Elizabeth Ward (Photo: Thornton Police Department)

BOULDER, Colo. — A former Boulder police officer was sentenced to 10 days home detention and fined $400 for driving under the influence, prosecutors said Wednesday.

During a special presentation held on the Fort Lupton campus of Aims Community College, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and Noble Energy presented their 2012 ad valorem checks to Weld County. The total of the two checks was $148,557,244 or nearly 33% of all taxes paid to the Weld County Treasurer.

The Weld County Board of Commissioners and Aims Community College used the event as an opportunity to talk about the projects and programs the revenue from the oil and gas industry helps to fund.

"This event was a great opportunity for the Board to talk about what projects the county is able to undertake as a result of the oil and gas revenue," said Commissioner Chairman William Garcia. Those projects include:

TABOR Refund: Every real property owner in Weld County receives a temporary tax credit on the County mill levy, and the County is able to extend the tax credit primarily due to the revenue from oil and gas.

DENVER – U.S. Marshals captured a wanted sex offender in Aurora this afternoon, officials reported in a media release.

A warrant was issued for Matthew Preston Caulk after he absconded from a Denver halfway house on Feb. 15, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Members of the Colorado Violent Offender Task Force finally found and arrested the fugitive about 2 p.m. Sunday at a house in the 3800 block of South Ventura Street in Aurora.

“Despite the weather conditions here in Colorado we continued to pursue Caulk night and day,” said Chief Deputy Kenneth Deal.  “When a dangerous predator is on the loose we don’t stop.  A CrimeStoppers tip and a lot of old fashioned detective work led us to Caulk.”