LONGMONT

Fire crews put out apartment fire on Monday

Emergency crews extinguished an apartment fire in Longmont early Monday morning.

Longmont Public Safety responded to the fire at an apartment complex at 1:44 a.m. Monday in the 2400 block of Hover Street, near the intersection of 17th Avenue and Hover Street, according to a Longmont Public Safety Facebook post.

Officials said that a woman who was in her apartment managed to escape through a bedroom window after flames blocked her path through the front door.

The woman did not receive any injuries.

However, her apartment unit has been deemed uninhabitable.

No firefighters were injured during the operation, and the cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

ST. MARY’S GLACIER

Officials search for

person who left graffiti

Clear Creek County officials are looking for information about the person who left graffiti near St. Mary’s Glacier in the Arapaho National Forest, the sheriff’s office said Monday.

The vandalism includes the initials “JJ” and “MG” surrounded by a heart, according to a photo posted on social media.

“There are many ways to express love. Spray painting a rock at beautiful St. Mary’s Glacier in the Arapaho National Forest is NOT one of them,” sheriff’s officials said. “It’s illegal, it’s selfish, and it’s more permanent than their love likely will be.”

Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has information about who JJ and MG are can contact the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office.

DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

United flight returns to airport after strike

A United Airlines flight headed from Denver to Canada was diverted back to the airport Sunday night after possibly striking wildlife midair, airline officials said.

The flight, UA2325, took off from Denver International Airport just after 7:20 p.m. Sunday. Less than an hour later, it was forced to return to DIA “to address a possible wildlife strike,” United spokesman Russell Carlton said.

The 153 passengers and six crew members were brought back to the gate loaded onto a new plane to resume their journey to Edmonton in Alberta, Carlton said.

None of the people onboard the Boeing 737-800 were injured.

— Staff reports