I’m interested in the Colorado State Patrol’s campaign called “Click It Or Ticket.” I know the seat belt law is a secondary offense, which means the police can’t stop you for not wearing a seat belt. Patrol officers must stop you for another violation, then they can give you a ticket for the seat belt violation. Why are they placing so much importance on a secondary law?

Because they believe the seat belt law is important, according to Patrol Capt. Paul Matzke.

“We know seat belts can save lives,” the captain said. “It’s important for people to know they should be wearing seat belts.” He added that the seat belt law is a primary offense if it involves any children under 16. They must be wearing seat belts, and if there are small children in the car they must be in a car seat and belted in. And, if you know any troopers, police officers or deputies, they’ll tell you — off the record — that they can follow anyone for a short distance and spot them violating some traffic offense. Then they can stop you.

I received the following letter on e-mail: Dear La Salle Bank customer,

We recently noticed one or more attempts to login intro (sic) your La Salle Bank online banking account for a foreign IP address and we have reasons to believe that your account was hijacked by a third party without your notification.

If you recently logged intro your account while traveling to a foreign country, the unusual login attempts may have been made by you.

However, if you are the rightful owner of the account, click on the link below and submit as we are trying to verify your account information. (In case you are not enrolled, use your Social Security number as you User ID and the first six digits of your Social Security number as a password).


I don’t do any banking at a bank in La Salle. Why would I receive this notice? Does the La Salle Bank know anything about it?

First of all, it’s a scam. Secondly, there is no La Salle Bank. The only bank in La Salle is the Colorado East Bank. We talked to the president of Colorado East Bank, Brian Huntermark, who said the “La Salle” in the letter refers to a large international bank in Chicago, which is called the La Salle Bank. The phony notices you received have been circulating for about six weeks. Regardless, the letter is an attempt to get your account numbers or your Social Security number. NEVER give it to anyone on the phone, in a letter or on the Internet, unless you know them.

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