Colfax Police Crack Down on Abandoned Vehicles

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The Colfax Police Department has announced a crackdown on illegally parked and abandoned vehicles on city streets. Officers will be tagging vehicles with bright orange stickers and contacting owners, with potential fines or impoundment for violations of the city's 48-hour parking limit and vehicles with plates expired more than 45 days.

Why it matters

Abandoned and derelict vehicles on city streets can obstruct emergency vehicles, snow plows, and garbage trucks, creating public safety and operational issues for the city. The crackdown aims to address these problems and enforce Colfax's parking laws.

The details

According to the Colfax Police Department's Facebook announcement, officers will be tagging illegally parked vehicles with bright orange stickers and attempting to contact the owners. Colfax parking ordinance violations can lead to a $30 fine or impoundment, while vehicles with plates expired more than 45 days may be impounded immediately at the owner's expense. The goal is to achieve voluntary compliance with the city's 48-hour street parking limit.

• The Colfax Police Department announced the crackdown on February 19, 2026.

What’s next

The Colfax Police Department will continue enforcing the city's parking laws and impounding vehicles that violate the 48-hour limit or have expired plates longer than 45 days.