Tag: longmont
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Boulder County prosecutor improperly used defendant’s silence as guilt, appeals court finds
Colorado’s second-highest court reversed a Boulder County defendant’s sexual assault conviction last week after concluding that a trial judge should have intervened to stop the prosecutor from inappropriately using the man’s constitutional right to silence to suggest he was guilty. Prosecutors charged Charles G. Higdon III with two counts of sexual assault. Jurors acquitted him…
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Colorado justices, by 5-2, say Longmont detective did not violate suspect’s Miranda rights
The Colorado Supreme Court’s majority ruled on Monday that a Longmont detective did not coerce a suspect into talking by making references to how a judge would look at his character, and by suggesting he may get out of prison “in time to see your son’s prom.” Under the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Miranda…
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Drink in Colorado’s latest boozy craze at these 8 cideries
Along with hopes and dreams, some of Colorado’s pioneers carried apple seeds. There was Arthur Gypsum of Greeley, credited with an apple orchard in the early 1870s that helped the northern Front Range become known as “the fruit basket of the West.” The state was said to be one of America’s top apple producers, thanks…
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Longmont fire crews contain garage fire before it spreads to home, nearby residences
Fire crews and police officers from the Longmont Department of Public Safety responded to a fire at 134 Marshall Place early morning Wednesday. The fire caused extensive damage to the garage and the radiant heat caused damage to the back awning and siding of the home. Firefighters stopped the fire from extending into the house,…
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Longmont pays off woman’s $1,592 toll bill that a narcotics sergeant rang up by using stolen license plate
The city of Longmont has paid the $1,592.72 E-470 toll bill a woman faced, responding to reporting by The Gazette on the toll charges that accrued after a Longmont police sergeant used a license plate stolen from the woman. Sgt. Stephen Schulz, who also is the president of the Colorado Fraternal Order of Police, took…
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NEWS | Church hosts service for Boulder community
Pinewood Church in Longmont, Colo. hosted an outdoor hope and healing service on Sunday, March 28, 2021 to create space for Boulder fo mourn and find hope together after the shooting that took place on Monday. (Video by Skyler Ballard)