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Steve Shultz here. I am a YourHub.com staff journalist based in Douglas County. I used to write a lot of news stories for the weekly print editions for Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock and Parker, but now I'm mainly focused on the layout and design of said newspapers. In between putting your great stories, blogs, photos and events into the print editions, I will blog about some of the stand-out submissions I see on the Douglas County Web sites –- Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, Parker, Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Roxborough and Franktown –- and any other topic that piques my interest. If you’re new to YourHub.com, I encourage you to sign up and start your own blog. If you have any story ideas in your community you’d like to share, send me an e-mail. And drop me a comment in the comment box –- bloggers feed off feedback.


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Best of 2008: Parker Police blotter

Article Contributed on: 12/18/2008 1:34:48 PM

It's been another great year here at YourHub.com. We will be publishing our "Best of 2008" print editions on Jan. 1. The newspapers will be stuffed with the staff's favorite stories, blogs, columns, photos and police blotter from throughout the year. With the exception of a new staff-written story or two on page 4 and new events on the calendar page, everything in the paper will be YourHub.com user-submitted content from 2008.

Without further ado, here is our collection of the best Parker Police blotter reports from 2008, chosen by yours truly and Anna Haislip. We've got the best burglaries, the best public displays of intoxication and the quirkiest crimes. My personal No. 1 choice here would have to be the one where the "sober party" called to pick up an intoxicated woman at the police department shows up drunk.

Oh yeah, I better not forget our disclaimer: YourHub.com collected these reports from area police and sheriff agencies. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.And don't forget to click here to read the best Douglas County Sheriff's Office blotter reports from the year.

WHAT WARRANT?
At about 11 p.m. Jan. 28, an officer pulled over a motorist near Parker Road and Lincoln Avenue for not having a rear license plate and a defective brake light. A routine background check revealed the driver, a 42-year-old Aurora man, had a felony warrant out for his arrest out of Arapahoe County for burglary. The man claimed he had no prior knowledge of the warrant. He was arrested and transported to Arapahoe County Jail without incident.

DRIVER HONEST ABOUT DRINKING
An officer pulled over a motorist for speeding near the 9000 block of Parker Road at about 11 p.m. Feb. 3. The driver, a 24-year-old Parker man, was slow in responding to the officer's questions. He smelled of alcohol and his eyes were bloodshot and watery. The man at first said he drank one or two beers before driving, but later said, "To be honest with you, I had a couple more than two." After failing voluntary roadside maneuvers, he was arrested on suspicion of DUI and transported to the Parker Police Department.

IF I DIDN'T HAVE HANDCUFFS ON ...
At about 10 p.m. Feb. 4, officers responded to a fight in progress at Wal-Mart, 11101 Parker Road. Police were told five men were physically fighting inside the store. One officer located two of the men involved in the fight inside the store, a 21-year-old and an 18-year-old. Police did not locate the other three men involved in the fight. The two men had cuts on their faces indicating they had been involved in an altercation. Police found two glass smoking pipes caked with marijuana residue in the pockets of the 21-year-old, and the 18-year-old was visibly drunk. The 21-year-old was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and the 18-year-old was arrested on suspicion of underage drinking. While being processed, the 21-year-old told one of the officers to "shut the (expletive) up" and said, "If I didn't have handcuffs on, I would kick your (expletive)."

DRIVER FALLS WHILE DOING ROADSIDES
An officer pulled over the driver of an SUV for speeding 16 miles over the speed limit near Parker and Twenty Mile roads at about 1:40 a.m. Feb. 11. The driver, a 36-year-old Parker man, smelled of alcohol and had bloodshot, watery eyes and slurred speech. While preparing to perform roadside sobriety maneuvers, the man fell against the driver's side of the vehicle. When he was told he was being arrested on suspicion of DUI, he responded, "Oh, I (expletive) up." He later was released to his roommate on a summons.

MAN DRINKS 15 BEERS AT BOSTON'S
An officer was dispatched to Boston's The Gourmet Pizza, 19340 Cottonwood Drive, at about 2:30 p.m. Feb. 17 in reference to an intoxicated man arguing with employees. The 39-year-old Parker man left the scene before police arrived, but officers later contacted him at his residence on the 12200 block of Rockdale Street. The 39-year-old was sitting in a running vehicle in his driveway. He smelled of alcohol and admitted to drinking 15 or 16 beers at the restaurant. After failing voluntary roadside maneuvers, he was arrested on suspicion of DUI and transported to Douglas County Jail.

MAN PULLED OVER AFTER RAVE
Police pulled over a motorist for weaving near Lincoln Avenue and Dransfeldt Road at about 11:30 p.m. Feb. 23. The driver, a 21-year-old Parker man, avoided eye contact with the officer and appeared to be intoxicated. Police searched the vehicle and found a marijuana pipe, a joint, Vick's Vapor Rub, numerous glow sticks, pacifiers and two jugs of water. The officer associated some of these items with rave parties, and asked the driver if he was on any drugs. The driver said he took a 1/2 tablet of ecstasy while at a rave in Denver, and he said he had huffed the Vick's Vapor Rub, smoked marijuana and drank a shot of vodka, all in the course of the night. He was issued a summons for DUI and possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia and released to his brother.

OFFICER BORES DRIVER TO SLEEP
An officer pulled over a motorist for speeding at about 3 a.m. Feb. 24 near Jordan Road and Sandreed Circle. The 23-year-old driver smelled of alcohol and did not have a Colorado driver's license. He appeared to be falling asleep while the officer was speaking to him. He failed voluntary roadside sobriety maneuvers and was arrested on suspicion of DUI.

MAN ARMED TO TEETH WITH WEAPONS
At about 2 a.m. March 1, an officer pulled over the driver of a Chevy Suburban near Tallman and Crow Hill drives for not having a rear license plate. The officer said he recognized the driver, a 23-year-old Parker man, from previous contact and knew him to carry weapons. The officer asked the driver if he had a gun on him, and the driver said he did have one on his person, a .22, and another, a .45, in the center console of the vehicle. Both pistols were loaded. The officer also found a switchblade in the center console, a pair of brass knuckles in his pocket and a machete on the side on the driver's seat. The driver said he carried the weapons for self defense. He was arrested on suspicion of possessing illegal weapons.

MAN ELUDES COP, GETS TACKLED BY CITIZEN
An officer contacted an 18-year-old Parker man who had two warrants out for his arrest outside Parker Payless Liquors, 18951 Mainstreet, at about 1:30 p.m. March 8. The officer told the man about the warrants and explained that he had to go to the police station now. The man said, "This is going to (expletive) me," and began to run west toward Stage Run Road. A passerby stopped his vehicle, jumped out and grabbed the man, pulling him to the ground. The officer then placed him under arrest for the warrants and eluding an officer. A bottle of McCormick's vodka was found in his pants pocket, later discovered stolen from Payless Liquors.

DRUNK MAN CALLS COPS FOR RIDE
An officer was dispatched at about 3:30 a.m. March 16 to the area of Mainstreet and Riva Ridge Road on a report of an intoxicated man wanting a ride home. The 25-year-old man said he had been kicked out of his friend's house in Parker and was going to walk home to Castle Rock, but opted to call police for a ride instead. The man, who was visibly intoxicated, was found to be the subject of a restraining order, which prohibited him from consuming alcoholic beverages. He was arrested and transported to Douglas County Jail without incident.

FIGHTER VIOLATED RESTRAINING ORDER
A fight broke out in the parking lot of Tailgate Tavern, 19552 Mainstreet, while officers were conducting a routine bar check. An officer observed a visibly intoxicated 26-year-old Parker man with a bloody nose. He was unsteady on his feet, his eyes were bloodshot and watery and he smelled of alcohol. It appeared he urinated on the front of his pants and his genitals were partially exposed through his pants zipper. He was asked to zip up his pants. Police discovered the man was the subject of a restraining order, which prohibited him from consuming alcohol. He was issued a summons on suspicion of violating the restraining order and released to Parker Adventist Hospital.

GRANDSON 'ON DRUGS'
At about 12:15 p.m. April 3, an officer was dispatched to the 17600 block of Ponderosa Avenue on a report of a 19-year-old man unable to stand and possibly on drugs. The 19-year-old's grandmother told police she was concerned for his welfare because he could not stand up and "has not been acting appropriately." The teen spoke to the officer with slow, slurred speech and he said he had been smoking marijuana and "nothing else." He said he was smoking marijuana with a soda can crafted into a makeshift pipe. The teen had a three-inch knife in his pocket, and a background check revealed he was the subject of a restraining order prohibiting him from carrying weapons. He was arrested on suspicion of violating the restraining order and possession of drug paraphernalia.

MAN SHOWS UP DRUNK TO PICK UP WOMAN
A 28-year-old Highlands Ranch man was arrested April 13 after he showed up drunk at the police station to pick up his friend, who had just been arrested for a DUI. An officer stated he was in the process of releasing a 46-year-old Centennial woman to a sober party when he noticed the man who showed up to the station had bloodshot eyes and smelled like alcohol. When asked if he drove to the station, the man replied "yeah" and later said he drank a beer about an hour ago. The officer requested the man perform a roadside sobriety test, which he failed. He was arrested and later released to a sober party, as was the woman he was supposed to pick up.

EAR DISORDER EXCUSE DOESN'T FLY
A 32-year-old Parker woman attempted to get out of a DUI on April 20 by claiming an ear disorder affected her voluntary roadside sobriety test. The woman, who was pulled over at 2:22 a.m. for failing to stop at a stoplight at Pine Drive and Mainstreet, said the ear disorder affected her equilibrium during the balance tests. Still, the woman did not pass the test and she was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.

DRIVER 'MISINSTRUCTED'
An officer responded to Burger King, 18811 Ponderosa Drive, at about 8:30 p.m. May 2 on a report of a drunken driver. A 25-year-old man said the driver of a gray Jeep Cherokee was weaving and nearly struck his vehicle. The 25-year-old said he followed the Jeep into the Burger King parking lot, where the driver nearly struck three pedestrians. Police followed the driver from Burger King and pulled him over at Jordan Road and Wintergreen Parkway. The 35-year-old Parker man smelled of alcohol and spoke with slurred speech. When asked where he was coming from, he said, "I just live right up here." He said he became "misinstructed" on his way home from Burger King. After failing voluntary roadside sobriety maneuvers, he was arrested on suspicion of DUI.

NERVOUS? I'M NOT NERVOUS
An officer pulled over a motorist for speeding and driving the wrong way on the 9500 block of Parker Road at about 1 a.m. July 6. The driver, a 25-year-old Atlanta, Ga., man, handed the officer an out-of-state driver's license, but when asked for his insurance and vehicle registration, presented his college ID card. The driver smelled of alcohol and his eyes were bloodshot and watery. After telling the officer he had not consumed any alcoholic beverages, the officer asked him again how much he had to drink. The driver replied, "I'm just nervous, like you." When asked why he was so nervous, he said, "I'm not nervous at all." The officer then asked him several medical screening questions, to which he replied, "I am nervous, sir" to all of them. He was arrested on suspicion of DUI. The driver later said he was disappointed with the officer, saying the arrest should look good for his "numbers." He then cussed at the officer, saying, "I am a (expletive) college graduate. You are (expletive) me with some (expletive)." He later said the officers treated him like a criminal.

ARRESTEE FALLS ASLEEP IN SQUAD CAR
Police pulled over the driver of a black Honda sedan for weaving and driving carelessly in the area of 10900 Parker Road at about 10 p.m. July 12. The driver, a 41-year-old Parker woman, smelled of alcohol and was apparently drunk. She was arrested on suspicion of DUI and transported to the Parker Police Department. She reportedly fell asleep in the patrol car and became belligerent when woken up.

We've also complied the best blotter from the Castle Rock and Lone Tree police departments. If that's still not enough police blotter for you, check out our weekly roundup blog.

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Michael Myers wrote on 11/18/2009 @ 11:08:48 PM

Parker police.... where to begin, they are all liars and look for any reason to arrest civilians or even just pull them over. I have been targeted by parker police many times, they have pulled me over for looking at the new corvette at BURT Chevy, they have pulled me over for "changing lanes too many times" even though i had used my blinker every time and all the changes were necessary, they have pulled me over for "driving recklessly according to a 911 call" my "reckless driving" was simply accelerating to move away from a semi who was coming into my lane about to crush me. They have attempted to pursue felony charges for bringing my mothers prescription to her, and have failed due to my mother knowing of the incident. They all must be very bored to have 3 cop cars pull over 1 car for looking at a car that was for sale. Please note, I have kept this post very clean, it is not abusive just very negative do not flag me, let the world see what Parker police is all about.
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