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Boulder Armed robbery suspect still at large
Aug 16th
Boulder police continue to search for an armed robbery suspect who threatened three women with a gun and then stole their purses.
Extra police patrols are monitoring the Boulder Creek area and will continue to do so.
On Monday afternoon, just before 4:00 p.m., a Hispanic male approached three women who were enjoying Boulder Creek near the area of 5th and Canyon. He displayed a gun and told the three to walk into the water so he could separate them from their purses, which they had placed on the bank. The women complied and the suspect fled on a bicycle with all three purses. No one was hurt.
The victims, plus several witnesses, heard a sound that they believed was a shot fired from a gun as the suspect rode away on his bike. Detectives recovered a projectile from a handgun in the area of the robbery. The suspect was last seen heading east on the Boulder Creek path, near the Criminal Justice Center.
Detectives are working on obtaining a sketch. The suspect is described as a:
Hispanic male
Early-to-mid twenties
5’8” – 5’10” tall
160 pounds with a stocky build
Wearing a grayish-blue polo shirt & jeans
Carrying a black backpack
Short dark hair
Boulder police are working with investigators from the University of Colorado Police Department, because Monday’s armed robbery is similar to a separate armed robbery that occurred on the campus on August 11.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Brian Scott at 303-441-3381. 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 through the Crime Stoppers website at www.crimeshurt.com. Those submitting tips through Crime Stoppers that lead to the arrest and filing of charges on a suspect(s) may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000 from Crime Stoppers.
Boulder police negotiate peaceful end to standoff
Apr 4th
A man who threatened to kill himself with a gun surrendered peacefully to Boulder police this evening. He is in custody at the Boulder County Jail, and will undergo a mental health evaluation. Police are not releasing his identity.
The incident began around 3:20 p.m. on April 4. A female friend called police and told dispatchers that the man was suicidal and that he was armed with a handgun outside Boulder Community Hospital
The Boulder Police SWAT Team arrived and isolated the suspect near a wall at the northeast corner of the hospital. Police could see that the man did have a weapon, which he pointed at his head a number of times during the standoff.
SWAT crisis negotiators established a rapport with the man and spoke with him throughout the afternoon and evening and attempted to convince him to surrender peacefully. Although the man was armed, he never threatened police or anyone else. Around 7:00 this evening, he agreed to surrender his weapon and was taken into custody without incident.
The suspect will face misdemeanor charges of Disorderly Conduct and Unlawful Carrying of a Concealed Weapon.
Boulder COPS ID bank robber with pic and all……Hissss… see story #boulder
Mar 21st
Boulder police identify bank robbery suspect
An arrest warrant has been issued for 48-year-old Michael Shawn Latiolais (DOB 09/27/62) in connection with the armed robberies of the Boulder Valley Credit Union and a Circle K convenience store. He is wanted on two felony charges of Aggravated Robbery.
Witnesses identified Latiolais as the suspect in both robberies. He is a white male, 165 pounds, and has brown hair and blue eyes. Police believe he may be driving a 1995 silver Ford Ranger pickup truck, with Colorado license plate 134-GRV.
The Circle K robbery took place on Feb. 28 around 10:45 p.m. at the store located at 3185 28th St. in Boulder. The Boulder Valley Credit Union (located at 2667 Broadway) was robbed the next morning, March 1 at 9:45 a.m. In both robberies, the suspect produced a note demanding cash and claiming to have a gun, though no witnesses ever saw a weapon. No one was hurt in either robbery.
An armed robbery that took place at a Wells Fargo branch on Canyon Boulevard on Feb. 28 is believed to be unrelated to the robberies at the Circle K and the Boulder Valley Credit Union. Boulder police arrested 23-year-old William Anthony Chren III (DOB 08/26/87) in connection with that case.
Boulder detectives have been working with the FBI and other local agencies on all of these cases.
Anyone with information about Michael Shawn Latiolais or his whereabouts is asked to contact Detective Brian Scott at 303-441-3381. 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 may also be submitted via the Crime Stoppers website at www.crimeshurt.com. Those submitting tips through Crime Stoppers that lead to the arrest and filing of charges on a suspect(s) may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000 from Crime Stoppers.
