Crime
We moved Boulder Crime News and police blotter out of News and made it a primary category. Even though crime news is the highest in analytic s some readers complain because it ruins non violent news. Our readers and viewers prefer science, tech environmental and entertainment news. So crime news junkies now have your own bad news section here.
Reward Upped! Boulder cops want this guy. re: Assault on sgt. Jim Byfield
Oct 23rd
Friday 6:30 pm Boulder police Sgt. Jim Byfield” is resting comfortably at home “according to Rich Denig with the Boulder Police Officers Association. ” “We don’t often see this level of violence on an officer in Boulder said Denig. ” “When these kinds of serious injuries to an officer occur, it concerns all of his fellow officers” Denig said. “We are raising the reward money so that someone in the public will come forward. He has had to talked to someone about this.” Leading the investigation is Boulder Detective Tom Trujillo with Boulders Serious Crime Unit. Over seeing it all is Commander Kim Stuart. But as of now leads appear to be scarce. However, with 300 police officer looking for this thug, plus an entire online community………..let’s find him.
BPOA/police chief boost reward in officer assault case
According to a Police Department press release, The Boulder Police Officers’ Association has announced a joint effort with Boulder Police Chief Mark Beckner to dedicate additional money for a reward leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect in the recent assault on Boulder police Sgt. Jim Byfield.
Combined, the BPOA and the police department will add an additional $6,000 to the existing reward of up to $4,500 that is being offered through Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers. This will bring the maximum reward in the case to $10,500.
Sgt. Byfield was seriously injured last weekend when he was attacked by a man who was suspected of slashing the tires of two marked police vehicles.
Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact the tip line at 303-441-1974. Those who have information but wish to remain anonymous may contact the Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or 1-800-444-3776. Tips can also be submitted via the Crime Stoppers website at www.crimeshurt.com.
BPOA/police chief boost reward in officer assault case
Oct 22nd
Combined, the BPOA and the police department will add an additional $6,000 to the existing reward of up to $4,500 that is being offered through Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers. This will bring the maximum reward in the case to $10,500.
Sgt. Byfield was seriously injured last weekend when he was attacked by a man who was suspected of slashing the tires of two marked police vehicles.
Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact the tip line at 303-441-1974. Those who have information but wish to remain anonymous may contact the Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or 1-800-444-3776. Tips can also be submitted via the Crime Stoppers website at www.crimeshurt.com.
SOURCE: CITY OF BOULDER PRESS RELEASE
Arrest at library
Oct 6th
The crime was reported to police the following morning when the employee returned to work and saw the suspect outside the library. The suspect was contacted by officers and the victim made a positive identification.
The suspect, identified as Manuel Rodriguez-Calanche, date of birth of Feb. 2, 1965, was initially arrested on municipal charges. After consultation with the District Attorney’s Office and prior to his first court appearance, those charges were dismissed and replaced with state charges of bias-motivated crime and harassment, both of which are misdemeanors. He was booked into the Boulder County Jail. Bond was set at $2,500.
The case number for this incident is 10-12318.
SOURCE: City of Boulder news release