Colorado Law Enforcement

Voces Unidas, a West Slope Latino advocacy group, recently published findings related to the disappearance of Garfield County residents and contact with Garfield County Sheriff’s Deputies. The group is asking the Colorado Attorney General to intervene. KDNK’s Lily Jones has more on what the group believes is a potentially illegal collaboration between federal and local law enforcement.

KDNK continues its early election coverage with Garfield County Sheriff candidate Brent Baker. Baker has been in law enforcement for twenty years and previously spent nearly a decade as a wildland firefighter. KDNK's Lily Jones asks Baker about Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, new state laws regarding inmate treatment, and what the Sheriff's Office can improve.

Rifle resident and Eagle County Undersheriff Dan Loya has been working in law enforcement for nearly 30 years. He's hoping to take his experience in criminal investigation, disaster management, and policing to the office of Garfield County Sheriff. Loya and KDNK news host Lily Jones discuss immigration law, wildfire preparedness, and the importance of accountability in law enforcement in this episode of Municipal Matters.

Authorities are still looking for a man suspected in a homicide near Denver. I-70 remains closed in both directions.

As immigration raids are taking place across Colorado communities, local law enforcement is struggling to interpret a new law and strike a balance with the federal government. Ryan Spencer is a public safety reporter for a number of outlets across the Western Slope. He recently published an article about Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, and which Sheriff’s departments they are communicating with, and those they aren’t.

Attorney General Phil Weiser filed a lawsuit on July 22nd against a Mesa County sheriff’s deputy mandating him to follow state laws that bar state agency and local government employees from cooperating with federal officials on immigration civil enforcement.

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Carbondale’s Board of Trustees met Tuesday to discuss budgets and plan for 2025.

Hosts Christie Barnes & Heather Exby speak with Stu Curry, Director of CMC’s Law Enforcement Training Academy. Stu, a CMC Alumni, talks about the program's strengths and his academy's unique connection to the community.

Amy Reyes is the first woman elected sheriff in the history of Lake County... and, the second woman sheriff in Colorado. KDNK’s Amy Hadden Marsh recently…