law enforcement
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10th Circuit reinstates constitutional challenge to Colorado ‘doxing’ law
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The Denver-based federal appeals court reinstated a man’s constitutional challenge on Wednesday to a law prohibiting the online dissemination of certain personal identifying information, including the details of police officers, if doing so poses an imminent safety threat. Andrew Thomas Scott is a process server who attempted to deliver a subpoena at the home of…
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Colorado legislators scramble to find dollars to deal with illegal immigration crisis, and here’s a list of 4th CD candidates | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Feb. 20, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado’s policymakers are looking for ways to help communities grappling with the costs of accommodating roughly 40,000 immigrants who arrived in Colorado in the past year. The Department of Public Safety is requesting nearly $10 million in supplemental funding for organizations that offer…
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Colorado bill targets social media platforms used by kids, teens
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A measure in the Colorado state Senate aims to impose a host of requirements on social media companies, including age verification, tools and settings for parents and a prohibition against practices that are “not in the best interest of juveniles.” Notably, the proposal mandates social media companies to respond to inquiries from law enforcement agency…
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Colorado lawmakers begin to tackle major housing bills, including occupancy limitations
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Major measures on housing are starting to move at the state Capitol this week, which saw the first hearings on some of the roughly 260 bills introduced in this session so far. Colorado faces an acute housing shortage. One study puts the deficit in metro Denver region alone at 45,025 to 115,012 housing units. As…
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Experts tout ‘phenomenal numbers’ as vehicle theft in Colorado down significantly
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Colorado is not No. 1! Or at least it’s a “reasonable inference,” one expert said, that “we are no longer the worst in the country.” After years of being the worst state in the country for auto thefts per capita, Colorado is showing signs of losing that distinction by what could turn out to be…
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Restrictions on no-knock search warrants pass Colorado legislature
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Three years ago, Breonna Taylor was fatally shot in her Kentucky apartment by police executing a no-knock warrant for her ex-boyfriend. Taylor’s death inspired national outrage and debate on the use of search warrants that allow police to forcibly enter people’s homes without warning. Colorado lawmakers are now tackling the issue with Senate Bill 254. If made…
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Colorado appeals court agrees media organizations not entitled to police officer records
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The state’s second-highest court on Thursday agreed the Colorado Attorney General’s Office acted reasonably by refusing to provide two media outlets with records of police officers who are certified and, for misconduct-related reasons, decertified as law enforcement. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals determined the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board qualifies…
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Colorado Democrats OK bill to prevent police from lying to minors during interrogations
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After more than a year of trying, Colorado Democrats passed a bill Monday to restrict police from lying to minors during interrogations. If signed into law by the governor, House Bill 1042 would make any statements obtained by juveniles during custodial interrogations inadmissible in court if law enforcement knowingly presented untruthful information to the juvenile during the interrogation…
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Colorado lawmakers advance bill to prevent police from lying to minors during interrogations
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Lorenzo Montoya spent more than 13 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. In 2000, when Montoya was 14 years old, he confessed to committing a murder after Denver police told him there were fingerprints, shoe prints and saliva at the crime scene proving his guilt. Montoya said the police told him he would go to…
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Second Denver mayoral debate focuses on rent control, candidate’s first campaign ad
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Candidates for Denver mayor sparred over familiar issues like enforcing the camping ban, but new discussion emerged as they were pressed on rent control. WATCH: Denver mayoral debate hosted by 9NEWS Of the 13 members present, seven raised their hands in support of some form of rent control. According to City Councilwoman Deborah Ortega, Denver…
