Article Contributed on: 12/31/2007 7:55:01 AM
PACKAGE NOT FROM SEN. SALAZAR
A Golden Police Department employee reported receiving a suspicious package in the mail Aug. 16 at 1:47 p.m. It was addressed to Sen. Ken Salazar with the police chief's return address as that of the police chief, according to the report. When it was verified the chief had not sent the package, the U. S. Post Office was contacted, as was the Jefferson County Bomb Squad. The report said a perimertier was established around the police building parking lot at 901 10th St. After the package was X-rayed, it was determined to contain a compact disc and deemed non dangerous. The U.S. Post Office took custody of the package, according to the report.
WOMAN BOUNCED TO JAIL ON WARRANTS
An officer met with a 39-year-old customer of Golden Village
Liquors at 17730 S. Golden Road on Dec. 3 at 9:57 p.m. The woman was outside the store and told the officer the store refused to
take her check for a purchase because she had written two checks
previously that came back for insufficient funds. The woman also said the clerk took her ID and did not return it. The officer
told the clerk to return the ID (driver's license) and did a
check on the woman to find she had two warrants out of Jefferson
County. She was arrested and taken to jail.
SHOPLIFTER FLINGS SOUR CREAM
On Dec. 2 at 1:40 p.m., an officer met with a retail
Investigator at King Soopers at 17171 S. Golden Road, where the
22-year-old man reported watching a customer pay for a container
of sour cream, but not a cosmetic product he put in his pocket.
The customer was approached by the investigator outside the
store. When informed that he had unpaid merchandise, he swung
the bag containing the sour cream at the employee and fled on
foot. The shopper was not located. The estimated value of the cosmetic was $1.
PARTY HIJINKS RATE DISTURBING PEACE
On Oct. 14 at about 2:23 a.m., officers responding to a loud party on the 1200 block of 9 th Street witnessed a 19-year-old male urinating on the neighboring property, the report said. According to the report, officers issued the man a summons for public indecency.
FOGGED UP WINDOWS IN PARK A SIGNAL
On Sept. 11 at 1:28 a.m., an officer saw two unoccupied vehicles parked at West 16 th Avenue and Violet Street. According to the report, when the officer checked the vehicles, the hoods were warm. Using a spotlight, the officer found two people engaging in intimate behavior on a blanket without their clothes. The report said as the officer approached the 33-year-old woman and 34-year-old man, they began dressing and apologized for their actions. According to the report, the couple said they thought it was an exciting and youthful way to express their feelings for each other. They were lectured and given a warning.
VISITORS TO HIGH SCHOOL GET BOOTED
On Sept. 10 officers were dispatched to Golden High School on 701 24 th St. at 2 p.m. According to the report, the principal and the security specialist said there were two unauthorized people in the building who did not check in to the office when they came in. The report said the 18-year-olds said they came to see a counselor and when they couldn't find her, they started looking for her. The security specialist escorted them to the office. The principal wanted them charged with trespassing.
BUFFALO ROSE EMPLOYEE WEAVES INTO DUI
A 30-year-old employee of the Buffalo Rose Saloon was stopped near Johnson and South Golden roads on Sept. 12 at 2 a.m. after the officer observed her weaving and traveling 45-mph in a 30-mph zone. When asked how much alcohol she consumed, she said, "None, I just left work." The woman was arrested for suspicion of DUI and speeding and taken to the police department.
SCROOGE CUTS HOLE IN SNOWMAN
An officer was called to the Golden Chamber of Commerce on a complaint of criminal mischief, according to police reports. An unknown Scrooge (or Scrooges) allegedly had cut a hole in the defenseless inflatable snowman at the front of the building, and cut a string of Christmas lights hanging on the building. The case was closed for lack of investigative leads, according to the officer's report.
TRADE-IN TALK AT CHRISTOPHER DODGE GETS HEATED
A report of an unwanted party at Christopher Dodge World on 16655 W. Colfax Ave. resulted in an officer's discussion with the sales manager, who said a customer was getting loud and argumentative on June 19 at 7:08 p.m. The report said the officer asked the manager what he wanted to do. He told the officer he didn't want the man to leave, he wanted the officer to talk to the man. The 33-year-old customer said he had been at the dealership for almost eight hours and thought he was getting the "run around." According to the report, the man said after a salesman allegedly returned with his truck after a trade-in appraisal down the street, it was stuck in first gear. The man said he'd been given several different prices and this upset him. The report said the man admitted arguing loudly with the sales manager, went inside and apologized and the transaction continued. No action was taken.
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