CRIME & SAFETY
Hiker finds locked box on Colorado trail, breaking it open to shocking surprise
You never know what you'll find on the trail in Colorado, and sometimes, items that are found should be handled with care. According to the Summit County Sheriff's Office, a woman was hiking in an unincorporated part of the county in recent days when she found a small lock box. Curious and unable to open the lockbox on-site, she decided to take it home to see if she could get into it. ...
Hiker finds body near trail in Colorado's Summit County
A hiker found a body near a neighborhood trail in Summit County over the weekend, according to local law enforcement. The local hiker was on a trail near the Summit Cove neighborhood on April 27 when the hiker found the body in a field west of the subdivision at about 7:20 p.m. The body was described as an adult Hispanic male and has since been identified, though that identity was...
Summit County law enforcement officer killed by ‘angry mob’ honored 142 years after his death
Editor’s note: This story was updated to correct the date of the ceremony. A former Summit County law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty 142 years ago will be honored with induction into the Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial during a ceremony Friday, May 3, at Camp George West in Golden.
Semitrailer ‘burns to the ground,’ sparking small wildfire after taking runaway ramp on I-70 (with video)
A semitrailer went up in a blaze after its brakes caught fire and it went charging up a runaway truck ramp on Interstate 70 west of the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels on Tuesday, April 30. Charlie Stubblefield, the owner of the Silverthorne-based towing company Mountain Recovery, said no one was hurt...
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