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Nederland September Police Reports

Posted 11/4/16

On September 2, 2016, the Nederland Police Department received a report of domestic violence at a local hotel. When the Ned officer arrived at the scene he was told the suspect had fled. The NPD

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Nederland September Police Reports

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On September 2, 2016, the Nederland Police Department received a report of domestic violence at a local hotel. When the Ned officer arrived at the scene he was told the suspect had fled. The NPD officer went to the room of the victim as a Boulder County Sheriff's deputy looked for the suspect. When the Ned officer entered the room, he saw a woman holding her face and crying. She said she found out her husband was having an affair and told him get off the phone at which time he hit her with his elbow and threatened to hit her again.

The officer requested a medical check and asked her if he had ever hit her before. She said no but he had choked her. She and her daughter said they were scared of the suspect and that he might vandalize her car. The officer sent for a victim's advocate.

By this time the BCSO deputy had found the suspect who said hitting his wife was an accident. He then packed up his things and left. The man said they were in Colorado for a wedding. The officer decided that the suspect needed to be taken into custody. He was charged with Third Degree Assault and Domestic Violence and was taken to jail.

On September 3, 2016, it was reported that someone was shooting out of a vehicle at an address on Bridge Street, at a stop sign and possibly near people. The officer parked his patrol car behind the steam shovel, called for backup and began searching for the suspect, hoping to contain the threat. As he neared the vehicle, he saw that it was empty; he then went into the museum and told the dozen people inside to show their hands and told them to stay inside.

The officer then searched outside and asked if anyone owned the described vehicle. When three men stepped forward he took them outside and asked if they had firearms. The men asked if this was a racially biased contact and the officer explained that their vehicle matched the description. The men showed him pamphlets about precious minerals, and said they had been camping up at Caribou looking for good rock picking sites.

When the officer checked their identification, two of them came up with suspended licenses. When they officer asked if he could search the car, the men said no. The officer apologized for the inconvenience and told them to be safe. He then made sure everyone in the museum was safe. The case was deemed unfounded.

On September 5, 2016, a local business owner reported that she had been bitten by a dog outside of her shop. A couple was sitting outside with their two large dogs when one of them bit the owner on the arm as she walked by. The owner of the dog said she had startled him. She told them to leave her property. The officer noticed the bite was swelling. She went to get the appropriate shots needed to prevent against rabies. It is believed the owners have left the area.

On September 3, 2016, a man came to the PD to report a stolen identity, saying four separate phone numbers from Chicago had been opened fraudulently under his account number. The NPD has no ability to investigate the report any further.

On September 8, 2016 a Nederland officer coming onto his shift received a report saying a local man had a felony warrant issued for his arrest. While on patrol the officer saw the man driving past him and pulled him over. He knew the man was a possible flight risk so he placed the suspect in handcuffs. The warrant was out of Boulder County for Failure to Appear on a kidnapping charge. The man was transported to the Boulder County Jail.

On September 8, 2016 an officer was sent to a local business on an assault report. The dispatch said the suspects had left, driving towards Boulder. Another NPD officer was on the lookout for the vehicle.

The first officer talked to two people, one of whom had some kind of liquid all over him. The man said they had been shopping when they saw two men staring at them. When the couple went to leave they saw the two men sitting in a truck, again staring at them, making the couple nervous. They decided not to walk to their vehicle, but walked back to the parking lot, when they saw the truck leave, but then aggressively make a U-turn and head toward them. The couple ran to a nearby coffee shop. The two men got out of their truck and said, "You need to watch who you stare at," and one of the men threw the beverage in his face. As the couple headed toward the store, the men threatened them and then left when the male party said he was calling the police. The officers were unable to locate the suspects.

On September 25, 2016 the NPD received an email saying that a man had violated his bond conditions by being in the immediate area of children at a public event. The man had been arrested for two separate incidents of indecent exposure. His bond states that he was not allowed contact with anyone under the age of 18.  The officer submitted a warrant for his arrest.

On September 15, 2016, a woman reported that she was standing outside of her home visiting with a neighbor. When the neighbor went back to his house, a woman walked to the first woman and slapped her in the face. The victim hurried back into her house, followed by the suspect. The victim said she did not want to press charges, just wanted the event documented to prevent this type of behavior in the future. The officer recommended extra patrols in the area.

On September 20, 2016, an officer followed up on a report of a vehicle passing a school bus that had its stop signs out. The woman said she did not remember doing that, but the bus driver had reported that she passed as he was dropping off children. She was issued a ticket based on the bus driver's statement and she signed the ticket.

On September 23, 2016 an officer noticed a man get out of the driver's side of his truck and stumble over to a pay phone, leaving the door of his truck open. He came back and headed east of the highway. The office's radar equipment recorded the truck as going 50 mph in a 25 mph zone. When the officer pulled the suspect over, the man gave his name but had no identification. The officer learned that the man's license had been revoked as a habitual traffic offender. When the man was asked to perform voluntary roadside maneuvers, he said he had taken insulin and lithium. The man's breath smelled of alcohol.

The suspect was unable to successfully complete the roadside maneuvers and he was arrested for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs. He was taken to the Boulder County Jail where he asked the officer to say he was uncooperative so he didn't have to sit in the booking area. Blood was drawn from the suspect and sent to the laboratory.

On September 29, 2016 a Ned officer responded to an accident report. When he arrived the woman said she was coming down her driveway when she saw a vehicle parked there. She was going to go around it but then it pulled forward. When it reached the intersection and prepared to pull out, it stopped suddenly as another vehicle turned in front of it and began to back up, hitting the woman before she could back up herself.

The second driver said he had never been in the driveway and had not started to back up when he felt the woman's vehicle run into the back of his. The officers conferred and based on what they observed, agreed that the man had backed into the woman. The accident was documented for insurance purposes.

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