Tag: La Plata County
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Appeals court clarifies defendants’ ability to access officers’ personnel files
Colorado’s second-highest court has clarified that criminal defendants are not automatically entitled to have a trial judge review and possibly release a police officer’s personnel file, but instead must show the request is factually relevant and not a “general fishing expedition.” Last month, the state’s Court of Appeals determined a La Plata County judge acted…
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When is it a felony or a misdemeanor to spit on a cop?
Colorado’s Supreme Court settled on a definition of what state lawmakers meant when they made it a felony to spit on police officers with an intent to harm, agreeing on Monday to vacate a woman’s convictions because a trial judge’s attempt at defining “harm” was incorrect. Spitting on a first responder could constitute either a…
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10-year-old girl dies from plague in La Plata County; state’s first since 2015
A 10-year-old girl in La Plata County died from the plague last week, making her Colorado’s first plague death in six years, according to San Juan Basin Public Health. The department said it was notified of the plague case on Wednesday but waited to confirm the cause of death after an investigation with the Colorado…
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Death of La Plata County resident might be state’s first plague death since 2015
Plague may have killed La Plata County man, possibly making him the first Colorado resident felled by the disease in six years, officials said. San Juan Basin Public Health was notified of the potential plague case on Wednesday, according to a press release. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is now leading an…
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Evacuations lifted for Vosburg Pike Fire near Durango; fire 75% contained
A wildfire sparked just east of Durango on Wednesday evening, burning 70 acres as of Thursday morning. The fire is 75% contained. The Vosburg Pike Fire was first reported on Rabbit Mountain on Bureau of Land Management property between Durango and Bayfield, according to the bureau. It is burning in La Plata County between County…