Volume 27, Issue 4, September 2, 2004

State Briefs

Fake IDs an increasing problem at CSU
FORT COLLINS—Technological advances with computers, scanners and printers have made it easier for students and non-students under the age of 21 to make fake ID cards.

However, methods for detecting false ID’s have improved as well.
According to CSU Police Department Capt. Bob Chaffee, the fake ID problem has increased over the past few years.

Students planning to use fake identification cards to purchase alcohol should be aware of the charges they may face if caught.

According to the Colorado Revised Statutes, a person caught with a forged device is considered to be committing fraud and can be charged with a misdemeanor.

A person caught with a real identification bearing someone else’s likeness, such as a sibling or friend, can be charged with criminal impersonation, which is a class six felony.

In such cases, the card’s real owner can be charged for contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
-Rocky Mountain Collegian

CSU enjoys peaceful weekend after riots
FORT COLLINS—The first weekend after classes began at CSU was a quiet one compared to the previous weekend when five students were arrested during riots.

Students are most likely aware of the new zero-tolerance policy enacted last week after the riots.

The zero-tolerance policy states that students found to be involved in riots can be suspended or expelled, depending on the findings of a judicial hearing.

Five CSU students were suspended as a direct result of the riots and 18 more face disciplinary hearings.
-Rocky Mountain Collegian

Police use tasers on students at rally
SOUTH BEND, Ind.—The South Bend police department used tasers to subdue two students during an annual “Rally in the Alley” party.

A University of Notre Dame student and a Holy Cross student were taken into custody in two separate incidents on counts of disorderly conduct and resisting law enforcement.

Police approached the Notre Dame student about the volume level of his music and then, according to police, the student became argumentative when he was called outside to receive a citation.

When police tried to handcuff him, he resisted, which was what prompted the use of the taser.

According to police, the second incident involved a Holy Cross student who, along with two other students, vandalized the back door of an apartment and attempted to flee when police arrived.

The arrested student was the only one caught and police used the taser when he fled to a vacant property.
-The Observer

- compiled by Lindsay Sandham

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