Get in, gimme money
Boulder police are investigating an aggravated robbery, second-degree kidnapping and criminal conspiracy that occurred on March 22 at about 7:20 p.m. at 14th and College streets. Two young men reported that they got into a car with three men who held them at gunpoint and demanded money before letting the victims out of the car. Officers located the suspect vehicle later in the evening and took the driver, an adult male, into custody. Detectives say they expect additional arrests. The investigation is continuing and no additional details are being released at this time.
Wiring money
On March 13, a Boulder County sheriff’s deputy responded to a report of a “suspicious male doing something with wires” on an electrical pole at the corner of 95th Street and Niwot Road. The deputy arrived at the intersection and found a man sitting next to a ditch with his bicycle nearby. When questioned, the man told the deputy he was “just hanging out.” The officer noticed a hammer in the bicycle’s basket and then discovered a pair of wire cutters, a pair of gloves and two rolls of copper wire. Upon questioning, the man reportedly told the deputy that he had taken the wire from the electrical poles “for money.” Xcel, who owns the electrical pole, reportedly estimated the damage at $850 and the value of the wire at $50.
Forgetful driver
On March 13, a deputy from the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office attempted a routine traffic stop after spotting a car going 49 mph in a 35 mph zone. The driver of the car, however, continued to drive, reportedly changing lanes without signaling and running a red light. After slowing down and speeding up several times, the report says, the car came to a sudden stop at 11th and Gay streets. When the deputy asked the driver why he hadn’t stopped, he said, “I must have forgot.”
