Boulder Thanksgiving Day November 27 2025. In a shocking statement Boulder Police chief Stephen Redfearn announced he was turning the police department into a secret police similar to Russian Spetnaz or Stazi. BPD has cut off all communication with the press and public concerning immediate crime and police scanner activities.Boulder, Colorado, Police Chief Stephen ... BPD has cut BC1 news departments access to scanners. This is a targeted attack against Boulder Channel 1 News. This new secret police will hide police behavior and will lead to instant violations of Free Press coverage. This also put the public in danger since the police will be able to get away with abuse of citizens.

In a letter to Boulder Channel 1 News which has been covering BPD since 2006, Redfearn said that he did not consider BC1 worthy of police co operation, not a news organization and that he would block BC1 from police scanners.

This hostile action to BC1 has caused irreparable damage  to our staff, reporters, sales department and ability to cover police activities. The editors are preparing for a fight with the city of Boulder and the police department over this hostile act by Redfearn and the city of Boulder