Sightings, stories of scams intensify about ‘Bag Lady of Castle Rock’ – Denver Gazette

Sightings, stories of scams intensify about ‘Bag Lady of Castle Rock’  Denver Gazette

Urinating – or even defecating – in strangers’ vehicles apparently is part of the schtick of Katherine “Kathy” Maurine Brown, a 72-year-old who’s referred to as the “Bag Lady of Castle Rock.” A few months ago, Hayes Colburn’s honorable intentions turned out to be expensive and left him feeling like a victim instead of a good Samaritan. The Edgewater resident who’s from Boulder ordered and paid for a Lyft ride for an older woman he encountered on the streets one day in late August. The woman carried a lot of bags and seemed to need a hand. “Now, I’m stuck with a $75 cleaning fee because she (urinated) in the Lyft driver’s car,” he said.

That’s on top of the ride fare. When he mentioned the odd incident to a few of his friends, Colburn said they immediately identified the culprit. Urinating — or even defecating — in strangers’ vehicles apparently is part of the schtick of Katherine “Kathy” Maurine Brown, a 72-year-old who’s referred to as the “Bag Lady of Castle Rock.” How is her unusual behavior widely known in places south of the metro Denver area and more recently in other nearby communities? There are multiple Facebook pages solely dedicated to the Bag Lady of Castle Rock, where people post sightings and photos of the vagabond Brown, share