Demonstrators near Islamic Center cause concern
1 p.m., Friday, April 22, intersection of 19th and Jackson streets
Golden Police officers were called to the intersection of 19th and Jackson streets, near the Islamic Center, 619 19th St., on a report of a disturbance. Officers found a group of demonstrators, several of whom were holding flags from foreign countries and a United States flag. As one officer spoke with the group, a brown van pulled up and three men got out and began speaking loudly to the officers.
The men told police that they come to the Islamic Center each day at the same time to pray for about an hour. They said they are confronted and made to feel uncomfortable by the demonstrators.
Police reports did not indicate the reason for the demonstration, but the men who said they come to the Islamic Center to pray reported that the demonstrators come from the same region that they are from, and the two regions are at war.
Officers advised the demonstrators and the men coming to pray of the manner in which to demonstrate and to respond without disturbing the peace.
Suspicious person turns out to be process server
9:45 p.m., Thursday, April 21, 100 block of Kimball Avenue
A Golden resident called police to report that a man was at his front door stating that he was “an officer” but would not provide any identification or explain why he was there. While police where on the way, the resident reported the man had told him he was serving court papers.
The process server flagged down police, who confirmed that he was at the home on legitimate business.
At the home, the resident told police that when he opened the door slightly, the man said he was looking for the resident’s mother and tried to push the door open. The process server denied he had done so, and police advised him to not engage in actions that would get him in legal trouble and that people are not required to answer the door or provide information.
The man was not able to serve the court papers.