Officers Involved In Boulder Elk Shooting Placed On Leave
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Two police officers who were involved in the shooting of an elk have been placed on administrative leave while the Boulder Police Department investigates the incident. Officers...
View ArticleBoulder Residents To Hold Candlelight Vigil For Elk Shot By Officer
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – A candlelight vigil has been scheduled in Boulder for an elk that was shot by a police officer last Tuesday. The vigil is scheduled to be held at 5:30 p.m. Sunday on Mountain...
View ArticleCandlelight Vigil Held For Elk Killed By Police Officer In Boulder
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – A vigil was held in Boulder Sunday evening for an elk that was shot by a police officer last week. About 75 people attended the vigil on Mountain View Road, near where the...
View ArticleBoulder Police Chief Meets Residents Over Elk Shooting
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Boulder’s police chief on Monday met with neighbors very upset by an officer’s actions after he shot and killed a bull elk last week. There were about 75 people at Monday’s...
View ArticleDecision On Charges Against Officer Who Shot Elk Could Come Friday
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – The Boulder County district attorney says he should have a decision on Friday if criminal charges will be filed against a police officer who shot an elk. Officer Sam Carter told...
View ArticleBoulder Residents Hold Silent Walk To Remember Elk Shot By Officer
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – The district attorney in Boulder is expected to file charges this week against the police officer who killed an elk in a neighborhood. On Sunday dozens of people took part in a...
View ArticlePolice vs. Animals: Are We Seeing a Trend?
When the dog that was shot by a Commerce City police officer occurred, it was a sad incident that seemed somewhat isolated. Then only a few weeks later an elk, that many residents considered tame, was...
View ArticleBoulder Police Chief: Resignation Does Not Affect Elk Killing Investigation
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– The Chief of Boulder Police and Boulder District Attorney said the resignation of two officers following charges over the killing of an elk will not impact the criminal...
View ArticleFormer Boulder Officers Formally Charged In Elk Shooting Death
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– Formal charges were filed Thursday against two former Boulder police officers in the shooting death of an elk that outraged a neighborhood. Sam Carter, 35, and Brent Curnow, 38,...
View ArticleReport: Ex-Boulder Cop Killed Deer On Duty Before Shooting Elk
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– The final Boulder Police Department’s internal investigation report on two ex-Boulder cops accused of illegally killing an elk in the city reveals new details. Sam Carter and...
View ArticleFormer Boulder Officers Plead Not Guilty To Shooting, Killing Elk
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – A trial date is now set for two former Boulder police officers. Both men are accused of killing a popular elk in the city’s Mapleton neighborhood. Sam Carter and Brent Curnow...
View ArticleBoulder Officer Accused In Elk Shooting Case Offered Plea Deal
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Prosecutors are offering a former Boulder police officer accused in the illegal shooting of an elk on New Year’s Day a deal. If Brent Curnow pleads guilty to felony tampering...
View ArticleBoulder Officer Accused In Elk Shooting Case Avoids Jail Time
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – A former Boulder police officer has avoided jail time for his part in the killing of an elk. Brent Curnow was accused of plotting to kill the elk with another officer. Now he...
View ArticleTrial For Officer Accused Of Shooting Elk To Remain In Boulder
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – The trial of a former Boulder police officer accused of shooting and killing an elk will not be moved out of Boulder. Sam Carter’s attorneys argued the case got so much...
View ArticleFormer Boulder Officer Accused Of Killing Elk Had Past Incident With A Deer
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – A former Boulder police officer charged with killing a trophy elk within the city limits may have tried to shoot another trapped animal back in 2008. The motion from the...
View ArticleEx-Officer On Trial For Killing Elk While On Duty In Boulder
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4/AP) — A former police officer who shot and killed an elk while on duty is going on trial in Boulder. Sam Carter (credit: Boulder Police Department) Sam Carter, 37, says he shot the...
View ArticleElk Killing Trial Begins For Former Boulder Police Officer
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– Testimony is underway in the trial of a former Boulder Police officer involved in the killing of a trophy elk while he was on duty. Former Boulder police Officer Sam Carter...
View ArticleConvicted Elk Poaching Former Officer Avoids Jail Time
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – A former Boulder police officer convicted of killing a treasured bull elk will not spend more time in jail. Sam Carter, 37, was sentenced on Friday to more than $10,000 in fines...
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