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ter at the 600 block of Main Street in Silver Plume. The Courant reported at the time that additional officers, including one from the Idaho Springs Police Department, arrived for backup. ISPD Chief Nate Buseck elaborated that his officer was there only as support. Asked further about the scene, Buseck said the man seemed to be either on drugs or having a mental health crisis, and was not comply-
Colorado Community Media reporters and staff received 19 awards in the Colorado Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest, which honored the state’s best journalism work for 2021. Leading the honorees named during a Sept. 17 ceremony at Coors Field was west metro reporter Rylee Dunn. Dunn, who primarily covers Arvada, received two first-place honors. Dunn received the top prize in the Best Series or Sustained Coverage in the Class 4 division for the work on the Olde Town Arvada shooting and aftermath, and a firstplace award in the Best Business/ News Feature category for her work on Namiko’s 30-year history spanning two generations. Dunn also took second place for Best News Story for her investigative work on a former political candidate being charged with felony identity theft. Douglas County reporter Elliott Wenzler also took home several awards, including first place for Best Health/Enterprise Story for an
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Simon and Sally Glass address the public at a Sept. 13 press conference.
PHOTO BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE
Parents of Boulder man killed by Clear Creek deputies seeking accountability Christian Glass was shot in Silver Plume during an encounter with Clear Creek deputies in June BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Parents of Christian Glass, a 22-year-old Boulder man killed by Clear Creek deputies in June 2022
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held a press conference Sept. 13 to call for accountability for the department’s actions. On the evening of June 10, Glass crashed his car in the small town of Silver Plume and called the police for help. As reported by the Clear Creek Courant, Christian Glass was shot by deputies after being “argumentative and uncooperative.” Newly released bodycam video provided by the Glass family’s attorney and posted on the KUSA-TV website shows the police tactics used during the 70-minute encoun-
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