SUNRISE: Prosecutors charge potty peeper

(AP) — A Colorado man suspected of hiding in the tank of a portable toilet and of spying on women in other bathrooms has been charged with second-degree burglary and other crimes.

Boulder County prosecutors charged 30-year-old Luke Chrisco on Thursday with eight counts of second-degree burglary, all felonies. The Daily Camera reports that Chrisco was also charged with two misdemeanor counts of unlawful sexual contact and criminal invasion of privacy.

Chrisco is suspected of hiding in the tank of a portable toilet at a Boulder yoga festival June 17. Police also think he used peep holes in bathrooms in several Boulder businesses and on the University of Colorado campus to spy on women.

Chrisco is being held in jail on a $250,000 bond.

His preliminary hearing is scheduled July 18.

WEATHER

Fire danger is expected to be a bit lower on Friday as cooler temperatures and calmer winds dominate the day in the Colorado Springs area.

The National Weather service predicts highs in the mid-80s Friday with winds of 5 to 15 mph. There is a slight chance of afternoon rain or thunderstorms. Temperatures will fall to about 55 degrees overnight.

The chance for precipitation will increase to 30 percent Saturday. Winds are expected to pick up slightly and temperatures should linger in the 80s. Sunday’s conditions should be a bit warmer, the weather service said, with calm winds and a slight chance of showers or thunderstorms.

Conditions on the Fourth of July will most likely mirror Sunday with highs of about 90 degrees and winds at about 10 mph.

AROUND COLORADO

Boulder County wildfire burning on 20 acres
(AP) — Fire crews are working to build and reinforce containment lines around a wildfire burning near Lyons in Boulder County.

The Coffintop fire was about 10 percent contained Thursday. The fire was initially thought to be burning on 40 acres but authorities now estimate it is 20 acres.

Authorities think lightning sparked the fire.

A 60-acre fire that started Sunday in a canyon west of Boulder is fully contained.

In southern Colorado, firefighters are mostly fighting a 7-square-mile wildfire near Westcliffe from the air. The blaze is 80 percent contained and that figure isn't expected to increase for some time because of inaccessible terrain on the fire's west side.

That fire has been burning since June 12.


Suspect in fatal crash faces murder charge
(AP) — A 32-year-old Boulder woman suspected of causing a fatal car wreck and then trying to swim across a lake to escape has been charged with first-degree murder.

Lisa Norton is accused of driving her pickup truck into a car driven by Gabriel Nielsen, 33, of Boulder. The accident occurred Saturday in Longmont.

The Longmont Times-Call reports that prosecutors charged Norton on Thursday with first-degree murder showing extreme indifference and several other charges, including vehicular homicide, driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident.

Nielsen's passengers, his sister and his 2-year-old daughter, were seriously injured.

Court records obtained by the Times-Call show Norton was sentenced to a year's probation for a DUI arrest just two days before the accident. She is being held in jail on $1 million bond.


Adults can join kids for free summer meals
DENVER (AP) — The federal government pays for needy children to eat breakfast and lunch at schools over the summer. Now adults at sites across Colorado are also being invited to join their children for a free meal.

An anonymous donor has given Hunger Free Colorado a grant to pick up the tab for parents and guardians accompanying their children.

Westminster Mayor Nancy McNally is visiting a participating school in the Adams 50 school district on Friday to help promote the program. District food service director Jim Rowan says, in the past, some adults would have to sit by and watch their children eat because they couldn't afford to buy a meal of their own.

Western governors discuss fires, energy
(AP) — Western state governors dealt with difficulties in building transmission lines to get the West's abundant power generation resources to the rest of the nation at a meeting Thursday in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Montana Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer told the Western Governors' Conference, "We've got to do something to get transmission lines built in this country."

He said major barriers include getting permits to build on government lands and public opposition to power lines in residential areas.

Governors also heard from the U.S. Department that fires are becoming bigger and more destructive because of a combination of factors including drought, insect infestations and disease.

Undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Harris Sherman said potential solutions include expensive practices like controlled burns, thinning and pest control.

HAPPENINGS

- Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-1 p.m., West Henrietta Avenue and North Center Street, Woodland Park.

- “Aloha” children’s program, 10:30 a.m., Rockrimmon Library Branch, 832 Village Center Drive, free.

- “Hip Hop for Kids,” 10:30 a.m., Penrose Library, 20 N. Cascade Ave., free.

- “Ticket to Australia” for ages 7 and older, 2 p.m., High Prairie Library, 7035 Old Meridian Road, Falcon, free.

- “First Friday Artwalk,” 5-8 p.m., West Colorado Avenue, between 23rd and 27th streets.

- The Black Rose Band, 5-7 p.m., First and Main Town Center, 3305 Cinema Point, free.