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Boulder Police on why they want to reign in the Mall Crawl and Naked Pumpkin Run

Once upon a time on Halloween, the Pearl Street Mall crawled like this.​The Facebook campaign to resurrect the Boulder Mall Crawl, a Halloween tradition that was put down in 1991 because crowds in the tens of thousands got a wee bit too rowdy, is dead -- if it was ever alive. On Wednesday, Rya ... More >>

Boulder police still worried that Halloween on the Pearl Street Mall will crawl with problems

Will the Pearl Street Mall crawl like this again?​ Ever since word surfaced about a Facebook campaign to resurrect the once-wild (and long-dormant) Boulder Mall Crawl, the Boulder Police Department has attempted to dial down the prospect of a too-huge throng celebrating on the Pearl Street Mal ... More >>

Boulder cops thrilled with low-key Mall Crawl, Naked Pumpkin Run

"Thank you for not arresting us!"​In the weeks leading up to Halloween, the Boulder Police Department worked overtime to prevent a chaotic revival of the Mall Crawl tradition that peaked in the late '80s and early '90s, and warned possible participants in the annual Naked Pumpkin Run that they ... More >>

Small man tries to steal big-screen TV, failure ensues

A Flickr photo"You're not thinking about stealing me, are you?"​Swiping televisions used to be easier when they didn't all used to be so friggin' huge -- especially if you're as relatively small of stature as a suspected robber who was in the midst of trying to manhandle a 46-inch set in Bould ... More >>

Boulder woman wakes up with stranger's hands in her underwear -- and her boyfriend beside her

Not paranormal activity, but abnormal activity.​Early yesterday morning in Boulder, a college-age woman living in an apartment on the 1800 block of 22nd Street awakened to find a man's hands in her underwear -- and although her boyfriend was sleeping beside her, the hands weren't his. Accordi ... More >>

Shannon Keith makes busting him easier than ripping an ATM out of a wall with a stolen U-Haul

"I'm a criminal genius!"​Back in November, when we told you about an attempt by a man to steal an ATM in Boulder by ripping it out of a wall using a stolen U-Haul truck, we wrote that the most amazing thing about the perpetrator wasn't "that he thought the scheme might actually work. It's that ... More >>

Be kind to charity: $8,000 bag of weed found in Boulder donation bin

"Why don't you put that over in the garden section?"​One of the hallmarks of marijuana culture is the willingness of tokers to share their supply with others. But an incident in Boulder yesterday takes that generosity to a whole new level. That's because charity workers going through a donati ... More >>

Rude customer's unconcealed weapon: Double-bladed knife with attached police evidence tag

Marc Alexander's calling card looked something like this.​Marc Alexander, 33, isn't your average coffee-shop customer. True, Boulder Police say that during his recent visit to Espresso Roma, he had a laptop (a standard item) and a deck of Tarot cards (less common -- but this is Boulder, after ... More >>

Sorry, kids: Woman who insists on gardening topless near school is 52

Imagine something like this, children.​Boulder's Catharine Pierce, 52, doesn't like anything to get between her and her garden -- which is why yesterday afternoon she tended the flora and fauna in her front yard topless. Pierce lives within a block of the Shining Mountain Waldorf School, a pr ... More >>

Ari Misha Liggett: Weird chemicals spark calls to bomb squad, hazmat crew -- and a seven-hour closure of Boulder Homeless Shelter

Ari Misha Liggett, alleged amateur chemist.​The warrant out for Ari Misha Liggett's arrest didn't mention anything about potentially explosive chemicals. According to Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office bureau chief Bruce Williamson, the Centennial man was wanted for illegal weapons possession -- ... More >>

Stuart Wilkinson didn't mean to get naked and climb into bed with that woman...

"Pardon me."​Back in February, we told you about a Boulder woman who woke up to discover a stranger's hands in her underwear, even though her boyfriend was beside her. At the time, Boulder Police Department spokeswoman Sarah Huntley said, "There hasn't been an incident like this in town for qu ... More >>

Racist death threats target blacks, Hispanics at two Boulder high schools

The grim graffiti appeared at Boulder High School on Monday.​Update, 1:12 p.m.: An arrest has been made in the Arapahoe campus incident described in this post. Look below the original item for more information. Back in February, graffiti appeared at Boulder High School declaring "Everyone wil ... More >>

Porn magazine and ecstasy go together -- and lead to Justin Feinberg's arrest

What an appealing hiding place.​The publishers of Penthouse pride themselves on bringing ecstasy to their readers. But usually not the powdered kind. Justin Feinberg, 23, had other ideas. He tried to ship eight packets of ecstasy out of state in the pages of a Penthouse -- a brilliant scheme ... More >>

Cameron Boll, CU student: Did booze or head injury cause bizarre freakout?

Boulder cops like these see plenty of weirdness after the sun goes down.​Cameron Boll, a nineteen-year old CU student, was allegedly drunk last week when he used concrete to smash the top of a Boulder Police car. But at this point, Boulder Police spokeswoman Sarah Huntley doesn't know whether ... More >>

Mark Wray brings pissing on his wife's head into annals of domestic-violence history

Mark Wray breaks new ground in a very disgusting way.​Domestic-violence charges typically involve sadly common bad behavior: punching, kicking and so on. But the ones filed against 29-year-old transient Mark Wray are considerably more unusual. Among other things, he's accused of pissing on hi ... More >>

Six-year-old kid crashes mom Maria Ponce-Ramirez's car: No dessert for you!

A Flickr photoIt's not as easy as it looks, little man.​Late last month, we told you about heroic Dillon Earl, a Fruita eight-year old, who saved his grandmother's life by taking the wheel of her car on the highway when she had a seizure. Apparently, Dillon's age was crucial, because a thus-f ... More >>

Boulder Stove & Flooring: Three dead bodies found inside

The scene of the crime.​Today was supposed to be former Boulder Police Department public-information officer Sarah Huntley's first day as spokeswoman for the City of Boulder as a whole -- but she was called back to her old job because of a very grim discovery: three dead bodies found inside a ... More >>

Sean Griffin, Staci Griffin, Rob Montgomery dead at Boulder Stove & Flooring: Murder-suicide?

Boulder Stove & Flooring co-owner Sean Griffin.​The three bodies found yesterday at Boulder Stove & Flooring have now been identified as co-owners Sean and Staci Griffin and Rob Montgomery. According to the Denver Post, Montgomery was the store's health-products specialist; he'd worked as a so ... More >>

Michael Gonzales-Davis: Alleged attempted rape answered by punches to the face

Michael Gonzales-Davis.​The release from the Boulder Police Department about an alleged assault that took place yesterday on the Foothills Trail involving an unnamed woman and Michael Gonzales-Davis notes that she managed to "fight him off." But the details of her response make her achievement ... More >>

Joseph Owen Coy accused of racially motivated crime on Olubiyi Ogundipe near Hookah House

​Early Saturday, an altercation took place near Boulder's Hookah House, at 1325 Broadway. And Boulder Police believe what took place constitutes a racially motivated crime -- hence, the accusations against Lafayette's Joseph Owen Coy, who's said to have called CU student Olubiyi Ogundipe and a ... More >>

JonBenét Ramsey case: New interviews sought but cops not saying with whom (like Burke?)

JonBenét & Burke.​Last week, we told you about conflicting stories regarding a reported new interview with Burke Ramsey about the 1996 murder of his younger sister, JonBenét Ramsey. Now, Boulder Police says such interviews are being sought -- but it's not confirming the identity of Burke or ... More >>

Naked Pumpkin Run, Boulder Mall Crawl: Cops ready if they make a Halloween comeback

2005 Pumpkin Run.​Last year at this time, Boulder Police were on high alert for fear that the annual Naked Pumpkin Run and a revival of the Boulder Mall Crawl on Halloween would lead to chaos. Two Mall Crawl organizers even received a personal visit from Boulder's police chief. In the end, th ... More >>

Boulder Mall Crawl photo gallery: Will the 2010 version include a Naked Pumpkin Run?

Large photos below.​Earlier this week, we shared the Boulder Police Department's plans to deal with the Boulder Mall Crawl and possible Naked Pumpkin Run this weekend. City of Boulder spokeswoman Sarah Huntley wasn't enthusiastic about a naked run, but she hoped the crawl would go as smoothly ... More >>

Boulder Mall Crawl 2010: No Naked Pumpkin Run, smaller crowd, just three arrests

Large photo below.​Last week, we wondered if the 2010 Boulder Mall Crawl would top the previous year's revival of the event -- and if a Naked Pumpkin Run would take place in the wake of a new public nudity ordinance. The answer? According to City of Boulder spokeswoman Sarah Huntley, the week ... More >>

Top 25 marijuana stories in Colorado in 2010: The year in weed

​It's been a momentous year for marijuana in Colorado: landmark legislation, turf wars, huge profits, shocking arrests, enormous celebrations and more. Below, we've compiled links to and excerpts from 25 of the biggest weed stories to take place in the state during 2010. Page through and brea ... More >>

Medical marijuana update: Boulder dispensaries denied licenses can stay open until after hearing

​Update: Last week, we reported that six cease-and-desist letters had been sent to dispensaries in Boulder after officials denied their license applications due to discrepancies in their applications -- and more rejections were expected. Now, however, the city has taken a step back, telling ce ... More >>

Kevin McGregor: 1st degree murder charge in Todd Walker case, death penalty on table? (62)

Big pic below.​Update: Kevin McGregor has now been charged with first-degree murder in relation to the shooting of University of New Hampshire football player Todd Walker this past Friday -- and the case is on a very fast track, with a preliminary hearing slated for April 25. In the meantime, ... More >>

Medical marijuana ads for happy hours, back-to-school specials could face new Boulder reg

​Boulder may have a reputation as the Weed Capitol of the United States, but the city's medical marijuana center licensing requirements are arguably tougher than Denver's. And they could get even more stringent if city council passes an MMJ advertising proposal it'll mull over tonight.

Medical marijuana dispensary review: Pulling into The Station in Boulder for the chronic

​Update: After we published our review of The Station, on view in its entirety below, several of our commenters said the dispensary had closed -- and they were right. However, it's open again. What's the story? City of Boulder spokeswoman Sarah Huntley has the answers.

Medical marijuana moratorium in Boulder: The Bushes connection

​This week, Boulder City Attorney Tom Carr asked the city council to impose an emergency moratorium against new applications for medical marijuana operations, to run through at least February 8. Why? The heart of the matter involves a court ruling, on view below, focusing on Bushes, an MMJ gro ... More >>