Denver man faces tampering charges for diverting Berthoud Pass ditch
A Denver man faces multiple felony charges after being accused of tampering with water infrastructure that transports water to Front Range cities. The Colorado Attorney General’s Office and the 14th District Attorney’s Office this week charged Fabrizio Lorenzin, 65, with four felonies in connection with repeated sabotage of the Berthoud Pass Watershed Ditch and its security cameras over several years. … Lorenzinallegedly forced open headgates on the system’s ditches, damaging the infrastructure and diverting millions of dollars’ worth of drinking water from its intended destination downstream. … Charging and arrest documents do not specify why Lorenzin allegedly tampered with the gates and diverted water, or for what purpose.
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