Castle Rock Police
July 10
An employee at the Valley House reported an that a man with a
shaved head was praying on the porch of the Valley House in the 200
block of Valley Drive. Increased patrol of the area was requested
in case the man was dangerous.
July 11
A Castle Rock man wanted to return a blue, 4-door Honda Civic he
purchased on the Internet from a man in Maryland. Castle Rock
Police towed the Civic when they found it abandoned on July 3. The
Castle Rock man reportedly did not pay the Maryland man for the
vehicle. Bethesda, Md., police are investigating.
July 12
A 24-year-old Castle Rock man was arrested after he reported
that his cell phone was stolen. Police found he had a warrant for
his arrest out of Littleton for failure to pay a $300 cash surety
bond, reports said.
July 13
Vandals rearranged the letters on the sign at the skate park at
Metzler Community Park. “Pegs not allowed on bikes” was changed to
“pegs not allowed on dykes.” “In case of emergency call 911” was
changed to “N case of emergency call 191.” And “I’m Bi!” was added
to the top of the sign. There are no suspects, and the damage was
estimated at $100, police reports said.
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At 10 a.m., a 51-year-old man walked from his house on Gordon
Drive to the Valley House. Women inside the house reported that he
was acting strangely and making lewd comments. He told officers he
did not know they wanted him to leave, although he was starting to
walk away when they arrived.
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Two 44-year-old renters in the 3500 block of Sawgrass Trail
reported that their landlords entered the house and stole two
ceiling fans. No charges were filed because the renters did not
want to press charges. They wanted the landlords to call first for
permission to enter the house.
July 14
Two men asked a 20-year-old Castle Rock man if he had a
cigarette lighter, then proceeded to beat him up. They tried to
take his wallet, but it contained no cash or credit cards. The two
men ran away. Police are investigating.
July 15
A dead cat was found by a Dumpster in the 300 block of Malibu
Street. No more information was available about the
incident.
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A 27-year-old resident reported that for several days, someone
had been ringing her doorbell and running away between 7-11
p.m.
July 16
At 12:25 a.m., police were called to the Castle Rock Water
storage facility on Coachline Road to investigate a break-in. Two
hours later, three suspects were found hiding in a field north of
the facility. A 19-year-old from Larkspur, an 18-year-old from
Castle Rock and a juvenile female were arrested. All three had been
drinking alcohol.
The suspects allegedly damaged $600 in electrical conduit and
electrical connections. The three were released after they were
charged with criminal mischief, criminal tampering and obstructing
police. Additional charges might be added, said police
reports.
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A 29-year-old Castle Rock man was arrested and taken to Douglas
County Jail after his roommate reported that she was sexually
assaulted by him in her sleep. Investigators found evidence to
support of the woman’s allegations, reports said. The incident
allegedly occurred in the 700 block of Wilcox Street.
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A brush fire was reported near Anderson Street and High Drive.
The fire burned 1,800-square feet of grass beside the bike path and
tennis courts nearby, close to the south side of 880 Third St.
Police do not have any suspects but they found footprints and a
match book and are investigating.
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Four underage males ages 18-20 were ticketed for trespassing,
underage drinking and possession of marijuana after police
contacted them at the pool at the Reserve Apartments on Highland
Vista Avenue.
July 17
Police stopped a driver for not using his turn signal near
Founders Parkway and Front Street. When an officer checked his
records, it turned out the 20-year-old’s driver’s license was
revoked and he had two warrants out of Teller County. One warrant
was for harassment the other and was for stealing a car. He was
arrested and held on a $5,000 bond at Douglas County
Jail.
Douglas County Sheriff
July 7
A 48-year-old handicapped woman from Highlands Ranch was caught
stealing $60 in cosmetics from the King Soopers in the 8600 block
of Quebec Street.
July 14
A $1,050 generator was reported stolen out of a tool shed on the
1100 block of Glen Street in northern Douglas County.
July 17
A 51-year-old Castle Rock resident was charged with criminal
mischief and trespassing after she was caught driving her gray
Honda through fencing between neighbors’ houses in the 2000 block
of Liggett Road. The woman’s husband, who is the attorney for the
owner of the land on which the woman reportedly trespassed, had
previously told his wife she was prohibited from going on the land,
police reports said.
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A 61-year-old man and his 42-year-old wife were arrested at
their home in Castle Pines after reports of a domestic
disturbance.
July 18
An 18-year-old woman was jogging near her home in Stonegate when
a man in a maroon sports car began to follow her. He parked at
Children’s World in Stonegate and walked toward her while exposing
himself. The woman ran to the parking lot, looked at his license
plate and ran away. The man did not say anything, but got in his
car and drove away.
Officers later interviewed the man, who confessed to a similar
incident at Challenger Park a couple weeks ago, police reports
said. The suspect received two tickets for indecent exposure.