ISPD fights crime: two arests, one night

On the evening of Feb. 8,
the Idaho Springs Police
Department (ISPD) dealt
with two significant crimi-
nal incidents in the city.

Boulevard. As it
turned out, the plate
was associated with
a male wanted for
first-degree kidnap-
ping.

The first incident started
with a routine traffic stop
in the 1300 block of Miner
Street for an obscured li-
cense plate. The passenger,
Doug Jump, 41, of Empire,
was wanted on a Denver
felony warrant for posses-
sion of drugs to distribute a
controlled substance, first-
degree vehicle theft and
reckless driving.

When the officer
tried to pull the
vehicle over, the
driver attempted to
flee, speeding and
swerving eastbound
on I-70 to escape
capture. This also
caused the driver,
Julius Tapia, 33, of
Thornton, to lose
control and crash
into a light pole near
mile marker 243.
Tapia was treated
for minor injuries
and then taken into
custody on his war-
rant and charged
with vehicular
eluding and driving
while his license was
suspended by ISPD.

TOP: Items found in the vehicle after
Doug Jump was arrested.

BOTTOM: The crashed car after a chase
on I-70. ISPD was able to arrest Julius
Tapia on a warrant for kidnapping.

As ISPD searched the
vehicle after the arrest, they
found several bags of blue
pills believed to be fentanyl,
drug paraphernalia, and a
loaded weapon. Jump was
also charged with unlawful
distribution and manufac-
turing of drugs, possession
of a firearm by a previous
offender, and possession of
drug paraphernalia.

Later, an ISPD officer
ran the license plate on
a vehicle observed in the
2900 block of Colorado

“Fentanyl overdoses are
impacting the entire state
of Colorado. ISPD con-
tinues to work diligently

to put a stop to the sale
of illegal narcotics in our
community,” said Sgt. Ryan
Frost.