Colorado police arresting fewer people to avoid introducing coronavirus to jails

Published March 17, 2020 8:43pm ET



Police in Denver and Boulder, Colorado, are decreasing the number of people they arrest on low-level crimes to try and stop the coronavirus from spreading to jails.

Law enforcement in Denver will issue summons for a person to appear before a judge rather than arresting people suspected of low-level, nonviolent crimes, police chief Paul Pazen told the Denver Post.

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