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  • Vandals, break-ins and fights over weekend

    Boulder police are investigating several break-ins of businesses that occurred last week. Boulder Police spokeswoman Sarah Huntley said there were “signs of forced entry” discovered at Jones General Store and The Root, both located... read more »

     
  • A look at crimes past

    Outside of thousands-strong crowds on Norlin quad at 4/20 and even larger ones rushing Folsom field after a football game, many criminal antics occur on the Hill and elsewhere on a weekly basis. Such events are often recorded in local media... read more »

     
  • Police Blotter

    Sunday A Boulder man faces charges of unlawful sexual contact after a woman woke up to find him allegedly groping her. The victim called the police. Officers arrived at the scene Sunday at about 3:30 a.m. to find sophomore psychology major Jared... read more »

     
  • 4/20 crowd fills Norlin – again

    A light, gray haze filled the air above Norlin quad once again. “It was the highlight of my day,” freshman environmental major Alex Malkin said jokingly of Monday’s events. The annual marijuana-related gathering kicked off Monday,... read more »

     
  • More Students netted as warrant roundup enters second day

    Tuesday Eight CU students have been booked into jail as part of a Boulder Police Department sweep of underage drinkers with outstanding warrants. According to the Boulder PD blotter and Boulder County Jail records, a total of 13 people had been... read more »

     
  • City Council discusses liquor problems

    The Boulder City Council is considering its options for limiting alcohol abuse. “I had no idea the extent of the problem,” said Susan Osborne, a councilmember at a study session on alcohol abuse Tuesday night in the municipal building. The... read more »

     
  • Blotter

    A man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly attacking a companion with a utility knife near Williams Village, according to a police report. Boulder PD officers responded to a report of two transients harassing customers outside the Broker Inn... read more »

     
  • Churchill wins $1 from CU

    A jury has ruled in favor of Ward Churchill but has only awarded him $1. “I didn’t ask for money,” Churchill said to a crowd of reporters after the trial. “It has been found by a jury that I was wrongly fired.” Churchill,... read more »

     
  • Jury deliberating Churchill case

    A jury is deliberating the verdict in Ward Churchill’s lawsuit against his former employer, the University of Colorado. Churchill, a former professor at CU, gained national attention for an essay he wrote in 2001 titled, “Some People... read more »

     
  • Trail signs with fresh bullet holes found close to Bear Creek apartments

    Saturday According to a police report, a University of Colorado Police Department officer discovered three damaged trail signs, one with “numerous bullet holes,” close to Bear Creek apartments on Saturday. The officer discovered the... read more »