Hundreds of local, state, and federal public safety personnel continue fighting the Alexander Mountain Fire, which began on July 29, 2024 in Larimer County.The US Forest Service assumed command of the fire from LCSO on July 30. As of 8:30 p.m., the fire is estimated at 5,080 acres with 0% containment. The USFS reported…
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2024 - 8:55pm
Department: Sheriff
Multiple Agencies Continue to Respond to Alexander Mountain FireAs of 7:45pm, the Alexander Mountain Fire was estimated to be 950 acres with 0% containment.At approximately 10:38am on July 29th, the Larimer County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call reporting smoke in the mountains west of Sylvan Dale Ranch…
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2024 - 8:51pm
Department: Sheriff
Registration has closed for the Fall 2024 Academy. Applicants will receive further communication in August about the status of their registration. The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting applications for the Fall 2024 Citizens Academy.The academy will start on September 5 and run through December 5.…
Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2024 - 2:37pm
Department: Sheriff
National Night Out (NNO) for unincorporated Larimer County and the Towns of Wellington and Berthoud is set for Tuesday, August 6, 2024.
NNO is a community-building campaign started by the National Association of Town Watch that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods…
Posted: Tue Jul 2, 2024 - 8:03am
Department: Sheriff
A suspect is in custody after hitting a man with his vehicle and nearly running over deputies during a warrant arrest.
On June 28, 2024, Larimer County Sheriff’s Office investigators contacted Jason Beezley (DOB 06/11/81) of Loveland. Beezley was wanted for multiple charges, including assault, child abuse, criminal…
Posted: Mon Jul 1, 2024 - 2:07pm
Department: Sheriff
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A kayaker who was reported missing was found deceased Wednesday evening.
On Wednesday morning, at approximately 2:30am, a family member contacted the Larimer County Emergency Communications Center to report that their loved one had gone kayaking Tuesday evening, and…
Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2024 - 4:54pm
Department: Sheriff
A former teacher has been sentenced to 16 years in prison followed by 10 years of intensive probation after pleading guilty to sexually exploiting children.
In January 2023, Larimer County Sheriff’s Office investigators received a report that Robert Denise (DOB 08/29/63) sexually abused a child in the early 2000s. The…
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2024 - 11:07am
Department: Sheriff
In late May, LCSO investigators conducted an undercover operation. Using online forums, men solicited sexual services from investigators posing as underage sex workers. Several hundred people responded to the postings and expressed interest in buying sexual services from children. Three men ultimately arrived at the agreed…
Posted: Fri Jun 7, 2024 - 2:11pm
Department: Sheriff
A suspect has been arrested for distributing thousands of illicit Fentanyl pills and methamphetamine in Northern Colorado. In March 2024, detectives from the Northern Colorado Drug Task Force (NCDTF) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) began communicating with a suspect about the distribution of controlled…
Posted: Wed Jun 5, 2024 - 2:42pm
Department: Sheriff
A Denver man has been charged for trying to run over a deputy, then causing a crash that injured vehicle passengers and killed a dog.
Just after midnight on May 18, 2024, a Larimer County Sheriff’s Office deputy was near Interstate 25 and Highway 56 in Johnstown and saw a vehicle with no license plates. He initiated a…
Posted: Mon Jun 3, 2024 - 11:52am
Department: Sheriff
A woman has died after a rafting accident on the Poudre River.
On Thursday, May 30, 2024, at approximately 12:55 pm, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center received several reports of an empty commercial river raft in the Poudre River. Callers reported that the raft was near the Greyrock…
Posted: Fri May 31, 2024 - 1:24pm
Department: Sheriff
A Fort Collins man has been arrested for possession of thousands of child sexual abuse images and videos.
In October 2023, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office received a cybercrime tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). NCMEC shared information about images showing sexual abuse of young…
Posted: Tue May 14, 2024 - 11:01am
Department: Sheriff
A Loveland area man has been arrested on 23 counts of burglary and theft charges.
In September of 2023, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a jet ski theft in the south Loveland area. Over several months, we received additional reports of other thefts in the Berthoud and south Loveland areas. These thefts…
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2024 - 1:29pm
Department: Sheriff
A suspect has been arrested for human trafficking, and investigators are concerned about other potential victims.
In late February 2024, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a child sexual assault victim. The victim disclosed that the suspect offered her cash and paraphernalia in exchange for sexual acts…
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2024 - 1:01pm
Department: Sheriff
Nine suspects were arrested during an overnight fugitive apprehension operation.
On the evening of April 17, 2024, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office and the Estes Park Police Department partnered to increase public safety in southwest Larimer County. Both agencies learned that a number of wanted individuals were likely…
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 - 12:35pm
Department: Sheriff
A homicide suspect took his own life after eluding multiple law enforcement agencies on Saturday morning.
On April 13, 2024 around 2:00 a.m., Larimer County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch received an interagency notification about an armed suspect driving toward Colorado from Cheyenne. Wyoming authorities had located the man,…
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2024 - 9:27am
Department: Sheriff
The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man found in North Fort Collins on Wednesday.
On April 10, 2024 around 12:20 p.m., LCSO received a report of a deceased person in a ditch at Highway 287 and Taft Hill Road. A worker was performing maintenance on a culvert when he found the man.…
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2024 - 11:53am
Department: Sheriff
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A former youth pastor has been arrested for sexually assaulting multiple children over the course of three decades.
In early 2023, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a sexual assault involving Hipolito Gomez-Perdomo (DOB 01/31/59) of Fort Collins. The…
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 - 11:59am
Department: Sheriff
A Larimer County man has been arrested for shooting and killing multiple cattle that belonged to his neighbors.
On April 1, 2024, Larimer County Sheriff’s Office received a report that a man, identified as Michael Hester (DOB 02/23/87), had shot and killed livestock around his property. LCSO deputies and a crime scene…
Posted: Tue Apr 9, 2024 - 3:09pm
Department: Sheriff
Deputies are investigating a crash that killed one motorcycle rider and seriously injured another.
Just before 3 p.m. on April 4, 2024, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office received multiple 911 calls about a serious crash at the intersection of Highway 287 and Berthoud Parkway. LCSO deputies, Berthoud Fire, and Thompson…
Posted: Fri Apr 5, 2024 - 3:21pm
Department: Sheriff
An inmate faces multiple felony charges for assaulting jail staff and injuring three deputies.
On March 21, 2024 around 9 a.m., Fort Collins Police Services arrested Carmen Scott Musso (DOB 10/27/79) for the following charges:
Driving Under the Influence of Drugs - 3+ priors (F4)
Attempted Escape (F5)
Possession of…
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 - 7:04pm
Department: Sheriff
A Commerce City man has been arrested for trying to buy sexual services from a child.
Last week, Larimer County Sheriff’s Office investigators conducted an operation targeting child predators. Investigators posed as underage sex workers in online forums and were contacted by dozens of men soliciting services. One man…
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2024 - 8:39am
Department: Sheriff
A suspect has been arrested for selling Fentanyl that killed a Lyons man.
In early October 2023, a woman called 911 after finding a male family member unresponsive at their home in Lyons. Larimer County Sheriff’s Office deputies and investigators, Thompson Valley EMS, and Lyons Fire Department responded. They located the…
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2024 - 4:01pm
Department: Sheriff
Multiple people have been arrested for supplying Fentanyl that killed a woman in 2023.
On the morning of July 27, 2023, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office responded to a death in the 5400 block of North Highway 1 (north of Fort Collins). A man woke up and found his adult female partner deceased. Investigators found…
Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 - 12:06pm
Department: Sheriff
In the summer of 2023, the Northern Colorado Drug Task Force (NCDTF) began investigating an organized drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine in northern Colorado and throughout the state.
After months of intensive casework, NCDTF detectives identified a large…
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 - 11:42am
Department: Sheriff
