It was an event rarely seen at Coors Field in Denver when the Rockies are playing: a shutout. But this time, the shutout took place not on the field, but in the Colorado State Capitol Building. By a vote of 5 to 0, the Senate Judiciary committee earlier this week...
Month: April 2015
Are Colorado’s saturation patrols effective?
One of the favored DUI deterrence tactics used by Colorado law enforcement agencies is sending out a swarm of police cars to look for impaired drivers. Known as saturation patrols, these swarms of police -- many of whom have special training to identify signs of...
What penalties may I face if convicted of DUI/DUID in Colorado?
Have you been accused of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI/DUID) in Colorado? If so, you may find yourself thoroughly confused as you attempt to understand the various penalties that DUI and DUID charges carry in the Centennial State. Fortunately,...
Helping college students contend with underage DUI
Colorado has more than its share of college towns. From Denver to Boulder and from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs -- and a number of spots in between -- there are institutions of higher learning to be found. As is almost always the case with higher learning, there...
Study looks at alcohol consumption by county
If you live in one of the areas of Colorado famous for its ski resorts, you might well be someone who drinks alcohol on a regular basis. However, new research shows that folks in Aspen and Breckenridge and the like don't drink heavily. They are more likely to have a...
Are people in that car getting high?
The car sits there, filling with smoke. It's as if the vehicle is jammed with people smoking weed and getting high. Slowly the smoke clears, though, and neon letters inside begin to glow. "Drive High, Get a DUI," the letters spell out.The Smoking Car is one of the...
Broncos hoping to benefit from DUI punishment against Chiefs
The Denver Broncos know only part of this coming season's schedule. They know which teams they will be paired against, but they don't yet know on which dates the match-ups will occur. The NFL is releasing that information soon, but until then, the Broncos are quietly...
4/20 enforcement this weekend
There was a haze hovering over Denver's Civic Center Park last year during the Official 420 Rally. Giant blunt balloons hung in the sky over a large, apparently festive and mellow crowd. However, on the streets leading 4/20 revelers home, here and at cannabis...
Medicine cabinet DUID
The family medicine cabinet is where we keep our prescriptions given to family members for a variety of ailments. A typical cabinet today can contain everything from commonly prescribed antidepressants to antihistamines to pills to help us sleep, diet remedies, and...
How do drivers in Denver stack up against other counties?
Americans love to see how they stack up against the world and against each other. That might be one reason why the Colorado Department of Transportation has a website on which you can compare drivers in the counties in our state to see which ones arrested for DUI have...