law enforcement

Shane Sandridge picked by GOP vacancy committee to fill state Rep. Dan Nordberg’s term

Dec 22, 2017

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Ernest Luning

A Republican vacancy committee on Thursday elected Shane Sandridge, a Colorado Springs investment consultant and former police officer, to become the next representative of state House District 14. Sandridge will replace state Rep. Dan Nordberg, R-Colorado Springs, who is stepping down in January to take a job as regional administrator of the Small Business Administration.…
Out West Roundup: Utah town headed toward keeping booze prohibition

Nov 17, 2017

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Associated Press

Utah Utah town headed toward keeping booze prohibition SALT LAKE CITY – One of Utah’s last “dry” communities is on track to maintain its eight-decade prohibition on alcohol sales after voters rejected a measure to allow sales that proponents said would boost tourism and opponents said would threaten the small city’s way of life. Following…
Colorado GOP lawmaker Cole Wist ‘thinking seriously’ about run for attorney general if Cynthia Coffman runs for governor

Nov 3, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Cole Wist, Colorado’s assistant House Republican leader, says he’s “thinking seriously” about running for state attorney general in next year’s election if GOP incumbent Cynthia Coffman decides to run for governor, and he expects to announce his plans within weeks, he told Colorado Politics. Coffman said months ago she was weighing a bid for governor…
Colorado politicians split along party lines reacting to Trump’s pardon of Arizona sheriff Arpaio

Aug 28, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Republicans and Democrats split sharply along party lines in response to President Donald Trump’s pardon Friday night of Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, who had been convicted of defying a court order to focusing on Latinos in patrols . U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, called the pardon “desperate, shameful (and) unjust” on Twitter, while state…
Navarro: What’s being done about opioid use in Colorado?

Apr 18, 2017

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Clarice Navarro

There is an opioid crisis in Colorado and across the nation. Colorado, and especially southern Colorado, has seen an increase in use and abuse of opioids. Traditionally, when we hear the word opioid we think of the “junkie,” but that’s not where it ends or begins. With the rise in use and abuse, we see…
Colorado bill aimed at accountability for forfeiture seizures dies in legislature

Feb 16, 2017

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Peter Marcus

Police and prosecutors on Wednesday protested a bill that aimed at increasing transparency when officials seize property under forfeiture laws. Supporters of the bipartisan Senate Bill 136 seemed dismayed that law enforcement would so passionately oppose a bill that only aimed at accountability. The Senate Judiciary Committee rejected the measure on a party-line vote, with Republicans…
Nicolais: A police department’s pattern of unconstitutional conduct

Jan 27, 2017

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Mario Nicolais

In 164 pages, the U.S. Department of Justice eviscerated the Chicago Police Department. After a year-long investigation, the DOJ found the CPD “engages in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional use of force.” The detailed report outlines a systematic failure, not only in the CPD, but the entire city government for its dereliction to oversee and provide…
Denver sheriff reviews 2016

Dec 14, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

Avoiding the use of force by Denver sheriff’s deputies, recognizing and knowing how to treat mental problems among people deputies contact, and handling a growing jail inmate population are among issues Sheriff Patrick Firman highlighted in an end-of-year letter to Denver City Council. Dated Monday, Dec. 12, the letter also noted the hiring of 200…
Sanctuary city? Denver officials pledge to resist Trump’s mass deportation threat

Dec 9, 2016

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Tom Ramstack

Denver and other Colorado cities stand in the crosshairs of President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to cut off federal funding to “sanctuary cities” for illegal immigrants. Sanctuary cities refer to cities that make no more than mediocre efforts to block illegal immigrants from employment or to deport them. Denver city and county officials have sought to…
The Hot Sheet – Cops not necessarily citizens, Sen. Gardner has your golden tix, 10 homeless cost you millions, pot and gun rights and MORE …

Nov 22, 2016

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Colorado Politics

VOL. 01 NO. 191 | NOVEMBER 22, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 DENVER – Good Tuesday to you and yours. If it’s a traveling day (“over the river and through the woods …”) for you, we do hope you arrive safely and possibly hungry. As you’ll notice, we are sharing several topics concerning our…