law enforcement
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Sedgwick County sheriff arrested on sex assault allegations
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A rural Colorado sheriff is facing sexual assault and misconduct allegations. Sedgwick County Sheriff Tom Hanna is due to appear in court Wednesday afternoon in Sterling, in the northeast corner of the state. District Attorney Brittny Lewton said Hanna was arrested at his office Tuesday on suspicion of first-degree official misconduct, sexual assault on an at risk…
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Court: Out-of-state license plates don’t justify search for marijuana
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A federal appeals court says law enforcement officials in Kansas cannot stop and search motorists for having nothing more than out-of-state license plates from states that have legalized marijuana. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday says the officer’s reasoning would justify the search of citizens from more than half of the states in…
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Obama administration to phase out some private prison use by feds
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The Obama administration announced Thursday it will phase out its use of some private prisons, affecting thousands of federal inmates and immediately sending shares of the two publicly traded prison operators plunging. In a memo to the Bureau of Prisons, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates told it to start reducing “and ultimately ending” the Justice…
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New Mexico governor seeks to reinstate death penalty
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New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez announced Wednesday plans to attempt to reinstate the death penalty in response to recent events including the killing of a police officer. New Mexico repealed the death penalty in 2009 before Martinez took office by replacing provisions for lethal injection with a sentence of life in prison without parole. Martinez…
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Private security guards begin patrols in downtown Denver
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Denver has stepped up public safety efforts by adding security guards to patrol the city’s downtown. The Denver Post reports that the guards, who are employed by Allied Universal Security, will monitor Denver’s 16th Street Mall 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They will be unarmed, but equipped with pepper spray and handcuffs to…
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Prosecution trend: After fatal OD, dealer charged with death
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He knew he was in trouble even before he read the text message: “Did u hear what hapnd 2 ed?” Ed Martin III had been found dead in the bathroom of a convenience store, slumped over on his knees with a needle and a residue-stained spoon in his pocket. He’d mainlined fentanyl, an opioid up…
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Feds to review Commerce City police after misconduct cases
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Federal Justice Department officials agreed Wednesday to a request by a suburban police department to review its procedures after a series of high-profile misconduct cases involving officers eroded public trust. The Commerce City Police Department sought the review by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services in July. It came after one officer staged his…
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Adviser in tribe’s pot resort pleads guilty to drug charge
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One of two consultants who worked with a Native American tribe on its plans to open the nation’s first marijuana resort pleaded guilty Monday to a drug offense stemming from his role in the operation, including ordering pot seeds that were shipped surreptitiously from the Netherlands to the reservation. Jonathan Hunt, who oversaw the first…
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Ruling: Colorado Planned Parenthood gunman still incompetent
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A judge says a man who acknowledges killing three people at a ColoradoPlanned Parenthood clinic remains mentally incompetent to continue with his case. Judge Gilbert Martinez made the ruling Thursday based on a report from the state mental hospital, where Robert Dear has been undergoing treatment since he was first deemed incompetent in May. Doctors have…
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Judge to reconsider Planned Parenthood clinic shooter’s competency
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A judge is set to reconsider whether a man who acknowledges killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic is competent to continue his court case. Judge Gilbert Martinez on Thursday will review whether Robert Dear’s mental health has improved to the point where he can assist in his defense. Dear has been undergoing treatment at…