law enforcement
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Senate unanimously approves $30.5 million in grants for Colorado law enforcement
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The Colorado Senate unanimously approved a bipartisan proposal Wednesday to fund $30.5 million in grant programs for state law enforcement, sending it to the House for consideration. If enacted, Senate Bill 145 would establish three grant programs to fund: crime prevention and crisis intervention in high-crime areas; law enforcement recruitment, retention, tuition and training; and,…
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Advocates diametrically disagree on imprisonment’s role in response to fentanyl crisis
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Fighting through tears, Jessica Chavez recounted before a panel of Colorado lawmakers how her daughter, Yesenia, fatally overdosed in July after taking a fentanyl pill she thought was Percocet. Before her death, Yesi, as her friends called her, had texted her family’s pastor, Chavez told lawmakers. The 21-year-old told him that she wanted “to do…
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Senate panel advances $30.5 million in grants for Colorado law enforcement
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A bipartisan proposal to fund $30.5 million in grant programs for Colorado law enforcement passed its first hurdle Tuesday, receiving unanimous approval from the Senate Local Government Committee. If passed, Senate Bill 145 would establish three grant programs to fund the following: crime prevention and crisis intervention in high-crime areas; law enforcement recruitment, retention, tuition…
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Alamosa City Council approves funding for recall of controversial San Luis Valley district attorney
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After listening to an hour of public comment regarding their controversial district attorney, including testimony from the police chief and city manager, the Alamosa City Council voted 4-1 to use taxpayer dollars in an effort to recall him. Alonzo Payne took office in 2021 and has three years left on his term, but a recall…
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Colorado legislature approves changes to missing person investigations to emphasize marginalized women
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The Colorado legislature passed legislation Wednesday that aims to improve missing persons investigations, especially those involving women from marginalized groups. If enacted, Senate Bill 95 would shorten the timeframe before a person can be reported missing from 24 hours to two hours for minors and eight hours for adults. The bill would also require state…
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Bipartisan proposal would provide $30.5 million in grants for law enforcement
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A bipartisan pair of lawmakers in the state Senate are seeking to provide $30.5 million to Colorado law enforcement over the next two years through new grant programs. The grant programs – which would fund law enforcement training, staffing and resources – intend to increase community safety and public trust in law enforcement, said bill…
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Senate narrowly OKs bill banning law enforcement from deceiving juveniles
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Legislation passed by the Colorado Senate would prohibit law enforcement officials from using deceptive tactics while interrogating suspects younger than 18. The Senate narrowly gave its approval to Senate Bill 23 Thursday in an 18-16 vote that largely fell along party lines. Republican senators voted in opposition while Democrats backed the bill, with one exception: Sen.…
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Gov. Jared Polis, lawmakers, law enforcement to hold news conference on public safety
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Gov. Jared Polis, joined by Democratic lawmakers, law enforcement, district attorneys and state officials, will announce a package of public safety bills at a 1 p.m. news conference Thursday. The package is intended to address his State of the State pledge to make Colorado among the top 10 most safe states. Two elements of that…
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Denver might lower some speed limits to 20 mph. Here’s where and why.
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The default speed limit on Denver’s unposted streets may soon be lowered after the City Council safety committee advanced the change Wednesday. If passed, the measure would reduce the default speed on unposted city streets from 25 mph to 20 mph. This would apply most specifically to neighborhood streets with no center line. The full…
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‘No one is above the law’: Advocates hail criminal indictments in Elijah McClain’s death
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Family members, elected officials and criminal justice reform advocates called criminal indictments unsealed Wednesday charging Aurora police officers and paramedics in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain a “powerful reminder” that no one is above the law. “Nothing will bring back my son, but I am thankful that his killers will finally be held accountable.”…
