Newspapers were stolen from a small town after a high-profile crime. We spoke to the thief - it’s not what you think
The seasonal Colorado mountain town of Ouray became a flashpoint for the debate about free press and local journalism when nearly all the county papers were stolen from stands – as details broke last week of an alleged sex assault at the police chief’s home. But the truth is more nuanced, the thief tells Sheila Flynn, and his actions have inadvertently highlighted the challenges and ethics of handling sex crime cases in everyone-knows-everyone rural America