BOULDER — The two Boulder police officers arrested Friday after allegedly conspiring to shoot and kill a trophy elk in the Mapleton Hill area on Jan. 1 resigned Tuesday, police officials announced.

Boulder officers Sam Carter and Brent Curnow both submitted letters of resignation to Boulder police Chief Mark Beckner, and the resignations are effective immediately.

“The Boulder Police Department does not tolerate this kind of behavior,” Beckner said in a statement.

“Police officers and other members of this department will be held accountable for their actions and behavior, and we want the community to know how seriously we take this breach of trust.”

Both men are facing nine charges each — including nine felonies — after an arrest affidavit alleged texts between the two show they planned to kill the elk as a trophy.

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