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
A Larimer County man has been arrested for possession of child sexual abuse materials.
In May 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 children; possession of these…
Posted: Tue Mar 5, 2024 - 11:03am
Department: Sheriff
On Friday, February 23, 2024, at approximately 6am, Dispatch received a report that a male had assaulted a family member, who sustained moderate injuries. While deputies were responding to the residence, located in the 800-block of Longview Drive in Berthoud, they learned the suspect had armed himself with a gun. Once…
Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2024 - 4:02pm
Department: Sheriff
An update is available in the Critical Incident Response Team investigation of a Fort Collins officer-involved shooting.
On February 7, 2024, Fort Collins Police Services responded to a report of a suspicious armed man in west Fort Collins. Officers located the suspect, Colten Sirio (DOB 11/16/91), in a neighborhood near…
Posted: Fri Feb 9, 2024 - 6:17pm
Department: Sheriff
The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with CorrHealth, North Colorado Health Alliance, The Willow Collective, and a network of 30+ community organizations in the Stone Soup Community Reentry Coalition, recently secured a $600,000 grant from the Colorado Attorney General's Office. This funding, part of the…
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 - 9:55am
Department: Sheriff
A Wyoming man was arrested in Wellington for kidnapping and assault on Thursday night.
Just after 5 p.m. on January 18, 2024, Dispatch received a report of a white Cadillac traveling at approximately 100 mph Southbound on I-25 near Wellington, Colorado. The caller reported seeing a woman in the vehicle waving her hands…
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 - 4:08pm
Department: Sheriff
In 2020, over 56,000 people overdosed on fentanyl in the United States (Voices for Awareness). Unfortunately, Larimer County has not been immune to the impact of this illegal substance, experiencing its effects on our community firsthand.
Yesterday, Dan Bontz was announced as the newest Advisory Board member for Voices…
Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2024 - 10:38am
Department: Sheriff
On January 11, 2024, Fort Collins officers and detectives served a search warrant and arrested a suspect in the recent string of arson and criminal mischief cases within the TimberVine and Collins Aire Park neighborhoods. A juvenile male was contacted in the area and detained. After further investigation, the juvenile male…
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2024 - 4:32pm
Department: Sheriff
On Saturday, January 6, 2024, at approximately 8:15pm, a Larimer County Jail deputy was conducting routine inmate status checks and discovered an unresponsive male in his cell. Additional deputies and jail medical staff responded and successfully resuscitated the male. He was then transported to an area hospital, where he…
Posted: Mon Jan 8, 2024 - 4:11pm
Department: Sheriff
Sheriff John Feyen announced today that County Sheriffs of Colorado, Inc. (CSOC), the state Sheriffs Association, will award a $500 scholarship to a deserving Larimer County student this spring. CSOC established the scholarship program in 1978. Since then, this effort has continued as a meaningful expression of the…
Posted: Fri Jan 5, 2024 - 8:51am
Department: Sheriff
A former child welfare caseworker has been arrested on suspicion of falsifying documents, submitting fraudulent reimbursement requests, and other crimes on the job.
Sandra Spraker (DOB 6/13/78), of Wellington, was hired by the Larimer County Department of Human Services (DHS) in April 2022. She completed training and…
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 - 2:15pm
Department: Sheriff
The Town of Estes Park has appointed an Interim Chief to lead the police department until a new Chief is selected.
In late November, Chief David Hayes announced that he would be retiring on December 22, 2023. Estes Park Town Administrator Travis Machalek began working to recruit an external Interim Chief, which included…
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2023 - 3:41pm
Department: Sheriff
UPDATE: Registration capacity is now full for the spring 2024 program. If any additional spots open, we will update and repost. Thank you for all of your interest!
The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting applications for the Spring 2024 Citizens Academy.
The academy will start on February 13 and run through…
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2023 - 8:54am
Department: Sheriff
A former Loveland para-professional has been arrested for possession of child sexual abuse materials.
In the summer of 2023, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children investigator received several tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). NCMEC shared information…
Posted: Fri Dec 8, 2023 - 9:56am
Department: Sheriff
The Eighth Judicial Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) has been activated to investigate the death of an inmate at the Larimer County Jail.
Around 9:40 a.m. on November 24, 2023, an adult male was arrested by the Johnstown Police Department for felony drug charges. The Johnstown Police Department transported the man…
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2023 - 6:10pm
Department: Sheriff
In early November, Larimer County Sheriff’s Office investigators, with assistance from Johnstown Police detectives and the United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations, posed as underage sex workers on online forums. They were contacted by several men soliciting services, and when the men arrived at an agreed…
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 - 2:53pm
Department: Sheriff
Investigators are asking the community for tips in a series of arson fires that have happened in Northeast Fort Collins. The arson and criminal mischief cases began in late October and have occurred in the TimberVine neighborhood and Collins Aire Mobile Home Park. TimberVine is in Fort Collins Police Services (FCPS)…
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2023 - 2:11pm
Department: Sheriff
A former Loveland Police officer has been arrested for sexually assaulting a teen while on duty.
In late October 2023, the Loveland Police Department received a report of an assault by one of their officers several months prior. LPD immediately contacted the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office and requested that LCSO…
Posted: Mon Nov 6, 2023 - 2:15pm
Department: Sheriff
Additional charges have been filed against a local teacher accused of sexually assaulting multiple students.
Following the August 22, 2023 news release, Larimer County Sheriff’s Office investigators received a new allegation of sexual assault involving Robert Denise (DOB 08/29/63). The victim attended Cache La Poudre (CLP…
Posted: Fri Nov 3, 2023 - 2:59pm
Department: Sheriff
The Eighth Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) has been activated to investigate an officer-involved shooting.
On November 2, 2023 around 11 p.m., Fort Collins Police Services received information about a vehicle in the area associated with a possible kidnapping out of Weld County. A BOLO (be on the…
Posted: Fri Nov 3, 2023 - 5:05am
Department: Sheriff
Updates are available in the Reservoir Ridge suspicious death investigation.
Paul Gallenstein was located deceased on a west Fort Collins trail on September 10, 2023. An autopsy found that Mr. Gallenstein died as a result of a gunshot injury. The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office investigators have been actively collecting…
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2023 - 10:41am
Department: Sheriff
From Friday, October 20, 2023 through Friday, November 3, 2023, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office will have information posted on our website regarding the release of a Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) into the community. The information is being posted pursuant to Colorado Revised Statues 16-13-901 through 16-13-905 to…
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2023 - 9:10am
Department: Sheriff
The driver in a fatal auto-bicycle collision will face charges after investigators found evidence of distracted driving.
Just before 6 p.m. on August 2, 2023, Dispatch received a report of a crash at an intersection in a Timnath neighborhood. A 2019 Audi SUV was traveling eastbound on River Pass Road and hit a cyclist…
Posted: Fri Oct 6, 2023 - 3:17pm
Department: Sheriff
On the morning of September 27, 2023, deputies received information that an unknown suspect had spray-painted the parking lot of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Berthoud. A vehicle parked at a house across the street was also spray-painted overnight. The graffiti depicted phallic images, obscene…
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2023 - 3:08pm
Department: Sheriff
