City News
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Two favorite Boulder playgrounds shut down
Oct 28th
Valmont Bike Park and Chautauqua Park playground closed to the public until further notice
Valmont Bike Park and the Chautauqua Park playground are closed to the public until further notice, due to required maintenance caused by the recent winter storm and a cyclocross race at Valmont Bike Park.
Tree limb damage at both parks and poor trail conditions at Valmont Bike Park are scheduled to be repaired by Parks and Recreation staff over the next several days. Valmont Bike Park will also be closed to the public due to the Boulder Cup CycloCross race on Sunday, Oct. 30.
For more information, call Shelly Ruspakka, Parks and Recreation, at 303-413-7214.
Boulder police say 1 homeless man dead, 1 injured and 1 held for murder
Oct 28th
Boulder police investigating early morning homicide
At approximately 1:20 a.m. today, Friday, Oct. 28, Boulder police responded to a 911 call that was traced to the 3100 block of Pearl Street. The caller told dispatch that he had been stabbed and the suspect was still on scene. Officers arrived on scene to find two stabbing victims in what appeared to be an abandoned shed being used as shelter. Both victims were transported to Boulder Community Hospital, one with life-threatening injuries. At approximately 9:45 a.m., police learned that this victim had died in surgery. The second victim is still being treated at BCH. The suspect was arrested on-scene and is currently at the Boulder County Jail.
Both of the victims and the suspect are homeless. Both victims are white males. One is in his late 20s. The homicide victim has not yet been identified. The suspect has been identified as Charles Waters, date of birth 9/14/55. Police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the attack.
“The homeless often face dangers most of us do not have to worry about, and this is just another tragic example,” said Police Chief Mark Beckner. “There is no tolerance in our community for this sort of senseless violence. We are doing everything we can to build a solid case for prosecution.”
CU, Boulder, Ride da spooky bus Halloween
Oct 28th
Free HOP and Additional Late Night Transit Service for Halloween
The City of Boulder and University of Colorado Student Union are inviting the community to ride the HOP and Late Night Transit Service for free this Halloween. The HOP is free from 7 a.m. to midnight Monday, Oct. 31. The Silver, Black, Gold and Brown Late Night Transit service, which typically operate on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights only, will continue with free transit service from midnight to 3 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1.
This free HOP Halloween service is sponsored by GO Boulder/City of Boulder and the University of Colorado Student Union and is operated by Special Transit.
For more HOP information, call 303-447-8282. For maps and other information, visit www.GOBoulder.net. For real-time bus arrival information, visitwww.NextBus.com.
