Morrison Police Dept

Unfortunately, I’m a resident in a foothills community that must pass through Morrison on my daily commute. Over the years, trust me, I’ve seen on a regular basis, and even personally experienced the absolute disregard for the law, and lack of professionalism this police force exhibits. Because of their lack of integrity and corruption they disgrace the law and the badge. Quite seriously, many of the officers and especially the chief should be incarcerated to protect the community.
Avoid Morrison and the corrupt revenue generating police department.

I was recently traveling through Morrison and was stopped by a local police officer. At the end of the stopping I felt truly wronged and began to understand many people’s distrust for law enforcement. Even worse than the predatory ticketing, the police officer was very bad at explaining why he stopped me and then further went on to try and pressure me into signing an extra line on the ticket that would have only served to benefit him.
I investigated further after returning home. It is police departments like Morrison’s that are to blame for people across the country voting to cut police budgets. Morrison is home to a state landmark and park, Red Rocks, but the Morrison police department have attempted (and succeeded) in profiting off this by turning the entire town into a speed trap, as described in a 2012 CBS news article you should search for online. They have then used the proceeds to buy expensive cruisers and even create their own SWAT team (in a town of about 500 people). To nobody’s surprise this SWAT team has never seen action, and there is no feasible excuse why Morrison would need this capability instead of relying on the appropriate state and federal level authorities, like essentially all other small towns do. I have not seen such a poor use of funds since the Vietnam War.
The people of Morrison should take it upon themselves to elect a mayor who will turn this around. Doing so will surely help local business and improve the lives of everybody passing through the area. And to all the troopers serving under the ridiculous policies of your chief: stop using the Nuremberg defense, and stand up for your values, which are hopefully a real desire to make the community a better place. If that’s not possible then at least apologize to all the hardworking police officers in place like south Chicago and the Bronx who are actually attempting to stop crime but are facing budget cuts and a bad reputation because of police departments, like Morrison’s, who do nothing other than harass tourists from the comfort of a brand new SUV.
I would rather give my money to Bernie Madoff than these guys.