Law enforcement

Local News

Alcohol drives rise in traffic deaths in Colorado

Celebrating Healthy Communities to start four-county collaborative to address drunken driving

November 3, 2017

Regional News

Deputies fatally shoot former deputy outside Colorado office

du1-i-syn Former Deputy Mark Bidon parked in front of the exit to the employee parking lot Sunday night, according to…

October 30, 2017

Local News

Attempted robbery suspect caught after 6-hour pursuit north of Bayfield

went 80 mph on county road, almost hit other cars

October 30, 2017

Local News

Halloween DUI blitz applies heat through Wednesday

year’s crackdown arrested 296 impaired drivers

October 26, 2017

Nation & World

FBI couldn’t access nearly 7K devices because of encryption

FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks at the International Association of Chiefs of Police annual conference on Sunday in Philadelphia. Wray…

October 23, 2017

Regional News

Colorado bans solitary confinement for longer than 15 days

Inmates in Colorado prisons can’t be held in solitary confinement for more than 15 days, the state’s Department of Corrections…

October 13, 2017

Local News

Ignacio School District discusses arming staff with guns

also considers hiring resource officer to provide security

October 10, 2017

Local News

Durango Police Department wants to hear from you

hall to discuss agency’s strategic plan

October 1, 2017

Nation & World

Concerns raised about arrests at suburban St. Louis protest

Rev. Karla Frye is escorted from the Buzz Westfall Justice Center by Rev. Steven Shepard, pastor of St. Peter AME…

September 25, 2017

Regional News

7 Albuquerque officers earned $124K or more

Mary Hudetz/Associated Press file<br><br>Police gather outside Albuquerque City Hall while searching for a gunman. Records show seven Albuquerque beat police…

September 19, 2017

Local News

Permanent homeless camp idea in Durango faces management hurdle

Council asks staff to persist

August 22, 2017

Local News

Former Montezuma deputy pleads guilty on misconduct charge

charge dropped in plea agreement; missing equipment recovered

July 17, 2017

Regional News

Attorney general announces indictment of largest marijuana drug ring in state history

Distributed thousands of pounds of illegal pot across state lines

June 28, 2017

Regional News

Did lawmakers crackdown on texting while driving? It’s complicated

is tougher but adds uncertainty to enforcement

June 22, 2017

Local News

Summer DUI crackdown active through June 26

Impaired-driving fatalities in Colorado are highest June-August

June 19, 2017

Local News

More than 5,000 drivers cited from Click It or Ticket campaign

Citations decreased by 487 from last year’s May enforcement

June 13, 2017

Local News

13 ticketed for trespassing in closed wildlife areas around Durango

officers results in less patrols, citations

June 6, 2017

Local News

Investigation rules out homicide in Mancos woman’s death

Sheriff’s detective says evidence points to an accident

May 21, 2017

Local News

Photo: Law enforcement memorial walk to be held Saturday

Ed Aber, with the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, looks at T-shirts that will be given away to the first…

May 19, 2017

Editorials

River walk: Saturday’s event a perfect time to honor local law enforcement past and present

du1-i-syn It is fitting, then, that this year’s Memorial Day River Walk to honor and support local law enforcement, and…

May 18, 2017

Local News

Toddler killed, mom injured in crash on Highway 550

du1-i-syn Gabriella Gething, 19, was driving north when she went off the side of the road, over-corrected and rolled the…

April 21, 2017

Local News

Woman dies when vehicle rolls into waterway on Colorado 145

Traffic delayed southeast of Norwood

April 12, 2017

Local News

Montezuma sheriff’s office searches for missing Cortez man

for Erick Hurley comes up empty

March 30, 2017

Local News

Legislative Roundup: Bill advances to toughen penalties for texting while driving

A bill that would increase the penalty for texting while driving to a Class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense with a…

March 21, 2017