New Trump federal immigration directives could conflict with Colorado laws requiring law enforcement to keep it local
The Justice Department memo issued Wednesday threatens prosecution of state or local officials for “resisting, obstructing, and otherwise failing to comply with lawful immigration-related commands and requests.”
Current sheriff, deputies sue Adams County, say politics led to their firing
Adams County Sheriff Gene Claps and some current and former Adams deputies are suing county commissioners over what they claim were politically motivated firings by previous Sheriff Rick Reigenborn.
Listen: They arrived in Denver’s immigration wave. Here’s how they’re preparing for the next four years
Venezuelan asylum seekers were at the center of the presidential campaign. Colorado’s long court backlogs could buy them time.
Denver officials spent 2024 welcoming immigrants — but with less fanfare, police arrested some of them for low-level crimes and prostitution
Crimes of “moral turpitude,” including prostitution, funnel undocumented immigrants down the pipeline for deportation.
Colorado Springs man shot himself just before bomb detonated in New Year’s Las Vegas Cybertruck attack
The motive for the bombing and whether there was any coordination between the Las Vegas event and an earlier mass killing in New Orleans by another veteran remain a mystery.
Cybertruck that exploded outside Trump Las Vegas hotel was rented in Colorado
Authorities have not said who rented the Tesla Cybertruck nor where it was picked up in the state.
The nation’s murder rate is plummeting. Colorado’s is mostly flat
The country’s murder rate is falling at a brisk pace since pandemic-level 2021 highs — but Colorado isn’t entirely following suit.
Colorado ranks in the top 10 nationally with number of uninsured drivers
The price of insurance is a contributing factor, but accidents by motorists without coverage also drive up rates for everyone.
Colorado hopes to tighten requirements to be a law enforcement officer
The Peace Officers Standards and Training Board voted unanimously to ask the state legislature to add another 31 misdemeanor crimes to the existing list of 44 as “decertifying to be a peace officer.”
Judge drops criminal charges against gaming officers in Christian Glass death
The state Division of Gaming is not listed as an agency eligible to be held accountable for failing to intervene.
Former Colorado public defender files whistleblower suit saying his excessive caseload stopped him from doing a good job
Travis Weiner said the entire criminal justice system is complicit in the excessive caseloads for public defenders throughout Colorado.
For cops in critical situations, what they say to people and how they say it is key
Yelling multiple, sometimes conflicting, commands can make a scene or arrest more chaotic — and body cameras catch it all.
State elected officials, community leaders prepare to fight with Trump administration over immigration
In an interview with Colorado Matters, Polis said he would welcome federal government help to root out criminals and gang members — but beyond that, the governor said there is going to be a fight.
School of Mines professor charged with DUI, vehicular homicide in crash that killed Golden officer
Stephen Geer faces several felony and misdemeanor charges, including driving under the influence, in connection to the death of Officer Evan Dunn.
Colorado voters come full circle on supporting – and refunding – police
Prop. 130 will require state lawmakers to funnel $350 million to law enforcement agencies in a one-time burst dedicated specifically to recruiting and retention.
Two friends schemed to test Colorado’s mail ballot system and are now charged with felonies, police say
Two women, including a postal employee, were arrested in Grand Junction on Wednesday for stealing mail ballots and fraudulently casting them.
