Article Contributed on: 12/31/2007 2:08:16 PM
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Castle Rock Police
"JUST TRYING TO HAVE A GOOD TIME"
An 18-year-old man and his 19-year-old girlfriend were just trying to have a good time in a vacant home July 13 before police entered the residence thinking the couple were potential burglars. According to a report, officers were dispatched at 2:45 a.m. to a house on the 4600 block of Cedar Glen Place on a report of a potential burglary in process. Neighbors reported they could see flashlights in the house. When police arrived they found a couple inside, who stated they were there to have "some fun" (i.e. to have sex), according to the report. He stated the house was his parent's old home that had recently been foreclosed upon. The woman was carrying a bag that contained with a bottle of Jose Cuervo tequila and a marijuana pipe and was taken into custody on suspicion of drug paraphernalia and trespassing charges. The man was issued a summons and later released on trespass charges.
WILLIE NELSON TEARS UP SCREEN WINDOW
A 48-year-old Castle Rock woman was issued a summons for animal nuisance abatement Nov. 5 after her cat damaged her neighbor's window screen. The woman's cat, which is named
Willie Nelson, tore up the woman's window screen as it was trying to get in a fight with two other cats inside the house, which is located on the 4000 block of Blacktail Court.
DAYDREAMING SHOPLIFTER CITED
A 27-year-old Parker man said he was "daydreaming" when he walked out of a grocery store July 14 without paying for his items. Police were dispatched to the King Soopers, 100 Founders Parkway, on a report of a theft. The Parker man stated he wasn't paying attention when he walked out of the store with a bag of grapes, a bottle of water and a birthday card without paying. He had a $20 bill in his pocket, according to the report. The man was issued a summons for theft.
RECEIPT IN POCKET INDICATOR OF WHAT WENT WRONG
A 21-year-old Centennial man was arrested on suspicion of DUI July 23 after he was found passed out in his car by police. Officers were dispatched at 9:30 p.m. to the intersection of Third and Perry streets on a welfare check. They discovered a man in his car passed out with the headlights on and the driver's side window rolled all the way down. He also had vomit on his shirt. After the officer woke him up, the man told him he had six drinks that night. He failed a sobriety test and was taken into custody. A receipt in the man's pocket indicated that he had attended La Boheme Gentleman's Cabaret in Denver earlier that night and had ordered 13 drinks on his tab.
DRUNK WOMAN PROMISES SHE'LL BLOW TRIPLE ZEROS
A 22-year-old Castle Rock woman attempted to hide from police Oct. 9 because she had been drunk and was prohibited from consuming alcohol. An officer attempted to contact the woman, who was with two friends, at 12:41 a.m. in a field near Plum Creek Parkway and South Gilbert Street, but she ran off. She was found lying in some weeds approximately 100 yards away. A background check revealed the woman had a restraining order against her prohibiting her from drinking. The woman told police to give her a breathalyzer because she was sure she would blow "triple zeros," but the breathalyzer actually revealed a blood alcohol content of .148. She was arrested without incident.
FAST FOOD RUN COMES UP EMPTY
A 27-year-old Colorado Springs woman was arrested June 25 on suspicion of DUI as she was attempting to get some food at a McDonald's restaurant located at 995 Park St. Police began following her car at 10:20 p.m. on Wilcox and Fifth streets because she was swerving, according to the report. The driver hit a curb as she was entering the parking lot. She was pulled over as she entered the drive-thru and failed a roadside sobriety test. She was unable to get her food ordered.
NAKED MAN ESCAPES POLICE SEARCH
A 59-year-old Castle Rock woman reported that she saw a completely naked man hanging around her backyard May 27. The woman, who lives on the 600 block of Cliffgate Lane, called police at 10:30 a.m. after she saw the man. She yelled at the man to stop but he ran away. Police were not able to locate him.
DRAWING OF STRAWS RESULTS IN DUI
A 32-year-old Castle Rock man was arrested on suspicion of DUI June 30. He was pulled over at 2:10 a.m. on Interstate 25 near mile marker 184 and allegedly failed a sobriety test. While en route to jail, the man allegedly stated, "I drew the shortest straw, so I had to drive."
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