law enforcement
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Aurora police brutality victim faces ‘long road’ to recovery, attorney says
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Attorneys for Kyle Vinson said he remained hospitalized and faced “a long road” to recovery a day after the Aurora Police Department released a video of his alleged assault at the hands of officers. Aurora officers John Haubert and Francine Martinez were on leave from the department as prosecutors mull formal charges. Haubert turned himself…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Oklahoma fast-tracks medical marijuana, faces pushback
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Oklahoma Oklahoma fast-tracking medical marijuana, but with pushback OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma pushed ahead last week with emergency rules aimed at fast-tracking operations of the medical marijuana industry, but not before concerned health officials tacked on requirements that cannabis advocates say will only slow things down. The state Board of Health narrowly voted to prohibit…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Nebraska advances execution plans despite secrecy concerns
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Nebraska State advances execution plans despite secrecy concerns LINCOLN, Nebraska – State officials are forging ahead with plans to execute Nebraska’s longest-serving death-row inmate without disclosing where they obtained lethal injection drugs, despite a judge’s order last week to identify their supplier. The Nebraska attorney general appealed the judge’s ruling as it pushes in a…
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Bureau of Land Management considers moving police to a western state
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The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is considering a move of the headquarters of its law enforcement program to a western state, one of the agency’s top officials said Wednesday during a U.S. Senate hearing. The announcement coincides with a reorganization of the BLM that its administrator has said is likely to include moving its…
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Out West Roundup: Montana mandates ‘net neutrality’ for state contracts
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Montana Montana mandates ‘net neutrality’ for state contracts BILLINGS, Montana – Montana last week became the first state to bar telecommunications companies from receiving state contracts if they interfere with internet traffic or favor higher-paying sites or apps, under an order from Gov. Steve Bullock intended to protect so-called net neutrality. The Democratic governor’s order…
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Court date set for suspect in death of Adams County sheriff’s deputy
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DENVER – The suspected gunman in the death of an Adams County sheriff’s deputy is scheduled to appear in court on Friday as police continue searching for two other men who were nearby at the time of the shooting and are wanted for questioning. Adams County Sheriff Michael McIntosh said Thursday that police believe they…
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Pitkin County sheriff endorses Democrat Michael Dougherty in attorney general race
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Pitkin County Sheriff Joe DiSalvo on Tuesday endorsed fellow Democrat Michael Dougherty for Colorado attorney general in the November election, saying the veteran prosecutor’s “depth of experience and knowledge of law enforcement” make him uniquely qualified for the office. Dougherty, the assistant district attorney for Jefferson and Gilpin counties and a former top prosecutor in the…
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Survey of Colorado cities and towns finds rising efficiencies delivering public safety services, rosy economies
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Colorado municipalities are delivering public safety services – police and fire departments – more efficiently in the last year, according to a survey released Thursday, though most cities and towns are finding it hard to recruit and retain officers. The 2018 State of Our Cities & Towns Report, conducted by the Colorado Municipal League, also found…
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Gov. John Hickenlooper orders flags lowered across Colorado to honor slain Douglas County deputy
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Gov. John Hickenlooper on Sunday afternoon ordered flags lowered to half-staff immediately on all public buildings statewide until sunset Tuesday in honor of Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputy Zackari Parrish, who died in the line of duty responding to a domestic disturbance at an apartment complex in Highlands Ranch. Flags should be lowered from sunrise to sunset, the…
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Trump, Colorado officials express ‘deepest condolences’ for victims in Douglas County shooting
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President Donald Trump offered his condolences Sunday morning to the victims of a shooting in Highlands Ranch that killed one Douglas County sheriff’s deputy and wounded six others, including four deputies. “My deepest condolences to the victims of the terrible shooting in Douglas County @dcsheriff, and their families. We love our police and law enforcement…