Community Corner: Protect & Serve or Arrest & Torture? In 2013, Boulderite Joshua Johnson was similarly placed on suicide watch in a common area where no surveillance video was in place (see http://bit.ly/2NcOBwL). ”After Johnson’s story came to light, video surveillance was put in place in the suicide watch area, video that Gotthelf is using. According to the Boulder Police Department (BPD) Policies and Procedures manual, such violations do not mandate arrest, but refusing to sign a summons may be considered in deciding to arrest. Boulder Police chose to arrest a woman for minor offenses, and deputies at the jail tased her while already allegedly restrained.