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Colo government watchdog group calls on Sheriff Darr to step down

In the wake of his conviction in U.S. District Court Thursday, Colorado Ethics Watch is calling on Adams County Sheriff Doug Darr to resign. A jury found Democrat Darr abused his authority in attempts to trash the law-enforcement career of his Republican opponent in the 2010 sheriff's election and prevent him from campaigning.

Colorado cop pot-plant quandary: Does confiscating lead to cultivating?

What happens to valuable pot plants in a Colorado medical marijuana bust? Sheriffs no longer take plants away, Adams County Sheriff Doug Darr told...