🌱Avalanche Season + Public Safety + Senate Bill 217

Hello, hello. I'm back in your inbox this morning with all the most important things happening these days in town. Today you'll learn about these stories and more:

• Avalanche season
• Public Safety
• Death in detention center

But first, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 51. Low: 26.

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Here are the top four stories in Lakewood today:

1. Avalanche season, which can last until May, has already resulted in four fatalities this season in Colorado. Experts say that those enjoying backcountry activities this spring should be sure to check conditions beforehand and have a safety plan in place. (Fox 31)
2. All of Denver's 17 mayoral candidates agree that the city feels less safe than it used to, even if they disagree on how to address these public safety concerns. Robert Davis of the Denver Task Force to Reimagine Policing and Public Safety says, "What we’re looking for in a mayor is someone who is creative, who doesn’t take the lazy approach, which is to delegate every public safety issue to law enforcement." (The Denver Post)
3. An acquitted Denver man is filing a lawsuit under Senate Bill 217, the state's police accountability law, after a jury found him not-guilty of his partner's suicide. Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney thinks that the case could show that the involved officers did not perform a just investigation. (The Gazette)
4. Jacob Robert Waddelow, 46, died in federal custody on Friday morning. The incident occurred at the Detention Center in Littleton. (The Fort Morgan Times)

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Today in Lakewood:

• Great Decisions 2023: War Crimes! Belmar Library, 6:00 PM
• Kids Writing Group! Belmar Library, 6:30 PM
• Intercambio Spanish Conversation Table! Columbine Library, 6:30 PM

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• Gunnison-Crested Butte Valley: "Hey guys, @austinpedersen__ here taking over today!" (Visit Colorado via Instagram)
• Garden of the Gods: "Hike more , worry less 😍✨ 💡 About 250 million years ago, Garden of the Gods had sandy beaches and an inland sea. The 300 foot orange sandstone rocks in the Garden of the Gods were once sand dunes. They may have looked similar to thos..." (Colorado, Denver 🌲 Travel | Hotels | Outdoors | Tips via Instagram)
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