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• Group calls for Jamaica to stop open fires

  April 4, 2012 9:31 PM

  KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - A watchdog group in Jamaica says the island urgently needs tougher standards and enforcement for controlling smoke, soot and microscopic pollutants dispersed in the air from trash fires. The Jamaica Environment Trust says such pollution poses a serious health hazard. A government report released this week... more »

• CSPD and UCCS awarded grant to curb underage drinking

  August 31, 2011 12:34 AM

  The police department and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are teaming up in an effort to curb underage drinking in our community. The two are sharing a $40,000 from the Colorado Department of Revenue Liquor and Tobacco Enforcement Division. Sgt. Steve Noblitt of CSPD says officers are... more »

• Boulder opts for video parking enforcement

  November 7, 2010 3:34 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Parking meters are the next stop for government photo surveillance. Boulder is planning to start a photo parking enforcement system in which parking officers use a vehicle-mounted camera to record license plates. The Daily Camera newspaper reports the tag numbers will go into a computer system... more »

• Former CBI deputy director charged with embezzlement

  October 25, 2010 7:44 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The former deputy director of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation has been charged with felony embezzlement of public property and two misdemeanors. The Denver Post reports that Peter "Pete" Bramley Mang has been issued a summons. The charges were filed Sept. 22. The Jefferson County district... more »

• Crisis negotiation training brings agencies together

  October 13, 2010 7:24 PM

  Law enforcement agencies teamed up in Pueblo Wednesday for training in crisis negotiations. The training took place at the Colorado State Fairgrounds. In one scenario SWAT teams and communication workers responded to a mock hostage situation. The training brought together the Colorado Department of Corrections, Pueblo Police and the Pueblo... more »

• Women in blue build skills at Pueblo conference

  September 21, 2010 7:26 PM

  Women in law enforcement are getting some valuable training in Pueblo this week. It's called the Rocky Mountain Women in Law Enforcement conference. On Tuesday a group of about 7 women learned how to defend themselves from an attacker with a knife. The conference aims to build their confidence and... more »

• Red light cameras operating in Colorado Springs

  September 16, 2010 2:32 PM

  The Focus on Safety Photo Enforcement system has been installed, tested and calibrated. Next step--warning notices in the mail for drivers who run red lights. After a one-month period when warning notices are sent, the program will begin imposing $75 fines each time a driver runs a red light.... more »

• Ways homeowners can report neighborhood eyesores

  September 9, 2010 7:57 PM

  Living next to a burned down house or property that's neglected can be a homeowners worst nightmare. It can be an eyesore and lower your property value. You can't always make your neighbor do something to fix it, but sometimes you can. Lori Winner is a woman trying to keep... more »

• Update: "Law enforcement legend" was God's servant

  August 20, 2010 1:19 PM

  At today's memorial service John Ramsey talked about Lou Smit's integrity and faith in God and said Smit never stopped working on JonBenet's murder case. "I had the opportunity to visit Lou a few hours, shortly after he went into hospice and a week before he died," Ramsey told the... more »

• Immigration ruling puts states on guard

  July 29, 2010 8:13 AM

  States that had been planning to copy Arizona's new immigration law will have to wait and see what happens in the courts. The law was set to take effect today, but a federal judge yesterday put most of it on hold. The judge agreed with the Obama administration that... more »

• Law enforcement community relations meeting planned in Pueblo

  May 17, 2010 2:22 PM

  A group in Pueblo is trying to improve relations between the community and law enforcement. The Pueblo Human Relations Commission will host a forum Tuesday night to explain how complaints and investigations are done at the Police Department, the Sheriff's Office and the District Attorney's Office. Questions will... more »

• DEA would rather stay out of medical marijuana enforcement

  April 6, 2010 3:00 PM

  Denver's top Drug Enforcement Administration agent says he'd rather his agents focus on international drug rings than medical marijuana growers. Denver DEA Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey Sweetin in an interview with The Denver Post editorial board Monday says that aggravating factors must be involved before his agents raid... more »

• Pueblo steps up seat belt enforcement at night

  April 2, 2010 12:33 PM

  The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office and the State Patrol have stepped up the Click It or Ticket campaign for this first week of April. The risk of being involved in a fatal crash is significantly greater at night than during the day, due in part to fewer people buckling... more »

• Drug Enforcement Agency to investigate CU Dental School

  February 2, 2010 11:25 AM

  Federal investigators plan to look into the distribution of controlled substances at the University of Colorado dental school. The Drug Enforcement Agency will investigate the school's practice of allowing unlicensed residents to write prescriptions using faculty members' credentials. The Denver Post discovered that residents could procure sedation drugs... more »

• No texting while driving law is tricky for officers

  November 30, 2009 9:10 PM

  Colorado's "no texting while driving law" goes into effect Tuesday, December 1. Patrol officers now have the task of enforcing the law, which becomes difficult to do. An officer can pull over a driver simply for texting and driving, but both Pueblo Police and Colorado Springs Police plan to... more »

• New Colorado law against texting while driving takes effect Tuesday

  November 30, 2009 12:58 PM

  Colorado's no-texting law is set to take effect tomorrow. It will be illegal for Colorado drivers to send text messages, e-mail or tweet when behind the wheel. The new law also bars drivers under 18 from talking on their cell phones. But Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle says it's... more »

• Drinking water unsafe at thousands of schools

  September 25, 2009 12:20 PM

  Over the last decade, the drinking water at thousands of schools across the country has been found to contain unsafe levels of lead, pesticides and dozens of other toxins. An Associated Press investigation found that contaminants have surfaced at public and private schools in all 50 states - in... more »