Reported gun near school turns out to be Airsoft

High Peaks Elementary School and Boulder Community School of Integrated Studies in Boulder briefly went on secure status on Friday following a report of a man with a gun.

The man reported to have a gun was putting an Airsoft gun into his car near High Peaks, according to Boulder Police Department spokesperson Dionne Waugh.

At 12:49 p.m., High Peaks went on secure status, before it was lifted at 12:55 p.m., according to the Boulder Valley School District’s website. Secure status means students are brought indoors, all doors are locked and no one may enter or leave the building.

This is the second day in a row that Boulder police responded to calls about men with guns that turned out to be false. Thursday, police responded to a call about a man holding a gun and wearing a vest near Fairview High School. Police said the man turned out to be wearing a weighted vest and holding his phone while finishing up a run.

Public invited to see Community Assembly next week

The public is invited to see Boulder’s Community Assembly in action from 9:30 a.m. to noon Sept. 20.

The community assembly has been tackling potential implementation of 15-minute neighborhoods amid the update of the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan, which covers the city of Boulder and other parts of the county. The community assembly is a randomly selected group of 48 people of varying backgrounds. Fifteen-minute neighborhoods are areas in which key services such as schools, parks, grocery stores, clinics or shopping centers are a 15-minute walk or bike ride away.

Anyone wanting to attend is required to RSVP by 5 p.m. Thursday. To RSVP, follow the link on the news release on the city’s news page, at tinyurl.com/zaxn5pzs. The location of the assembly will be available 24 hours in advance of the meeting.

ERIE

Colo. 52 reopened after 3-vehicle crash closed highway

Colo. 52 was closed for a little over a half hour Friday afternoon after a three-vehicle crash closed it in both directions between Weld County Road 5 and Aggregate Boulevard.

Erie police responded at 1:07 p.m. to a crash involving two sedans and one semi-truck, according to Erie police spokesperson Amber Luttrell. No serious injuries were reported, and nobody was sent to a hospital, Luttrell added.

The roadway reopened at 1:43 p.m.

Only the three vehicles were involved, and there were no passengers in any of the vehicles, she added.

— Staff reports