Author: John Bear
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Blinking flashlight foils mountain lion that attacked dog in Nederland
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After the family dog scuffled with a mountain lion outside of Charlie Allen’s Nederland home on Saturday night, he and his family shot video of the big cat, which after the fight loitered in the…
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Colorado teacher accused of assaulting student who wouldn’t stand for Pledge of Allegiance
A Lafayette middle school teacher is on paid leave pending the outcome of a police investigation into allegations that she assaulted a student who refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. Boulder Valley School District spokesman Randy Barber said that Angevine Middle School physical education teacher Karen Smith, who he called a 20-year veteran…
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“Bullet missed his heart by an inch” say father of wounded Douglas County deputy
Douglas County Deputy Sheriff Jeff Pelle remains hospitalized after a “bullet missed his heart by an inch,” his father, Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle said. Jeff Pelle was one of four law enforcement officers wounded Sunday in a fatal shootout with a gunman at a Douglas County apartment complex. Deputy Zackari Parrish was killed, two other…
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Colorado massage therapist sent to prison on sex assault pleas
A Lafayette massage therapist arrested last year on allegations that he sexually assaulted two women who were clients has been sentenced to prison, followed by a decade of intensive probation. Brandon Chase Smith, 33, pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted sexual assault and second-degree felony assault with a sexual factor basis. He was sentenced to eight…
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Woman fatally stabbed in Longmont; 15-year-old faces murder charge
A 19-year-old woman was fatally stabbed at a Longmont apartment complex Saturday evening and police arrested a 15-year-old Lakewood boy seven hours later on suspicion of first-degree murder. Longmont police responded to The Shores at McIntosh Lake at 6:12 p.m. Saturday and found a woman suffering from a stab wound. The suspect had fled the…
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Police chief asks that no more “sexually violent predators” paroled to Boulder
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Boulder police Chief Greg Testa has asked the Colorado Department of Corrections Division of Adult Parole to stop placing paroled “sexually violent predators” in Boulder in light of four peoplebearing the designation currently staying at the city’s homeless shelter with no permanent housing. Testa wrote in a letter to DOC Division of Adult Parole Director Melissa…
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Colorado softball coach accused of sexual assault on a child
The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday it has filed a felony sexual assault charge against a former softball coach. Jason Lee Davis, 43, is charged with a single count of sexual assault on a child in a position of trust, according to a news release. Prosecutors allege Davis sexually assaulted a 15-year-old…
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First female high school football coach hired in Colorado
Beth Buglione never set out to be a trailblazer. A life-long football fan, Buglione has spent the past two decades doing everything she could to be a part of the sport she loves, whether it was as a player, as an official or even if it meant “carrying someone’s bag.” But when Buglione, who moved…
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First female high school football coach hired in Colorado
Beth Buglione never set out to be a trailblazer. A life-long football fan, Buglione has spent the past two decades doing everything she could to be a part of the sport she loves, whether it was as a player, as an official or even if it meant “carrying someone’s bag.” But when Buglione, who moved…
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Moose attacks two women west of Jamestown in Boulder County
A female moose attacked two women in a mountain subdivision above Jamestown on Friday afternoon, prompting the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office and Colorado Parks and Wildlife to warn the public to be wary of animals who will likely be with their young at this time of year. Boulder County Sheriff’s Office Cmdr. Nick Goldberger said…