BPOA/police chief boost reward in officer assault case
Oct 22nd
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.
SOURCE: CITY OF BOULDER PRESS RELEASE
Early voting underway in Boulder County
Oct 22nd
Boulder County, Colo. – Registered voters can cast ballots today, tomorrow or next week at any early-voting location in Boulder County.
Voters can choose to vote on paper ballots or ADA-accessible voting machines at any early-voting location:
· County Clerk’s Office – 1750 33rd St., Boulder
· County Courthouse, East Wing – 2025 14th St., Boulder
· University of Colorado at Boulder, Recreation Center – UCB 355, Boulder
· Lafayette Public Library – 775 W. Baseline Road, Lafayette
· County Clerk’s Office – 529 Coffman St., Longmont
· Twin Peaks Mall (near Sears) – 1250 S. Hover Road, Longmont
Locations will be open:
· 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 23
· 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Friday, Oct. 25-29
Voters are required to present an acceptable form of ID such as a valid Colorado driver’s license, valid U.S. passport or valid student identification card with a photograph of the voter. A complete list of acceptable forms of ID is available at www.VoteBoulder.org.
Voters also have the option to vote by mail-in ballot or at their assigned polling places on Tuesday, Nov. 2.
The deadline to request a mail-in ballot for the general election if the ballot is to be mailed is next Tuesday, Oct. 26. The deadline to request a mail-in ballot if the ballot is to be picked up is next Friday, Oct. 29. Voters can return their ballots by mail or drop off ballots to any early-voting location. Postage to mail a ballot is $0.61.
Voters can check their voter information at www.VoteBoulder.org or call 303-413-7740 to verify their voter registration information, ensure their ballots were mailed and received by the clerk’s office or to find their assigned polling places.
SOURCE: BOULDER COUNTY press release
Boulder Falls to close for the season on Nov. 1
Oct 21st
The City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) Department will close the Boulder Falls Trail and the surrounding area for the winter season on Nov. 1. Boulder Falls, located in Boulder Canyon at 33100 State Highway 119, will be closed due to hazards brought on by winter weather.
“Our concern is for the safety of visitors to the site,” said Land and Visitor Services Division Manager Jim Reeder. “Winter and spring are the seasons during which the freeze and thaw tends to loosen rocks on the slopes above the trail.”
Snow and ice can also make the trail very dangerous to hikers in winter. OSMP will use times of clear weather this fall for maintenance on the man-made stone structures that help protect the trail from falling rocks. Some of the protective structures sustained damage last spring and will be rebuilt. OSMP is planning to do annual scaling of the drainage above the trail next April before the trail is opened.
The trail was originally closed in the spring of 2009 due to a rock fall that severely injured a visitor. Boulder Falls will reopen on May 1. The closing and opening dates coincide with the closure of the summit of Flagstaff Mountain.
SOURCE: CITY OF BOULDER PRESS RELEASE
For more information, visit www.osmp.org or call 303-441-3440.
