Retirement gala for Sheriff Joe Pelle set for Jan. 10

Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle is retiring - finally. Pelle has been elected sheriff five times, with the last three 4-year terms coming after voters specifically extended the 2-term limit for the office.

Pelle will officially retire on Jan. 10, 2023, after serving as sheriff for 20 years. Curtis Johnson has been elected to succeed Pelle.

Sheriff Pelle was first elected in the fall of 2002, taki...