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href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/03/03/boulder-county-coroners-office-phone-service-out-of-order/" title="Boulder County Coroner’s Office phone service is restored"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="boulder county coroner's office" title="boulder county coroner's office" subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/coroner-1.jpg?w=140" data-srcset="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/coroner-1.jpg?w=140 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/03/03/boulder-county-coroners-office-phone-service-out-of-order/" title="Boulder County Coroner’s Office phone service is restored"> <span class="dfm-title free"> Boulder County Coroner’s Office phone service is restored </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/author/nicky-andrews/">Nicky Andrews</a></div> <time datetime="2025-03-03 15:54:45">March 3, 2025 at 3:54 p.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> The Boulder County Coroner's Office is currently unable to be reached by phone. </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-415296 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime-public-safety category-latest-headlines category-news feature-ticker location-colorado location-denver location-front-range" data-id="415296" data-timestamp="1740895245" > <figure> <a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/03/02/colorado-juvenile-detention-excessive-force/" title="Broken bones, excessive force and drug overdoses: Inside Colorado’s juvenile detention facilities" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/03/02/colorado-juvenile-detention-excessive-force/" title="Broken bones, excessive force and drug overdoses: Inside Colorado’s juvenile detention facilities"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="The reports obtained by The Post show a barrage of complaints from youth that staff used excessive force during restraints or other physical management responses at the state’s 14 facilities." title="The reports obtained by The Post show a barrage of complaints from youth that staff used excessive force during restraints or other physical management responses at the state’s 14 facilities." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/TDP-L-Carey-Snodgrass-RJS-00355.jpg?w=128" data-srcset="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/TDP-L-Carey-Snodgrass-RJS-00355.jpg?w=128 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/news/crime-public-safety/">Crime & Public Safety | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/03/02/colorado-juvenile-detention-excessive-force/" title="Broken bones, excessive force and drug overdoses: Inside Colorado’s juvenile detention facilities"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Broken bones, excessive force and drug overdoses: Inside Colorado’s juvenile detention facilities </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/author/sam-tabachnik/">Sam Tabachnik</a></div> <time datetime="2025-03-03 09:19:18">March 3, 2025 at 9:19 a.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> The reports obtained by The Post show a barrage of complaints from youth that staff... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-413950 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime-public-safety category-latest-headlines category-news location-boulder-county location-colorado location-front-range location-lafayette" data-id="413950" data-timestamp="1740868702" > <figure> <a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/03/01/lafayette-man-suspected-sexually-assaulting-girl-multiple-times/" title="Lafayette man suspected of sexually assaulting girl multiple times" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/03/01/lafayette-man-suspected-sexually-assaulting-girl-multiple-times/" title="Lafayette man suspected of sexually assaulting girl multiple times"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Marlon Ronaldo Pena Contreras, 27, was arrested on suspicion of two counts of sexual assault; sexual exploitation of a child and enticement of a child. He was released from custody on a $100,000 bond and is set for a return filing of charges on Tuesday. " title="Marlon Ronaldo Pena Contreras, 27, was arrested on suspicion of two counts of sexual assault; sexual exploitation of a child and enticement of a child. He was released from custody on a $100,000 bond and is set for a return filing of charges on Tuesday. " subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/DCC-L-CONTRERAS_afad86.jpg?w=134" data-srcset="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/DCC-L-CONTRERAS_afad86.jpg?w=134 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/news/crime-public-safety/">Crime & Public Safety | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/03/01/lafayette-man-suspected-sexually-assaulting-girl-multiple-times/" title="Lafayette man suspected of sexually assaulting girl multiple times"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Lafayette man suspected of sexually assaulting girl multiple times </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/author/nicole-dorfman/">Nicole Dorfman</a></div> <time datetime="2025-03-01 22:38:30">March 1, 2025 at 10:38 p.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> Marlon Ronaldo Pena Contreras, 27, was arrested on suspicion of two counts of sexual assault;... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-413701 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime-public-safety category-latest-headlines category-news location-boulder location-boulder-county location-colorado location-front-range" data-id="413701" data-timestamp="1740751669" > <figure> <a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/02/28/man-who-drove-truck-through-boulder-central-park-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison/" title="Man who drove truck through Boulder Central Park sentenced to 10 years in prison" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/02/28/man-who-drove-truck-through-boulder-central-park-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison/" title="Man who drove truck through Boulder Central Park sentenced to 10 years in prison"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="A man who was accused of driving his truck through Boulder's Central Park in 2023 has been sentenced to 10 years in prison." title="A man who was accused of driving his truck through Boulder's Central Park in 2023 has been sentenced to 10 years in prison." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DCC-Z-Truck-0920-01.jpg?w=140" data-srcset="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DCC-Z-Truck-0920-01.jpg?w=140 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <h3 class="subscriber-only-tag">SUBSCRIBER ONLY</h3> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/news/crime-public-safety/">Crime & Public Safety | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/02/28/man-who-drove-truck-through-boulder-central-park-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison/" title="Man who drove truck through Boulder Central Park sentenced to 10 years in prison"> <span class="dfm-title premium"> Man who drove truck through Boulder Central Park sentenced to 10 years in prison </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/author/nicky-andrews/">Nicky Andrews</a></div> <time datetime="2025-02-28 14:24:47">February 28, 2025 at 2:24 p.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> A man who was accused of driving his truck through Boulder's Central Park in 2023... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-413664 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime-public-safety category-latest-headlines category-news location-boulder-county location-colorado location-front-range location-lafayette" data-id="413664" data-timestamp="1740747766" > <figure> <a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/02/28/lafayette-man-accused-of-sexual-exploitation-of-a-child/" title="Lafayette man accused of sexual exploitation of a child" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/02/28/lafayette-man-accused-of-sexual-exploitation-of-a-child/" title="Lafayette man accused of sexual exploitation of a child"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="A Lafayette man turned himself in to the Boulder County Jail on Thursday on a warrant for more than 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a child. " title="A Lafayette man turned himself in to the Boulder County Jail on Thursday on a warrant for more than 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a child. " subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DCC-L-ROCKELEIN-0229-01.jpg?w=131" data-srcset="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DCC-L-ROCKELEIN-0229-01.jpg?w=131 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <h3 class="subscriber-only-tag">SUBSCRIBER ONLY</h3> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/news/crime-public-safety/">Crime & Public Safety | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/02/28/lafayette-man-accused-of-sexual-exploitation-of-a-child/" title="Lafayette man accused of sexual exploitation of a child"> <span class="dfm-title premium"> Lafayette man accused of sexual exploitation of a child </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/author/nicky-andrews/">Nicky Andrews</a></div> <time datetime="2025-02-28 13:12:54">February 28, 2025 at 1:12 p.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> A Lafayette man turned himself in to the Boulder County Jail on Thursday on a... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-412787 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime-public-safety category-latest-headlines category-news location-boulder-county location-colorado location-erie-colorado location-front-range location-lafayette location-longmont location-niwot location-weld-county" data-id="412787" data-timestamp="1740611712" > <figure> <a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/02/26/fire-crews-to-conduct-prescribed-burn-at-leggitt-ditch-east-boulder-county/" title="Fire crews to conduct prescribed burn at Leggett Ditch in east Boulder County" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/02/26/fire-crews-to-conduct-prescribed-burn-at-leggitt-ditch-east-boulder-county/" title="Fire crews to conduct prescribed burn at Leggett Ditch in east Boulder County"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Boulder County Parks and Open Space officials said that the burn at the ditch, which is bound by U.S. 287, Niwot Road, Prospect Road and East County Line Road, will only be conducted under suitable conditions. " title="Boulder County Parks and Open Space officials said that the burn at the ditch, which is bound by U.S. 287, Niwot Road, Prospect Road and East County Line Road, will only be conducted under suitable conditions. " subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DCC-L-LFDBURN_2MJ4383_0c2a27.jpg?w=132" data-srcset="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DCC-L-LFDBURN_2MJ4383_0c2a27.jpg?w=132 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/news/crime-public-safety/">Crime & Public Safety | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/02/26/fire-crews-to-conduct-prescribed-burn-at-leggitt-ditch-east-boulder-county/" title="Fire crews to conduct prescribed burn at Leggett Ditch in east Boulder County"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Fire crews to conduct prescribed burn at Leggett Ditch in east Boulder County </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/author/camera-staff/">Camera Staff</a></div> <time datetime="2025-02-27 17:54:52">February 27, 2025 at 5:54 p.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> Boulder County Parks and Open Space officials said that the burn at the ditch, which... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-412784 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime-public-safety category-latest-headlines category-news location-boulder location-boulder-county location-colorado location-front-range" data-id="412784" data-timestamp="1740607226" > <figure> <a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/02/26/man-who-killed-himself-during-swat-standoff-was-former-boulder-fire-rescue-firefighter/" title="Man who killed himself during SWAT standoff was former Boulder Fire-Rescue firefighter" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/02/26/man-who-killed-himself-during-swat-standoff-was-former-boulder-fire-rescue-firefighter/" title="Man who killed himself during SWAT standoff was former Boulder Fire-Rescue firefighter"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="The man who killed himself during a SWAT stand-off Monday in Boulder was a former probationary firefighter with Boulder Fire-Rescue, according to a press release from the department." title="The man who killed himself during a SWAT stand-off Monday in Boulder was a former probationary firefighter with Boulder Fire-Rescue, according to a press release from the department." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DCC-L-CoronavirusKidsBirthday_JP15457.jpg?w=134" data-srcset="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DCC-L-CoronavirusKidsBirthday_JP15457.jpg?w=134 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> 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tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-412716 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime-public-safety category-latest-headlines category-news location-boulder-county location-colorado location-front-range location-louisville" data-id="412716" data-timestamp="1740512028" > <figure> <a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/02/25/louisville-police-shelter-in-place-barricaded-party/" title="Louisville police: Suspect arrested in connection with barricading incident" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/02/25/louisville-police-shelter-in-place-barricaded-party/" title="Louisville police: Suspect arrested in connection with barricading incident"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="A shelter-in-place alert was lifted Tuesday night, and a suspect was arrested after he reportedly barricaded himself in a residence near Hecla Drive and Courtesy Road in Louisville." title="A shelter-in-place alert was lifted Tuesday night, and a suspect was arrested after he reportedly barricaded himself in a residence near Hecla Drive and Courtesy Road in Louisville." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/DCC-L-DEATHIN_1MJ8455-1.jpg?w=132" data-srcset="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/DCC-L-DEATHIN_1MJ8455-1.jpg?w=132 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/news/crime-public-safety/">Crime & Public Safety | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/02/25/louisville-police-shelter-in-place-barricaded-party/" title="Louisville police: Suspect arrested in connection with barricading incident"> <span class="dfm-title free"> Louisville police: Suspect arrested in connection with barricading incident 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category-crime-public-safety category-latest-headlines category-news location-boulder location-boulder-county location-colorado location-front-range" data-id="412193" data-timestamp="1740471335" > <figure> <a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/02/25/armed-man-in-boulder-dies-by-suicide-after-negotiations-with-police/" title="Armed man in Boulder kills self after standoff" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/02/25/armed-man-in-boulder-dies-by-suicide-after-negotiations-with-police/" title="Armed man in Boulder kills self after standoff"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="An armed man who was on the University of Colorado Boulder's campus on Monday afternoon before fleeing to the area of 40th Street and Table Mesa Drive where SWAT negotiated with him, died by suicide Monday night." title="An armed man who was on the University of Colorado Boulder's campus on Monday afternoon before fleeing to the area of 40th Street and Table Mesa Drive where SWAT negotiated with him, died by suicide Monday night." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DCC-L-POLICE_1MJ6626.jpg?w=132" data-srcset="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DCC-L-POLICE_1MJ6626.jpg?w=132 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/news/crime-public-safety/">Crime & Public Safety | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/02/25/armed-man-in-boulder-dies-by-suicide-after-negotiations-with-police/" title="Armed man in Boulder kills self after standoff"> <span class="dfm-title free"> Armed man in Boulder kills self after standoff </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a 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