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Best of Westminster police blotter
Contributed by: YourHub.com on 12/31/2007

Drinking leads to bad choices
Police responded to a reported indecent exposure that occurred at 2:30 a.m. Jan. 21 on the 8000 block of Sheridan Boulevard, according to reports. A security guard witnessed two females urinate in a parking lot and then get back into their cars, according to reports. After pulling her over, reports said the police officer allegedly noticed a strong odor of alcohol on the driver's breath. According to reports, the driver said, "I know it was wrong but I made it home safe." The driver did not pass roadside tests. She was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and taken to a detox facility.

Woman doesn't believe having a dog off a leash should be illegal
A 48-year-old Denver woman was cited for not having her German shepherd leashed at 11:23 a.m. Feb. 10 at a park on the 6100 block of Lowell Boulevard. Reports indicate the officer who issued the citation warned the woman to put the dog on a leash and the woman complied, only to unleash the animal after the officer was out of sight. Reports say the officer recontacted the woman when he noticed the dog off leash again. The woman called the citation "outrageous harassment" and, according to reports, told the officer that he "should be catching criminals." The report adds the woman admitted to having read and understood nearby park signs indicating it is illegal to not have your dog leashed.

Don't bring pot to your court hearing
A 23-year-old woman, reporting to municipal court for a traffic summons, was found to be allegedly carrying marijuana paraphernalia during a routine security check of her purse. The woman told officers she was in a hurry because she was late for court and forgot to take it out of her purse, reports said. She then asked if she was going to jail. Instead, she was given a summons and taken before a judge for arraignment, where she pled guilty and was assessed a fine.

Neighbors don't get along
A 57-year-old woman who lives on the 1200 block of 135th Drive called police at about 9 a.m. June 17 to report her 51-year-old neighbor from two houses down was violating a restraining order by standing in the 57-year-old's front lawn and making faces at her, according to reports. The 51-year-old woman said she had been in her yard the entire time and that the 57-year-old was constantly trying to provoke her into violating the restraining order, according to reports. Finding no independent witnesses, police took no action against either woman, according to reports.

Man attacks co-worker in his home
A 38-year-old Westminster man was arrested on suspicion of assault and resisting arrest after attacking a 54-year-old co-worker in the 54-year-old's home on the 11800 block of Eaton Way in Westminster at 5:53 p.m. Aug. 5. According to the report, the 38-year-old man's wife said he had been acting weird all day before going to the 54-year-old man's house to talk, reports said. When police arrived, the 38-year-old allegedly hit the officer with a chair and started punching him. The officer sprayed pepper spray in the man's face twice before restraining him, but not without difficulty. When the man was placed into the cop car, he allegedly started kicking at the window. When police opened the door to stop the man, he allegedly charged at both of them with his head and had to be subdued again. The 38-year-old was transported to Jefferson County Jail, where he allegedly was talking and singing in a manner no one could understand.

Unruly girl gets spanking
A juvenile accused her father of battery at 11:25 p.m. Sept. 15 on the 9600 block of Perry Street. The girl told her parents that she was going to a friend's house to do a project. The parents asked to see the friend before she could leave, but she refused. It turned out two guys were waiting for her, not a female friend. Her parents refused to let her go and the father took her into the backyard while the girl allegedly started kicking, screaming and hitting her father. In response, the man said he "restrained heron the ground and spanked her the best I could." Police refused to press charges, saying the father was within his rights to punish the girl and that she had started the confrontation with her father.

Man hands cop dinner receipt as ID
A 23-year-old man was cited on suspicion of DUI at 1:42 a.m. Oct. 10 on the 9400 block of Wadsworth Parkway. According to the report, the man was allegedly swerving down Wadsworth at 10 miles-per-hour with smoke pouring from the front of the car because the tire was flat and the wheel had cracked. When the man was asked for his license and registration, he allegedly gave the officer a receipt from his dinner. He had a blood alcohol level of .222.

Wife goes after mistress
A 24-year-old Commerce City woman reported that a former lover's wife ran her car into the woman's car three times at 10:25 p.m. Dec. 5 at Conoco, 7995 Federal Blvd. in Westminster. The woman had a relationship with the husband, a 34-year-old from Denver, for approximately two months while he was estranged from his wife, but he broke it off and went back to his wife. One night, the woman noticed the wife, 31, following her home from work with the husband and their 12-year-old son in the truck. The woman pulled over into a gas station, where the wife got started screaming at the woman, who refused to get out of her car. After the husband stopped his wife, the wife got into their truck and bumped into the woman's car three times. The woman drove off and called police. Photos were taken of the damage.

Remember to use emergency brakes
A 41-year-old Commerce City man was arrested on suspicion of a DUI after he allegedly fell asleep and let his car roll into a parked car in a parking lot on the 8100 block of Julian Street at 1:43 a.m. on April 28, according to reports. Police reports indicate that, when police contacted the man, he was unable to determine where he was, how to turn off his vehicle or how his car had rolled into another.

Fight leads to pepper spraying
A juvenile allegedly pepper-sprayed another juvenile on the playground at 11:45 a.m. Oct. 16 at Sunset Ridge Elementary School, 9151 Hooker St. in Westminster. According to the report, the two juveniles were playing out on the playground when they started fighting over a ball. One of the juveniles took out the pepper spray and sprayed the other on the arm, which eventually got into his eyes. The sprayer said he thought there was only water in the container.
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Editor's note: Read other standout 2007 police blotter items here.


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