Are you a fan of St. Patrick’s Day? Legions of people are. That quasi-holiday easily qualifies as an annual chance-to-party gala in cities and states across the country. Parades and green beer tend to promote a festive spirit. Not for all, though. A large number of Coloradans — 293 at
The term “Winter Blitz” is currently being referenced in many Colorado media outlets. That might reasonably sound like an all-out effort by marketers to lure state residents into shopping centers to scarf up the holiday season’s remaining inventory. An exciting limited-time-only offer for a ski vacation might alternatively come to
Colorado Department of Transportation officials can’t say for sure whether their notably aggressive DUI enforcement campaigns are having appreciable effects out on state streets and highways. They can say this with certainty, though: The funding well for the so-called and recurring Heat is On initiatives that span the state has
Fall Festivals reasonably enough sounds like a pleasant and entertaining event, doesn’t it? Something along the lines of a Colorado music extravaganza, perhaps, or a shared wine-tasting experience. Some people might envision an organized caravan of cars out on state roadways that afford especially compelling views of changing autumn landscapes.
It is only natural that a spotlight presently falls upon so-called sobriety checkpoints, given all the media hype recently concerning holiday-linked DUI enforcement campaigns (including in Colorado; reference our August 20 blog post on the annual The Heat is On crackdown). Readers know what those are, of course. Legions of
It’s that time of year again. Cue that The Heat Is On Song from yesteryear and – if you’re a Colorado motorist – start scanning the roadway around you for a decidedly heightened police presence. You won’t have any problem noting that something is, well, just a bit different. In
A police officer in a small town near Denver had a conversation with a woman outside her home on a May evening last year. That exchange took a turn when the Erie resident ended the interaction and sought to enter her house via its adjoining garage. The officer grabbed her
The above blog headline query in today’s post comes with an implied ending. Namely, that stresses the distinction between a criminal charge levied upon a Colorado resident for drunk driving on a roadway and exactions applied against an intoxicated boater, respectively. News flash to readers: There is no such distinction.
Here we go again. A story concerning an important component in the realm of select police/motorist interactions is garnering increasing interest across the country. That it is might reasonably strike many of our readers across Colorado as starkly unsurprising. For, indeed, tales surrounding both the alleged and proven inaccuracies of
The following story was bound to get a lot of attention. And it already has, with pundits stressing contrary views regarding what qualifies as an appropriate response in a case involving a Denver Police Department officer with a demonstrated history of problematic drinking. That individual was the subject of intense
