Along with population, criminal activity also up

By Randy Wyrick

EAGLE — The region’s improving economy is boosting the population, and with it the crime rate. However, almost none of it has anything to do with dope.Crime across Colorado’s Fifth Judicial District — Eagle, Summit, Lake and Clear Creek counties — is up 10 percent through the first six months of this year, according to data from the District Attorney’s office. If that rate holds, then the DA’s office will file charges in about 1,000 more cases (8,000) by the end of this year than in 2015 (7,000).“The offices are run by the attorneys and staff that make it possible …

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