Colorado Springs – Police found a 47-year-old woman dead in her home Sunday morning, just hours after authorities treated her for an assault.
About 9 p.m. Saturday, police went to the 400 block of North 28th Street in Colorado Springs to investigate the assault.
When they got there, the woman told them that she was injured in the face at another location but would not provide details. Medical personnel checked out the victim’s injuries, but she refused to be treated at a hospital and was medically cleared to stay home, police said.
About 2:45 a.m. Sunday, she was found dead inside her house by a friend.
Police are investigating whether the initial injuries from the assault are related to her death. An autopsy is scheduled for today.
The victim’s name was not released because her family had not been notified.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Colorado Springs Police Department at 719-444-7000.
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BROOMFIELD
Police look for men in fight; passer-by hurt
Broomfield police are looking for two men involved in the wounding of a bystander in a shooting Friday night.
The shooting occurred in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 100 block of Garden Center about 11 p.m.
During a fight between the two men, a passer-by was struck by a bullet. The wound was not life-threatening, police said.
The men were last seen in a green Honda and a white Ford Focus.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Detective King at 303-438-6461.
BOULDER
Leader’s guilty plea has city seeking help
City leaders have asked for outside help to determine whether a Boulder City Council member who pleaded guilty to reckless driving can stay in office.
Richard Polk, 57, was ticketed in September on suspicion of driving under the influence of marijuana. He pleaded guilty Friday to the misdemeanor offense of reckless driving and was sentenced to six months of unsupervised probation. He also must undergo monthly drug tests, pay $280 in fines and perform 24 hours of community service.
The city charter says City Council members convicted of a “crime or felony” lose their seats, but it does not specify what a crime is. Mayor Mark Ruzzin and Deputy Mayor Suzy Ageton have asked for former state Supreme Court Justice Jean Dubofsky and Longmont City Attorney Clay Douglas to review the issue.
CRAIG
Course in Bible study urged for high school
A woman hoping to add an elective course about the Bible at Moffat County High School in Craig plans to present her idea at a school board meeting Feb. 27.
Deborah Powell has collected 700 signatures for the idea. She said she was inspired to lobby for the class after watching a National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools program on television in September.
The course would teach the King James Version of the Bible.
“I’m expecting a good reaction, truly,” Powell said. “Out of all the people I’ve talked to, there’s maybe been a handful who have been opposed to it.”
EL PASO COUNTY
Black Forest residents to vote on city status
Black Forest residents are scheduled to vote April 24 on whether to become a city.
Supporters of incorporation submitted a petition with about 400 signatures to the 4th Judicial District Court in January, and a judge has validated the petition.
The Black Forest Incorporation Committee, headed by Eddie Bracken, has proposed forming a city to protect the 59-square-mile region from encroaching development.
The group Keep Black Forest Free, led by Pam Devereux, has campaigned against incorporation, saying the plan would raise taxes and add an unnecessary layer of government.
STATEWIDE
BLM delays lease sale over wildlife concern
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has deferred the sale of oil and gas leases on four state wildlife areas.
A BLM spokesman said the leases would not be offered until the agency had a chance to further review how drilling might affect wildlife.
The Colorado Division of Wildlife and the Colorado Wildlife Federation had protested the sale of four parcels.
The parcels, which total 2,689 acres, are in the Little Snake, Red Lion, Spanish Peaks and Browns Park state wildlife areas.
