Since the case began, the Aurora Police Department has spent every possible resource on this investigation. We have literally spent hundreds of a hours on this case.

Those numbers illustrate the size of the problem. Had they been able to devote more officers, police feel they could have easily written many times the number of tickets.

It defies common sense that no one knows what happened in this instance, and it is way past time for that person or people to come forward and talk to investigators.

The route that was chosen, we believe, for various reasons, was safer and resulted in less congestion. We also wanted an open, park-like setting for an end point. Had we put them downtown, it would have caused more traffic problems.

We will be very aggressive in affecting stops on people who are driving erratically. New Year's Eve is a holiday where unfortunately too many people imbibe.

He obviously put his safety on the line. This was a selfless act on the part of the citizen. We believe his actions lead to the arrest of these individuals.