Search, and rescued
Deputies from the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to Flagstaff Road in Boulder County about a search and rescue case at approximately 2:30 p.m. on April 8, responding to the report of a suicidal female. The 19-year-old woman was located by the Rocky Mountain Rescue, Boulder Fire Department, Boulder County Emergency Services and Pridemark Paramedics off of the trail in the area of the 3.5-mile marker on Flagstaff Road. The victim, a resident of the Boulder area, was found to be in good health and willingly assisted the rescuers with the evacuation. She was immediately transported to Boulder Community Hospital for further evaluation.
Boulder Reservoir drowning
At approximately 6:25 a.m. on April 6, Boulder police officers responded to a report of a drowning at the Boulder Reservoir. The victim has been identified as Mark H. Heffron, age 46, of Boulder. The body was found face down in the water by the rowing team from the University of Colorado at Boulder. There was no foul play suspected, and according to Boulder police, the body had likely been in the water for up to two days with wounds indicating a possible drowning.
Honey I’m home … or not
On Sunday, April 4, Boulder police arrested a 20-year-old man on charges of obstructing the peace and minor in possession of alcohol, after officers responded to a report that the suspect had allegedly walked, naked, into the room of a female victim and climbed into her bed. The female victim did not know the suspect. After further investigation they found the male suspect had been staying with another person in the same residence, in the 1000 block of 12th Street, and mistakenly entered the wrong room. The suspect did not comply with the orders of the officers first on the scene, but once the officers pulled out Tasers and indicated they were going to use them, the suspect cooperated, according to the report.
Sorority informal
The Kappa Alpha Theta sorority housemother shut down the sorority’s formal scheduled at Folsom Stadium on April 2 as a result of alcohol-related concerns. As the sorority members were getting onto buses on their way to Folsom Stadium, Boulder police officers decided to take two underage University of Colorado students to the hospital after they drank too much alcohol. The officers also issued a number of minor in possession of alcohol tickets preceding the formal event. Police became aware of the underage drinking as they assisted partygoers onto the buses.
