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The
mission of the Colorado State Patrol is to ensure
a safe and secure environment in Colorado for all
persons by providing professional law enforcement
through responsive, courteous, caring and dedicated
service.
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| Colonel James M. Wolfinbarger, Chief |
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Colorado Traffic Deaths Drop to Lowest Level in Three Decades
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DENVER – The number of people killed in motor vehicle crashes in Colorado in 2009 may have reached the lowest level in three decades, according to preliminary data released today by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). In 2009, 464 people were killed in traffic crashes in Colorado, a 15 percent decline from 2008 when 548 people died on Colorado roadways. Last year marked the first time fatalities dropped below 500 since 1988 when 497 people were killed. Colorado has experienced a steady decline in motor vehicle fatalities since a recent peak of 743 deaths in 2002, despite an increase of nearly 4,200 million vehicle miles traveled in 2008 compared to 2002. |
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444 People Started Off the New Year with a DUI |
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Downloads of “R-U-Buzzed” iPhone App top 100,000 |
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DENVER – The Colorado State Patrol and more than 50 law enforcement agencies across the state reported making 444 DUI arrests during the recent New Year’s Eve “Heat Is On” enforcement period, Dec. 30, 2009 through Jan. 4, 2010. That brought the total number of DUI arrests made during DUI enforcement periods since Thanksgiving to 1,631.
“There were plenty of warnings given over the holiday season that drinking and driving would not be tolerated,” said Col. James Wolfinbarger, chief of the Colorado State Patrol. “Most people got the message, but there were still hundreds of people who recklessly put lives in jeopardy by driving impaired. As we begin a new year, let’s all make a resolution to never get behind the wheel after drinking alcohol.” |
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2010 USHERS IN MORE STATEWIDE FUNDING TO HELP COMBAT COLORADO AUTO THEFT
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DENVER – The Colorado Auto Theft Prevention Authority (CATPA) has awarded a second round of grants from 2009 statewide car insurance assessments totaling more than $2 million in funding to help reduce auto theft. There are now 36 law enforcement agencies participating in the seven multi-jurisdictional task forces funded by CATPA dollars.
“The successful track record of the multi-jurisdictional auto theft task forces established by the June 2009 CATPA grant cycle will be bolstered by this new injection of dollars,” said Lori Malcolm, CATPA Executive Director. “The funding will help ensure the commitment to combating Colorado auto theft is a long-term, multi-jurisdictional effort that is supported by adding more task force agencies, helping ensure more prosecutions, updating technology and providing auto theft specific law enforcement training opportunities.
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