On May 1, a woman came into the Nederland Police Department to report criminal mischief: the family vehicle’s sunroof had been damaged and she needed to report it for insurance purposes. The officer went to investigate and saw that the sunroof’s glass was destroyed and broken glass was inside the vehicle. There are no leads or suspects.

On May 1, a Ned officer on routine patrol talked to two men near the shopping center who appeared to be transients under the influence of alcohol. One of the men had an active warrant out of Aurora for failing to appear. He was placed into custody and transported to the Boulder County Jail.

On May 1, a Nederland officer responded to a report of a man who was having a seizure that could be drug-related. When the officer reached the resident, two men ran to the patrol car, distressed and seeming to be under the influence of a controlled substance. They said another man had gone crazy and asked the officer to hurry.

The officer approached the door and heard a male voice roaring incoherently. When the officer looked inside he saw a man lying on a couch and another man was trying to restrain him. The officer entered and the man rolled onto the floor, thrashing around and making  “animalistic” sounds. The officer went to help him and the man became combative and displayed surprising strength. The officer realized the man was becoming a risk to himself, the officer, and others in the home.

When the officer tried to restrain the man, to handcuff him, the man lifted the officer into the air. After grappling for a few minutes, the officer managed get a handcuff on his left wrist, but the suspect seemed impervious to pain. At this point the officer realized continued joint control technique would result in a broken shoulder and released the hold. The officer stated that the man was possibly in a delirious state.

The officer decided that his Taser would not be a safe option because the man’s heartbeat and breathing were elevated and shallow. The officer eventually managed to pin the man and gain control of his arms. Medical personal arrived at the scene as well as a Boulder County Sheriff’s deputy. The Nederland Fire Protection District medic administered a sedative and the firefighters helped hold him down.

When AMR arrived, the man was lifted into the ambulance and  the officer took off the handcuffs and placed the patient’s wrists into soft restraints while he was being transported to the hospital.

The next day, the officer spoke to witnesses and to the man, who said he had taken four hits of LSD while he was in Boulder and then taken the bus up the Canyon. While walking to his house, he went completely blind and “lost it.” He said he had suffered a traumatic brain injury and was not supposed to take any medication. The man apologized to the officers and thanked them for their actions. The man had no memory of fighting with the officer. No charges have been filed against him at this time.

On May 2, on officer on routine patrol checked the plates on a red Dodge Dakota and they came back registered to a Subaru Forester. The man said he took the plates from one of his other cars and he had just bought the car he was driving. The man was issued a summons for displaying fictitious registration.

On May 2, the manager of a Nederland business said she had caught a shoplifter. The man said he didn’t have any money and stole two bags of beef jerky worth $13.98. The man was issued a summons for theft.

On May 4, Nederland officers responded to a report of a man causing a disturbance at a local business. When an officer arrived he saw a man stumbling in the roadway, swaying back and forth. When the officer asked him what was going on the man said they had refused to serve him. He said he was headed to Boulder. There was a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath. The man said he was going to hitchhike. The officer did not think it would be safe for the man to be on the highway. He was taken into custody and taken to the Addiction Recovery Center.

On May 8, an employee at a local business said a male party was in custody for shoplifting. The man told the officer he had not eaten in two days and had done something stupid. The beef frankfurters he took cost $15.25. The man said he tried to do the right thing by asking to work for some food but was told “no.” The man was issued a summons for theft.

On May 27, a man reported that he had been bitten by a dog while out walking his own dog. He told the officer that two dogs jumped the fence around their yard and ran at him and then the dog. The man got on the ground to protect his dog and then he was bitten. His dog broke free from his grip and was then chased by the two dogs at large. The man lost sight of them.  He looked for his dog, but was unable to find her. The next day, May 28, she returned home with minor injuries.

The officer told the man to contact a doctor to find out about tetanus vaccination status. The officer contacted the others dogs’ owner. They were adequately fenced with a secure gate and seemed friendly. The dogs were registered and had current rabies tags. The owner offered to pay medical bills for both the dog and his owner. The offending dogs were put on a 10-day house arrest and the owner was given a summons for vicious dog to appear at Nederland Municipal Court.