Police to triple coverage in Boulder during Buffs home games

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) — Police say a string of burglaries in Boulder were connected to one man, 50-year-old Patrick Sean Gillespie.

Police said Gillespie may have taken advantage of the fact that most people had their attention fixed on the Colorado Buffaloes football game.

“A couple of girls were home in an apartment, and they thought someone was trying to break in,” Boulder Deputy Police Chief Stephen Redfearn said.

Police said Gillespie made his way to several homes on University Hill while all eyes were fixed on the game.

“We got more calls for additional burglaries that we believe, based on video, were committed by this same guy,” Redfearn said.