{"id":6622,"date":"2016-10-06T20:48:55","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T03:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6622"},"modified":"2016-10-06T20:48:55","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T03:48:55","slug":"guardian-angels-coming-to-stapleton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6622","title":{"rendered":"Guardian Angels Coming to Stapleton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<![CDATA[<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/guardian-angels-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"guardian-angels\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6623\" \/>After a rash of recent incidents in Stapleton, the Stapleton Principal HOA along with help from SUN and the Denver Police Department has convinced the Guardian Angels their presence is needed here.  \u201cThe Denver Police Department simply isn\u2019t big enough to patrol our neighborhood as consistently as it needs to be patrolled,\u201d said Stapleton Principal HOA President <a href=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/posts\/new-mca-president-theres-going-to-be-a-wall-and-aurora-is-going-to-pay-for-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Harris<\/a>.  \u201cWe have an epidemic.  And we need to put an end to it.  We contacted the vigilante group the Guardian Angels.  Luckily, they had nothing going on, so they have agreed to begin patrolling our streets and alleys.\u201d  According to Wikipedia, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guardian_Angels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guardian Angels<\/a> are, \u201ca non-profit international volunteer organization of unarmed crime-prevention patrollers.\u201d  The group focuses on staving off violent crime, which is just what Stapleton needs.  \u201cI think it is great that they are coming to Stapleton,\u201d said resident Mariel Young.  \u201cWe need whatever support we can get, even if it is some extra eyes around.\u201d  Nick Davis agrees.  \u201cThis is definitely a great thing for Stapleton,\u201d said Davis.  \u201cThere is always going to be issues, but if their presence can cut that down even 20% it\u2019s a win for us.\u201d\n<!--more-->\nThe group plans to begin its presence by mid-October.  \u201cWe plan to have a presence in Stapleton soon, and for sure will be around during their crazy Halloween time,\u201d said Guardian Angels spokesperson Mike Chase.  \u201cWe want to do whatever we can do to make that great neighborhood feel safe again.\u201d  Not all Stapleton residents are looking forward to the Guardian Angels coming, however.  \u201cI think they\u2019re kind of cheesy,\u201d said resident Luke Glynn.  \u201cI think they\u2019re supposed to be tough guys, but they never look that tough to me.  I say we just have those <a href=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/posts\/stapletons-crossfit-women-join-together-to-create-stapleton-security-force\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crossfit chicks<\/a> do the job, and do it right.\u201d  Jenn Knight also is opposed to the Guardian Angel presence.  \u201cA lot of them seem more creepy than the actual criminals,\u201d said Knight.  \u201cThey\u2019re the ones wearing the berets, right?  Just kind of weird.\u201d  The Guardian Angels have agreed to let all Stapleton organizations know when they will be patrolling Stapleton simply so they aren\u2019t reported as suspicious activity on the Stapleton sites.  Sweet dreams, Stapletonians.  Our angels are coming.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<![CDATA[]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6622","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-issue-136","7":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6622\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}