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Annual Report
Read the District Attorney's Office Annual Report for insight and transparency into the office's work and accomplishments.
The Office of the District Attorney for the Eighth Judicial District is pleased to announce our involvement in the national Prosecutorial Performance Indicators (PPI) initiate. This project will provide both internal and external-facing data that provides information to the public concerning our processes and outcomes in order to measure performance towards three goals: Capacity and Efficiency, Community Safety and Well-being, and Fairness and Justice.
Larimer County District Attorney Gordon McLaughlin discusses the DA Data Dashboard and transparency.
Request a Speaker
The District Attorney's Office welcomes the opportunity to speak at community meetings on topics such as the role of the prosecutor, identity theft, elder fraud, juvenile responsibilities and rights or other topics you may have interest. If your service club, school classroom, church group or scout troop is interested in scheduling a speaker, please contact Jodi Lacey at (970) 498-7206.
The 8th Judicial District Attorney’s Office is proud to announce the launch of a Bias-Motivated and Hate Crime Hotline to serve as an additional reporting tool for our community.
In 2025, the District Attorney’s Office received questions from concerned community members about how best to report bias-motivated crimes, how to ensure their safety while reporting, and how our office could support those investigations and victims.
Yesterday, Joe Sanchez was sentenced to 26 years in the Department of Corrections after he pled guilty to Attempted Murder in the 1st Degree- After Deliberation, a class two felony, and Attempted Assault in the 1st Degree, Serious Bodily Injury with a Deadly Weapon, a class four felony.
On Monday, Felipe Salazar-Varela was sentenced to 27 years in the Department of Corrections after he was found guilty of the following charges:
Burglary in the 1st Degree - Assault/Menace (F3)
(2) Burglary in the 2nd Degree- Of Dwelling (F3)
Attempted Burglary in the 2nd Degree (F5)
(6) Violation of a Protection Order (M1)
Assault in the 3rd Degree (M1)
Harassment- Strike/Shove/Kick (M1)
Child Abuse-Knowing Reckless (M2)
(2) Obstructing a Peace Officer (M2)
