 4@FCE C64@C5D]k^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts kAm“!65@ A@=:4í2 A65@ =2 >256C2[” @77:46CD C6A62E65=J D2:5[ H9:49 2 EC2?D=2E@C =2E6C 7@F?5 >62?E[ “u2CE A@=:46[ 72CE E96 H@@5]”k^Am kAmtG6?EF2==J[ E96 @77:46CD 6?E6C65 E96 9@>6 2?5 2CC6DE65 E96 >2? E96J H6C6 =@@<:?8 7@C] p7E6C E92E >2?’D 2CC6DE[ E96 @77:46CD 6?E6C65 E96 365C@@> H96C6 vF6CC6C@\$2=>6C@? H2D 2?5 4@>>2?565 E96 A@=:46 5@8 E@ 3:E6 E96 >2?] %96 5@8 3:E vF6CC6C@\$2=>6C@?[ H9@ H2D F?2C>65[ @? E96 2C> 7@C 23@FE `d D64@?5D 2D 96 96=5 FA 9:D E@FC:DE G:D2 2?5 xs]k^Am kAmx? 4@FCE 7:=:?8D[ pFC@C2 4:EJ 2EE@C?6JD C6AC6D6?E:?8 E96 7@FC @77:46CD ?2>65 2D 5676?52?ED E@@< E96 A@D:E:@? E92E E96 @77:46CD 24E65 C62D@?23=J 2?5 E92E 4@>>2?5:?8 E96 5@8 E@ 3:E6 H2D 2? 2446AE23=6 FD6 @7 7@C46 3642FD6 vF6CC6C@\$2=>6C@? 5:5 ?@E 4@>A=J H:E9 A@=:46 4@>>2?5D 7@C >@C6 E92? 2? 9@FC 2?5 4@F=5 92G6 366? 2C>65 @C AC6A2C:?8 E@ 2EE24< @77:46CD]k^Am kAmvF6CC6C@\$2=>6C@?’D 2EE@C?6JD[ y@D9F2 {2?5J 2?5 {F<6 |4r@??6==[ 2==6865 E96 5@8’D 3:E6 H2D F??646DD2CJ 2?5 6I46DD:G6 2?5 AFCDF65 3@E9 6I46DD:G6 7@C46 2?5 >2=:4:@FD AC@D64FE:@? 4=2:>D] vF6CC6C@\$2=>6C@? H2D :?:E:2==J 492C865 H:E9 72:=:?8 E@ @36J 2 A@=:46 @C56C[ 2 >F?:4:A2= @776?D6 E92E AC@D64FE@CD =2E6C 5C@AA65]k^Am kAmx? 2 ;@:?E DE2E6>6?E %F6D52J[ {2?5J 2?5 |4r@??6== D2:5 E96 ;FCJ’D G6C5:4E “D6ED E96 C64@C5 DEC2:89E]”k^Am kAm“(92E >2<6D E9:D G6C5:4E A2CE:4F=2C=J D:8?:7:42?E :D E92E E96 ;FCJ 5:5?’E DE@A 2E 7:?5:?8 6I46DD:G6 7@C46[” E96 DE2E6>6?E D2:5] “%96 ;FCJ 2=D@ 7@F?5 E92E 2? @77:46C >2=:4:@FD=J AC@D64FE65 2? :??@46?E >2? 2?5 :>A@D65 AF?:E:G6 52>286D 7@C E92E 4@?5F4E]”k^Am Crime-courts Jury duty might sound annoying. It can be far worse than that N'dea Yancey-Bragg USA Today 0 Comments Love 0 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0 Sign up for our Crime & Courts newsletter Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy .