LONGMONT

Woman impersonating bank customers stole $188,000, police say

Police say a woman has tried to illegally withdraw other people’s money at two banks in Longmont by impersonating the account holders.

The Longmont Public Safety Department is asking for help identifying her, according to a social media post that includes surveillance images.

So far, the woman has tried to withdraw money using fake IDs from three banks. She was successful at a bank in Denver and another in Longmont.

On July 1, the woman reportedly withdrew $88,000 at a UMB in Denver from a woman’s bank account, according to CBS Colorado. On July 2, police say she tried at Adams Bank & Trust, but was stopped when an employee recognized the ID as fake and denied the woman the withdrawal.

On Friday, she tried again, police say. This time, a Longmont customer lost more than $100,000 in an illegal withdrawal, the police say. Longmont Communications Director Lindsay Diamond said the department could not disclose the specific bank.

Police ask anyone with information identifying the woman to email mark.cooper@longmontcolorado.gov or to call 303-774-3517 in reference to Longmont police report 25-7901.

BOULDER COUNTY

Climate Equity Fund will open for applications Aug. 1

Boulder County’s new Climate Equity Fund is set to open for applications Aug. 1. The $2.5 million in grants are intended to help people in the area respond to climate change, especially those “communities … that experience the most immediate and worst impacts of climate change,” according to the eligibility requirements.

The fund will be awarded in two tiers: one for the projects between $5,000 and $50,000 and another for projects between $55,000 and $1 million, according to a news release.

Applications may be made at bouldercounty.gov/government/grants/climate-equity-fund/.

A county evaluation committee will review applications and make funding recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners.

In their 2025 budget, County Commissioners allocated $3 million from three funding sources for the grants and their administration. The fund is supported by $1 million each from the Sustainability Tax, the General Fund, and the Gross Reservoir Settlement Fund, according to a news release.

— Staff reports