WEEK OF OCTOBER 5, 2023
VOLUME 128 | ISSUE 32
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LAWSUIT WRAPPED UP School board ends legal battle
Elizabeth Police Cpl. Alex Allen and Officer Royce Lamas pose with water buckets at the ready for post-pepper spraying. Pepper PHOTO BY NICKY QUINBY spray volunteers at the Student Academy can dunk their head in for some relief.
Elizabeth police offer inside view Student Academy runs for 11 weeks with teens, adults in attendance BY NICKY QUINBY SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
You’d think it would be difficult to find consenting adults willing to
be Tasered or pepper sprayed. You might be surprised. The Elizabeth Police Department’s Student Academy has never had a problem finding willing volunteers (adults who signed a waiver) for their Taser and pepper spray demonstrations. This year’s academy began on Sept. 6 and runs through Nov. 29. Two Elizabeth High School graduates came back and volunteered to
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be Tasered. Even Elizabeth Mayor Nick Snively was Tasered on the first night of the academy in front of 40 students. Someone joked with Snively about volunteering last year. When EPD reached out this year to see if he’d be up for it, Snively coyly said he’d only participate if Town Administrator Patrick Davidson did as
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TAX SUMMIT Douglas County hosts leaders
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4-H WEEK National attention on clubs
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