CSP Reports: Fatal Crash Involving Three Vehicles in CDOT Work Zone on Highway 50 in Otero County
CSP Reports: Fatal Crash Involving Three Vehicles in CDOT Work Zone on Highway 50 in Otero County (Otero County, COLO) – As the investigation continues into this deadly crash, the Colorado State Patrol determined that there were three vehicl...
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La Junta Police Make Arrest, Discover Fentanyl Possession on Church Trespass Call
La Junta Police Make Arrest, Discover Fentanyl Possession on Church Trespass Call On 07/19/2024, at approximately 0115 hours, Officers were dispatched to the First Lady of Guadalupe, 202 Lincoln Avenue, in the City of La Junta, County of Otero, St...
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Colorado State Patrol - Car VS CDOT Dump Truck Fatal Crash
Colorado State Patrol: Car VS CDOT Dump Truck Fatal Crash A Colorado State Patrol Public Information Officer Reported that Troopers were on scene at a two-vehicle crash with one fatality on US Hwy 50 in Rocky Ford. She said, "It was a vehicle vers...
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CSP: Click It or Ticket Summer Seat Belt Enforcement Period Begins Monday, July 22, 2024
Click It or Ticket Summer Seat Belt Enforcement Period Begins Monday, July 22, 2024 1,771 citations were handed out during the May enforcement period Statewide — Don’t let a seat belt citation get in the way of enjoying a beautiful sum...
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CSP: Motorcycle Fatalities Rising During Summer in Southwest Colorado
Motorcycle Crash Fatalities on the Rise Troopers closely tracking causal crash factors of recreational riders in southwest Colorado (Colorado) – The 100 deadliest days of summer is the well-known time between Memorial Day and Labor Day that ...
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No Foul Play Suspected in Rocky Ford Shooting; Investigation Ongoing
No Foul Play Suspected in Rocky Ford Shooting; Investigation Ongoing July 18th, 2024 On July 17th, 2024 at approximately 10:50pm officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of Swink Ave in reference to a shooting. A male party was located and prono...
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Chelsea Minjarez Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison for Threatening Ordway Citizens
Chelsea Minjarez Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison for Threatening Ordway Citizens On June 27, 2022, several people in the Ordway, CO area received text messages threatening to shoot its citizens and blow up the town, if Judge Richard Medin...
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Colorado State Patrol: 5 Rules of Lane Filtering
Motorcyclists: Are You Ready to Filter? The accurate answer comes down to the rider’s level of skill (COLO)—Recently, Colorado passed a lane filtering bill that will go into effect on August 7, 2024. This is a significant change for Co...
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Baca Sheriff Aaron Shiplett Appointed to Colorado POST Board by Governor Jared Polis
Sheriff Aaron Shiplett Appointed to Colorado POST Board by Governor Jared Polis On June 29th 2024, the Baca County Sheriff’s Office was notified that Baca County Sheriff Aaron Shiplett was appointed by Governor Jared Polis to serve on the Co...
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Colorado State Patrol Releases Las Animas Fatal Motorcycle Crash Report
Fatal Crash On Highway 50 Near Las Animas (Las Animas, COLO) On July 14, 2024, The Colorado State Patrol responded to a report of a single motorcycle crash on Highway 50 near milepost 400 at about 4:00 p.m. Troopers at the crash determined a 57 ye...
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