Chief Mark Beckner

I want the media and public to know that if they have received communications from this email address purporting to be me, that it is bogus. My official email address is public and is becknerm at bouldercolorado.gov. Under Colorado law, criminal impersonation is a class six felony and impersonating a police officer is a class one misdemeanor.

I want the media and public to know that if they have received communications from this email address purporting to be me, that it is bogus. My official email address is public and is becknerm at bouldercolorado.gov. Under Colorado law, criminal impersonation is a class six felony and impersonating a police officer is a class one misdemeanor.

The Boulder Police Department and the Boulder County District Attorney's Office have agreed to issue a letter to Susan Stein advising her of the unlawful conduct and that the use of Chief Beckner's name in such a manner must cease immediately. The BecknerBPD at Hotmail.com account has been frozen by MSN Hotmail.

The Boulder Police Department and the Boulder County District Attorney's Office have agreed to issue a letter to Susan Stein advising her of the unlawful conduct and that the use of Chief Beckner's name in such a manner must cease immediately. The BecknerBPD at Hotmail.com account has been frozen by MSN Hotmail.

The Boulder Police Department would like anyone receiving email messages from any reported member of the Boulder Police Department to know that official email addresses use the member's last name and first initial, followed by at bouldercolorado.gov. If you are not sure that a message is legitimate, please call the department member to confirm that they did in fact send the message.

The Boulder Police Department would like anyone receiving email messages from any reported member of the Boulder Police Department to know that official email addresses use the member's last name and first initial, followed by at bouldercolorado.gov. If you are not sure that a message is legitimate, please call the department member to confirm that they did in fact send the message.

"'We are concerned that there could be other messages out there, reportedly from either me or other department members, that are fake in an attempt to either receive information or communicate false information,' stated Beckner."

"'We are concerned that there could be other messages out there, reportedly from either me or other department members, that are fake in an attempt to either receive information or communicate false information,' stated Beckner."

On June 3rd, 2003, Jeef Beckner did receive an email from Susan Stein in which she apologized for using the Hotmail account, describing it as a sophomoric prank and apologizing for any distress she may have caused. Anyone with additional information is encouraged to call Boulder Police Detective Jim McPherson at 303-441-3330.

On June 3rd, 2003, Jeef Beckner did receive an email from Susan Stein in which she apologized for using the Hotmail account, describing it as a sophomoric prank and apologizing for any distress she may have caused. Anyone with additional information is encouraged to call Boulder Police Detective Jim McPherson at 303-441-3330.