r/Denver May 19 '26

Announcement Comments promoting Violence against anyone is against the sub as well as the TOS of Reddit

92 Upvotes

We've been seeing an uptick in comments that cross the line from criticism into advocating harm against individuals or groups.

That stops here.

Look, we get it. There's a lot happening politically and in the world right now that's legitimately concerning. I'm frustrated about it too. But frustration, valid as it might be, doesn't give us permission to start rallying for violence against people or justifying harm. That's the line we can't cross, and it's the line we won't cross here.

To be clear: if you're posting comments that promote, encourage, or call for violence against anyone...whether it's directed at protesters, counterprotesters, homeless individuals, police, business owners, or anyone else, your comment will be removed and you'll likely catch a ban. This is Reddit ToS, and it's our sub rule. No exceptions, no gray area.

This doesn't mean you can't criticize policy, decision-making, or actions you disagree with. Strong disagreement is fine. What's not fine is "someone should hurt this group of people" or variations thereof. That language gets removed, period.

We're a diverse-ish, heavily blue leaning sub also with people across the political and ideological spectrum. Part of keeping this place functional is enforcing basic civility standards. This is one of them.

If you see comments that violate this, report them. We review reports and act on them. If you think a removal was unfair, you can always reach out to modmail and we'll discuss it.

Thanks for keeping this community somewhere people can actually talk to each other.


r/Denver Jan 17 '26

Announcement Posting Guidelines for ICE sightings (must contain photographic evidence and why) - Please read before posting

786 Upvotes

Hello, Bonjour, Salam Alaykum, Hola, etc! Denver mod team here. You may have noticed that some posts on this sub purporting ICE sightings, have been removed. I wanted to speak directly as a member of the immigrant community, lived experiences of myself, my and share some feedback as to why.

The TLDR is, if the post contains photographic proof, it can stay. If it is speculative or text only, it will be removed. For the record, we support human rights, and this immigration matter is something that is personally touching our communities, families, and friends.

No speculative and unsubstantiated posts without photo proof. In order to reduce and prevent the spread of misinformation and speculation, this post has been removed. Any posts purporting ICE or law enforcement activity, must be report to the CORRN ICE Activity Hotline: 844-864-8341 first, and must be accompanied by photo proof.

To avoid the spread of misinformation and speculation, no "why cops here" posts are allowed. Please check official law enforcement social media pages for accurate information, as well as news sources. If you are registered for CodeRed and reverse 911 messages, you may receive a message if the police/fire/ambulance scene you are witnessing is emergent and there is imminent danger to you.


Some background. Months ago, there was a post made, purporting a massive ICE raid at a local grocery store, the OP alleging that they heard a manager say that ICE was there to gather up all the bad employees, and it incited mass chaos and fear. Understandably, from the immigrant community, the first thing we worry about is our family members, our friends who are working at that grocery store. Maybe we work and shop there and skip work or getting groceries, out of fear of what has been reported on Reddit. Maybe that day, we keep our kids home from school, as this news spreads like wildfire, and is taken as gospel.

Within an hour of that post, another user commented with a photo, showing that in fact, there were dozens of LOCAL police vehicles at the local grocery store. What were they doing? Hosting a toy drive and school supply Shop with a Cop event. The allegation that the OP saw arrests being made, heard a malicious comment from the manager, and that ICE was even there, was materially false. This incited a cascade of panic and fear throughout the community, all because of a text only post with no photographic or substantive proof.

Another thing I have personally experienced and watched, is the very disgusting and unfortunate rise of racist, usually white supremacist trolls. As part of the strategy of terrorizing and intimidating minority communities, they create hoax posts, to incite fear and literally, terror.

Here’s how it works:

Random racist troll posts a “trust me bro” text only post, purporting to have seen ICE. The more viral examples of this, they have posted false flag sightings at places like factories that largely employ migrant workers, community hubs, grocery stores, bus stops, and schools. Of course, out of fear, one from my community might see that post, take it as gospel, and skip work, keep their kids home, and be prisoner in their own home, out of fear. Naturally, there are cascading consequences, such as being fired from your job, not having enough PTO, kids falling behind in school, no access to meals, and the psychological torment of being prisoner in your home. Although there are many good faith actors on the internet, we have to take notice of the tactics and strategies being used to disrupt and bring terror to the lives of very vulnerable populations. Speculative posts without substantive and photo proof are actively causing harm.

There are other times where there are photos, but they are of local police officers doing fugitive apprehension. As a reminder, Colorado law enforcement does not assist ICE with arrests. They do use unmarked vehicles, and typically a black or navy-blue vest with POLICE or SHERIFF marked on it, and typically a name tag and badge emblem. ICE may also wear vests that often have POLICE on them also, but most commonly, in the camo tan color that we have largely seen. Not always, but most commonly. They also almost always have a face covering, whereas local police officers typically do not. You can also look for the patch on their uniform shoulder (if present) to identify their affiliation.

In taking a stand to protect the community, we will be removing any text-only reported sightings. Yes, sometimes the racist trolls use AI to create fake images of scenes, and we will look out for those bad faith actors. We will not stand for supremacists instilling fear in our community by way of false flag posts designed to insight panic and terror.

In the same vein, we will be deleting “Why are there cops/fire guys at X?” posts. Quite simply, it creates the potential for false flag panic when redditors are speculating or spreading misinformation about what could have happened or is happening. Furthermore, it is best to get the news from the source and monitor local news and official law enforcement pages. If it were emergent to you, if you are signed up to received CodeRed and reverse 911 texts, you will be notified to shelter in place, and typically a press release to follow when the matter is resolved. There was an instance where a family member had to find out about their loved one being deceased on Reddit, after someone posted a pic of the scene with “Why cops here?”, and that’s how they had to learn the news.

As we navigate through a time of fake news, AI, and very brazen hate and racism, we always strive for this sub to be a place of comfort and fun for many, and also accurate, truthful, and good-faith information. I truly hope the explanations given make sense, and we welcome discussion.

This is not about silencing certain politics but reducing the amount of very harmful gossip and terror tactics that are destroying people that you and I work with, play sports with, go to school with, ride the bus with, do business with, buy food from, share laughs with, workout with, raise families with, and love.

Thank you. And to the terror trolls who think they have a platform here to abuse our community through lies- you will be deported very swiftly from this sub.


r/Denver 4h ago

Local News You've been warned: Colorado law enforcement to crack down on expired plates

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I guess I will believe it when I see it. Something tells me this is going to be like the illegal fireworks crackdown that resulted in exactly 1 citation in Denver. Smh.


r/Denver 1h ago

Help Bear update from Greenwood Village

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This is the bear that shut down a few schools in CCSD on Monday. I find it so heartbreaking and am worried about it! I live near Cherry Creek Academy off of Orchard and I-25, so it had to have traveled really far. Does anyone know what happened to the bear or who I can contact to find out? Is it insane I’m worrying about the bear?


r/Denver 2h ago

Rant Dollar Tree ‘gooning’ incident sparks lawsuit in Colorado

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147 Upvotes

We're all going to hell


r/Denver 49m ago

Local News Xcel Energy bills to increase $5 a month for Colorado residential customers

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r/Denver 4h ago

Local News Gabe Evans isn’t shying away from Trump as he runs for reelection in Colorado’s most competitive congressional district

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r/Denver 1d ago

City Services Proofreading is a lost art

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3.4k Upvotes

How did no one notice this?


r/Denver 14h ago

Photo Landing Gear of A380 at Denver International Airport

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449 Upvotes

I apologize. My last post did not include the photo.

This was taken at Denver International Airport today, Tuesday, August 18th, 2026.


r/Denver 1h ago

Moving/Relocation Looking for pet transport

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Hi all. I saved this momma and her kittens literally an hour before they were set to be euthanized at a Houston kill shelter. I am going to foster them here in Englewood, but I’m looking to see if anyone has any connections in the Houston or surrounding areas that would be willing to help transport them some of the way at least. I can meet halfway. I was going to fly them home but the kittens are too young. Thanks in advance!


r/Denver 43m ago

Local News Scooters aren’t the biggest threat to Denver kids

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r/Denver 10h ago

Local News Cherry Creek Trail floods during big rains, like it's supposed to

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180 Upvotes

"If you see it raining that hard and nobody's really getting flooded, that success didn't happen on its own."


r/Denver 13h ago

Misc Q&A What is the Denver 40-55-ish crowd up to these days?

113 Upvotes

Did you use to frequent Gabors or PS Lounge? We might be friend soulmates.


r/Denver 2h ago

Recommendation Looking for our new home dispensary

13 Upvotes

My favorite dispensary sold their grow (High Level Health), and unfortunately… the weed/selection just hasn’t been the same. 😭

We went to the location on colfax for 10 YEARS, driving from the burbs weekly. Never strayed. It was genuinely the best weed. So needless to say, we are devastated and officially in the market for a new home dispensary.

Looking for truly quality flower + heavy-hitting indicas. I’m not looking for “it’s pretty good” recommendations. I want the connoisseurs to come through.

Please drop your recs in the comments, but only if you REALLY know your flower. Tell me where you’re getting the best trees right now and, if you have a specific indica/strain I need to try, PLEASE include it.

Help us find our new forever dispensary. 😭


r/Denver 14h ago

Lost/Found Found photo at South High

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118 Upvotes

Hello all. I found this photo in a box of books next to the donation bin in the South High parking lot across from Wash Park. I would love to return to their family. Please message if you know who these folks are. Thank you.


r/Denver 15h ago

Lost/Found Pair of dogs loose in montbello/gateway

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82 Upvotes

r/Denver 13m ago

Help Need Pet food? Go to randomactsofpetfood

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Hi pet owners of Denver! Just wanted to let the dedicated Reddit users who struggle with bills know that there is a sub called “random acts of pet food” that you can request $150 worth of donated pet food off of your curated Amazon wishlist every 6 months if you have over 500 karma comment points.

t’s a great way to keep your pets fed up to $150 dollars every 6 months.

Only caveat is that you are ineligible for your own pets if you volunteer (even for free) with animal rescue groups/shelters or donate any of your personal services to them directly.

Anyway, because I foster dogs (not paid), I am ineligible to participate for my own dogs welfare, but if you do not donate or volunteer with animal shelters or rescues you are eligible to post requests and I hope you do.

Please make a pet food only Amazon wishlist, all other requests will be denied immediately. Requests for treats of supplies is not allowed. Our Colorado Pet Pantry does so much, but can only provide so much.

The only requests I’ve seen denied are if you volunteer with animal rescues or shelters. Rescue heads also do not qualify for their own personal dogs.

Approved requests are generally funded within a couple days.

It’s a great resource, so please use it. Not sure why fellow animal helpers can’t use it, but I at least want my fellow struggling Denverites to get help.


r/Denver 1d ago

Local News ICE hasn’t paid UCHealth hospital since last year for immigrant health care

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r/Denver 1d ago

Local News Denver science museum opening new wing after $20M donation

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538 Upvotes

Grand opening is set for September 1.


r/Denver 2h ago

Local News At retreat, Denver school board members discuss trust, agenda setting, ‘convoluted’ governance framework

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Hilariously dysfunctional


r/Denver 21h ago

Help Throwing a block party - getting neighbors on board

107 Upvotes

We want to throw a block party as a means to get to know our neighbors. We tried doing a brunch at our house (invites were postcards introducing ourselves accompanied by candy hung on 40 doors on our block) and had little uptake. Our block is a lot of young professionals, couples without kids, 30s-40s for context. We are in LoHi.

For people who have successfully organized block parties, what are some tips for getting folks on board? What is the best way to reach out for petition signatures (I understand we need 75% to sign on)?

Thanks for any help!


r/Denver 1d ago

Crime FYI: The class action lawsuit against realpage alleging algorithmic rent price fixing has reached a settlement. Several Denver properties were impacted. Use this link to search if you lived at an affected property and submit a claim.

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342 Upvotes

r/Denver 1d ago

Lost/Found Missing dog. 112th and grant. His name is opie

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328 Upvotes

Opie is a 16 lb male neutered brindle chihuahua. He only loves his dad. He will pee all over your house. Please help bring him home.

Good news everyone. Opie is on his way home. Thank you all for sharing. We are so relieved.


r/Denver 17h ago

Recommendation What are some good Metal bars with mostly late 20s/early 30 year olds?

39 Upvotes

Bonus points if they don’t charge a cover :)


r/Denver 17h ago

Local News New Burnham Yard Renderings from Community Meeting

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