Black Hawk Police Reports, March 2025

Black Hawk Police Report, February 2025  On 2/1/25, at approximately 12:16 p.m., Black Hawk police officers responded to the Horseshoe Casino on a report of a possible stolen vehicle. After contacting the reporting party and reviewing...

GILPIN COUNTY – The Timberline Fire Protection District (TFPD) held its regular meeting on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. Board members present included President Rick Wenzel, Vice Chairman John Bushey, Members at Large John Carder,...

Black Hawk Police Reports, January 2025  On 1/1/25, at approximately 1:54 a.m., Black Hawk officers were dispatched to a possible fraud at the Monarch Casino. When officers arrived, the suspect was underage and playing on the casino floor....

Golden Gate Fire hosts an awakening John Scarffe Golden Gate Canyon The Golden Gate Fire Protection District hosted a data gathering event for the Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) on March 31, 2025, at 6 p.m. at the Grange, 25231...

Gilpin County Sheriff's Office Reports, January 2025 On 1/1/25, at approximately 5:07 p.m., a Gilpin County deputy assisted Colorado State Patrol on a traffic stop in the 3000 block of Highway 119. A male party was arrested for suspicion of...

Golden Gate Fire purchases tablets John Scarffe Golden Gate Canyon The Golden Gate Fire Protection District Board purchased tablets during a regular meeting on March 27, 2025, at 7 p.m. at the Grange, 25231 Golden Gate Canyon Rd, Golden,...

BLACK HAWK — On Wednesday, March 26, 2025, the Black Hawk City Council decided to withdraw from the mutual aid agreement it has between its fire department and Central City Fire Department, citing imbalance in resources and uncertainty in...

The Nederland Fire Protection District (NFPD) Board of Directors met on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, to hear an update from the Boulder Watershed Collective (BWC) regarding their community engagement plan for a large mitigation effort deemed the...

Gilpin County – The third and final documentary in the Forest Health Movie Matinee series was shown on March 15, 2025, at Timberline Fire Station #3 (Fitz Observatory) to a dedicated crowd of residents and emergency services personnel. The film “The Fire Problem” is based on the premise that fire is integral to maintaining healthy forest ecosystems and fire management should replace fire suppression as public policy.

CENTRAL CITY – The Central City Council convened on March 18, 2025, for a work session at 6:09 p.m., focusing on critical issues including the fire department master plan and a temporary access request for the Mighty Argo Cable Car project. Fire...

CENTRAL CITY – A piece of Central City's history was lost in flames on the morning of March 16, 2025, as a structure fire at 138 Spring Street destroyed the historic Hawley Merchandise building.  This marks the second fire in the city this...

GILPIN COUNTY – The Timberline Fire Protection District Board of Directors convened for their regular meeting on March 11, 2025, at Station 3 in Black Hawk, Colorado.  All board members were present, including President Rick Wenzel, Vice...

​Gilpin County Sheriff’s Reports, December 2024 On 12/1/24, at approximately 6:24 p.m., a deputy responded to the report of a wildlife issue located near mile marker 2, Central City Parkway.  A wounded animal was dispatched and a report was...

Gilpin County Sheriff’s Reports, November 2024 On 11/1/24, at approximately 7:13 p.m., a deputy was dispatched to the 100 block of Carrol Court, in unincorporated Gilpin County on a report of a suspicious person. On 11/1/24, at approximately...

Golden Gate Fire dissolves communications authority John Scarffe Golden Gate Canyon The Golden Gate Fire Protection District Board dissolved the communications authority and agreed to pursue a firm for an audit during a regular meeting on...

While the The Nederland Fire Protection District (NFPD) experienced fewer calls than average over the last month, the Board of Directors learned on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, from the Fire Marshal’s report, of an unfortunate rise in local...

Black Hawk Police Department Reports, November 2024 On 11/1/24, Black Hawk officers responded to a call that was occurring in the Black Hawk Police Department's parking lot involving two brothers. The verbal disturbance and subsequent information...

BLACK HAWK – The Black Hawk City Council meeting on February 12 opened with an air of solemnity as Mayor David Spellman addressed the early morning fire at Central City's Gold Mountain Village Apartments.  The blaze, which erupted at...

CENTRAL CITY – An early morning fire on February 12, 2025, at Gold Mountain Village Apartments resulted in the tragic loss of one life and the displacement of multiple residents.  The fire, which ignited around 3:15 a.m., remains under...