A man, right, lays beneath a tree with his belongings as a cyclist rides past on the Cherry Creek Trail in Denver on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. When Alex Williams starts his shift as a senior Denver park ranger, he rarely knows where the day will lead.
When rangers find Lime and Lyft electric scooters in Cherry Creek — a frequent occurrence — they report the locations through a phone app that alerts company technicians to collect them. At the start of July, he was finishing his final week of medication — a cautionary measure after he was poked by a needle. It was hidden in a blanket that he came in contact with during a hazardous materials cleanup in the undergrowth along the Cherry Creek Trail.On Monday morning, Williams sat behind the wheel of his park ranger car, its lights flashing.
Williams and Marozas approached the dog owner, who immediately began arguing and cursing. Saying he was a lawyer from Maine, he continued tossing the ball to his dog as Marozas tried to write him a citation. Finally, he put his pet on a leash, yelling as he stormed away.