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"Puffer Week" Starts Jan. 28

by KREX News Room
by Cori Coffin

Story Created: Jan 27, 2013 at 9:39 PM MDT

Story Updated: Jan 27, 2013 at 10:17 PM MDT

DENVER - Local law enforcement wants to put the freeze on auto theft with "Puffer Week," which runs Jan 28 - Feb 1.

Western Colorado Auto Theft Task Force and Coloradans Against Auto Theft are teaming up this week for a statewide awareness effort to put the breaks on "puffers," which is a term coined by car thieves to describe a vehicle left running unattended.

Leaving a vehicle running unattended is illegal in the state of Colorado. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 50 percent of cars stolen have the keys in them.

The agencies' goal is to educate the public about the law and prevent auto thefts.

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msc said on Tuesday, Jan 29 at 9:22 AM

now, if only this much effort could be applied to cracking down on those illegally parked in spaces reserved for persons with disabilities. what? we dont have a high enough public profile? not enough public outrage? we're not as exciting as a stolen sports car? phooey

Jason said on Tuesday, Jan 29 at 8:48 AM

House Bill 11-1275, the Colorado Idling Law, applies to Commercial Diesel Vehicles only. Where in the Colorado Revised Statutes is there a idling law for passenger vehicles?

Patriot said on Monday, Jan 28 at 3:46 PM

Check out all the trucks at C-DOT between 24 and 23 road and G road. Trucks left running for hours and nobody around. Waste of tax payers dollars.The state is breaking there own laws. Whats new???

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