Week of September 29, 2022
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO
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VOLUME 156 | ISSUE 41
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Stolen vehicle cameras going up Jeffco Sheriff’s Office to install 25 plate-reading cameras BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Donned in a gray German alpine hat, Mike Harding scopes out his opponents in the beer-stein-holding competition during the inaugural Wild West Oktoberfest Sept. 24 in downtown Golden.
Wild West Oktoberfest debuts in Golden BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
After a 30-year absence, Golden’s Oktoberfest made a unique comeback this weekend. Bavaria met the American West in downtown Golden Sept. 24 at the inaugural Wild West Oktoberfest. The activities and fashion was a mix of both styles, as some attendees wore dirndl dresses and lederhosen while others donned cowboy hats and boots. YoColorado, an apparel outfitter located at 805 12th St., partnered with other local businesses to host the event. Proceeds SEE FEST, P11
Traci Lacey, a Golden Civic Foundation staff member, pours beer at the inaugural Wild West Oktoberfest Sept. 24 in downtown Golden. Golden Civic Foundation received PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN proceeds from the event, which was organized by YoColorado.
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The Jeffco Sheriff’s Office plans to install up to 25 license-plate-reading cameras in unincorporated parts of the county to identify stolen vehicles and those connected to Amber Alerts and other criminal cases. This will be part of a free one-year pilot program with Flock Group Inc., which offers automatic license plate reader technology to law enforcement. These cameras would be installed throughout Jeffco, including in unincorporated South Jeffco, in the West Pleasant View and Applewood areas between Golden and Arvada, and the Genesee and Evergreen areas. If JCSO wants to continue the program after a year, costs would be factored into future department budgets, Patrol Division Chief Scott Pocsik described during a Sept. 13 briefing with the county commissioners. The commissioners gave their approval for JCSO to move forward with the pilot program’s license agreement, which the Board of County Commissioners will need to approve in a future meeting. Pocsik described how several law enforcement agencies around the Denver metro area are using these cameras already or will be soon. Golden Police Department, for SEE CAMERAS, P2
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