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A Colorado town's newspapers were stolen after a story about rape charges at the police chief's house (apnews.com)

submitted 9 months ago by squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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Nearly all the copies of a small-town Colorado newspaper were stolen from racks on the same day it published a story about charges being filed over rapes alleged to have occurred at an underage drinking party at the police chief’s house while the chief was asleep.

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[–] essellburns@beehaw.org 30 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Well, if it isn't the Streisand effect in action.

Horrible local story becomes massive story because of the coverup.

[–] araneae@beehaw.org 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Yeah whatsit? Ouray Police Chief Jeff Wood is thought to have attempted to cover up a story about some rape charges?