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State Supreme Court finds Mesa County trooper conducted unlawful search — again
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For the second time in three months, the Colorado Supreme Court has agreed one state trooper working in Mesa County conducted an unlawful search of a vehicle in his attempt to apprehend drug traffickers. Colorado State Patrol Trooper Christian Bollen pulled over a rental Jeep on Interstate 70 for an allegedly unsafe lane change. The…
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Appeals court interprets police accountability law to block lawsuits against localities
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Although people may sue individual law enforcement officers for violating their rights under a recently-enacted policing accountability law, Colorado’s second-highest court has clarified that lawsuits against local governments directly are not allowed. The ruling from the Court of Appeals on Thursday sets state-level lawsuits apart from those brought under federal law, where the U.S. Supreme…
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Capitol mystery: How did vandal who caused $700 in damage escape state bathroom?
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A vandal caused about $700 in damage to a third-floor state Capitol bathroom last Wednesday, according to reports from the state Patrol and the Department of Personnel and Administration, whose employees repaired the damage. The bathroom on the third floor is the only one in the building designated solely for “baby care.” It holds a…
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State to begin increased DUI enforcement going into Thanksgiving
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The Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and local law enforcement agencies are increasing DUI enforcement across the state from Saturday to Nov. 30 to account for drunk driving over Thanksgiving. Last year, 99 agencies arrested 430 impaired drivers statewide during the Thanksgiving enforcement period. “Make plans for safe and sober driving before the…
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Denver sheriff’s deputy cited for reported road rage incident in I-25 ‘Gap’
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A Denver sheriff’s deputy is facing charges of reckless endangerment after authorities say he drove a van with three inmates in the back more at than 90 mph through the Interstate 25 “Gap” while apparently racing with a drunken driver last week. Deputy James Grimes was cited with speeding 40 mph or more over the…
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Denver Sheriff Department inmate transport van clocked at 90 mph in the ‘Gap’ on I-25
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Despite the construction on Interstate 25 from Monument to Castle Rock, two drivers made it through the “Gap” in less than 18 minutes on Thursday. Colorado State Patrol pulled over a Denver Sheriff Department van and a red pickup about 12:23 p.m. in Lone Tree after the vehicles were clocked topping speeds of 90 mph…
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Colorado State Patrol chief denounces ‘epidemic’ of traffic fatalities
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Nine people have been killed in seven crashes investigated by the Colorado State Patrol in less than 72 hours, prompting Col. Matthew Packard, the agency’s chief, to denounce the “epidemic” of traffic fatalities. The deaths – including two in El Paso County – bring the state’s total this year to 600. “This is an epidemic…
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Sen. Ray Scott calls West Slope summit for cycling safety
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The legislator who considered a bill to tax bicycles to pay for roads last year shares common ground with the cycling community on one thing for sure: safety. State Sen. Ray Scott, a Republican from Grand Junction, said Thursday he’s putting together a Share the Road Safety Summit in Fruita on July 17, in partnership…
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Pueblo Democrat Leroy Garcia launches reelection bid in Senate District 3
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Assistant Senate Minority Leader Leroy Garcia, the Pueblo Democrat who took back one of the Senate seats lost to Republicans in Colorado’s 2013 recall elections, formally launched his campaign this week for a second term representing Senate District 3. Garcia, a paramedic, community college instructor and Marine Corps veteran, said in a statement he wants…
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New Colorado laws on pot, debt, sexting and driving take effect with the new year
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Employers, debt collectors, teen sexters and pot growers are among those who have new laws to follow with the dawn of the new year. The minimum wage bumps up to $10.20 an hour from $9.30, and employees who get tips will see their base pay rise to $7.18 an hour, up from $6.28. This wasn’t…
