Author: Noah Festenstein

Motorists who attempt to flee Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputies might well get stopped with a new device called the grappler police bumper.  The department bought five “grappler” devices to better, and more safely, stop a feeling vehicle than using the precision immobilization technique (PIT) most departments use. It joins the Colorado State Patrol as the…

Officials in the Town of Parker attempted to reschedule an anti-President Donald Trump protest planned for Saturday, arguing the protest could negatively impact authoritative resources during the popular Parker Days festival. Protest organizers appear they aren’t going to budge on the town’s offer to reschedule the protest, according to town officials, despite its attempts to…

The Colorado Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel dismissed its investigation into 23rd Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler after he was accused of unprofessional social media posts earlier this year, according to judicial district officials. Brauchler doesn’t face any disciplinary action, a 23rd Judicial District spokesperson told The Denver Gazette Wednesday. As previously reported, Justin Schreiber,…

Douglas County “home rule” campaign expense reports show hundreds of residents donated to the home rule opposition group, while just five entities donated much larger amounts to the home rule support group. Meanwhile a recent countywide survey revealed that most residents are opposed to the idea of becoming a home rule county. Douglas County voters…

Aaron Brooks was riding his bike Sunday afternoon when he heard screams for help come from around the corner of the Boulder courthouse. What Brooks encountered next is something that he said will stay with him forever: “I hear somebody yelling, ‘Is anybody a doctor, is anybody a doctor?’ And I thought somebody maybe at one…

Boulder police and the FBI are investigating a Molotov cocktail attack which left eight people injured near downtown Boulder’s Pearl Street on Sunday afternoon. Authorities apprehended suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman, a 45-year-old Egyptian citizen, who will remain in custody during the investigation, following his release from the hospital, according to FBI Special Agent Mark Michalek and the…

On a sunny weekend in downtown Denver, thousands of residents took in the new-look 16th Street corridor as the area celebrated a new beginning. “Out of the 15 years I’ve lived here, this is the most people I’ve ever seen outside,” Appaloosa Grill Manager Heather Delaney said, watching hundreds of people walk by the newly…

One of the most anticipated public meetings in Douglas County’s push for “home rule” status lasted for just over an hour in Castle Rock on Wednesday night. Out of roughly 8,700 people online and in Douglas County chambers, seven residents were given a chance to ask a question or make comment on county home rule…

The Colorado Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel opened an investigation into 23rd Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler in March after a former congressional candidate in Colorado complained Brauchler called him a “racist” on social media. Justin Schreiber, who is being prosecuted within the 23rd Judicial District, requested an investigation into Brauchler’s social media posts on…