Police

Lawmakers propose risky PERA maneuver for voter-approved police funding amid budget shortfall

Somethingโ€™s missing from the Colorado state budget proposal โ€” and itโ€™s a biggie. The Joint Budget Committee last weekย finalized its budget packageย without deciding what to do aboutย Proposition 130: the voter-approved requirement that the state spend $350 million to support law enforcement.

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Commerce City police officer hurt after suspected DUI driver crashes into patrol vehicle

A Commerce City police officer was hurt in a crash when a suspected DUI driver slammed into the back of the patrol vehicle. The crash happened just after midnight Tuesday northwest of Denver on I-270 west of Vasquez.ย 

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Migrant crisis cost $150B in 2023, forcing some areas to cut police and fire services: report

The eye-watering financialย cost of the migrant crisisย hit $150 billion last year and is causing devastating consequences for residents of hard-hit cities struggling to cope with the influx, The Post has learned.

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Homeless are ‘dumpster diving’ and rural police chief wants trespassing law to stop it

A new measure could be added to Fort Morgan’s criminal code in response to a homeless man who may nearly have been killed as a result of living inside a dumpster on trash pickup day.

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