An edition of the Littleton Independent
WEEK OF OCTOBER 3, 2024
VOLUME 23 | ISSUE 44
Englewood Police question school threat suspect BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Englewood police questioned a juvenile suspect they believe was behind a false bomb threat made to the Englewood Campus on Sept. 24. The questioning came merely a day after Englewood Schools and the Englewood Police Department hosted a town hall to address community concerns and questions regarding numerous false bomb threats made over the preceding several days. “After our town hall last night, we began to receive Safe2Tell tips, emails and calls regarding an Instagram post that threatened our middle schools,” the district and police said in a joint statement. “The post appeared, in some ways, to be similar in nature to the previous unfounded threats … The individual suspected by EPD of making the post has been identified and is currently being interviewed by police detectives.” This marks the fourth bomb threat made to Englewood Campus – which houses Englewood High School, Englewood Middle School and the Englewood Leadership Academy – in the last two weeks.
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Two candidates vie for the 18th Judicial District Attorney seat BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Englewood Schools Superintendent Joanna Polzin and Deputy Police Chief Vance Fender address residents at a town hall on Sept. 23 following several days of false bomb threats made to Englewood Campus. PHOTO BY ELISABETH SLAY
“I am unbelievably sad and I want to sincerely apologize that this continues to happen because we continue to expose our students, our staff and our families to ongoing emotional trauma when events like this occur,” Superintendent Joanna Polzin said at the Sept. 23 town hall. The town hall came after parents,
students and educators were left in a state of confusion following a false bomb threat and a suspected gas leak on Sept. 17, which led to a chaotic evacuation and eventually the closure of the campus on Sept. 18.
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Voters in the 18th Judicial District will select a new district attorney on Election Day. A district attorney prosecutes criminal cases on behalf of the government. The district attorney typically decides whether to file charges under Colorado law. The 18th Judicial District, which was formerly composed of Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln Counties, now only includes Arapahoe County as of a recent district split determined by the state legislature. Current District Attorney John Kellner, whose term expires in 2025, is not seeking reelection. Competing for his seat are Republican Carol Chambers and Democrat Amy Padden. Chambers served as the 18th Judicial District Attorney from 2004 to 2012, and Padden has experience in local, state and federal prosecution. SEE ELECTION, P6