Fort Collins Domestic Shooting – 01/29/2024

On January 29, 2024, the Larimer County Coroner’s Office responded to a house in the 2900 block of Middlesborough Court in Fort Collins, Colorado. Two individuals were found and pronounced dead at the scene. For information regarding the circumstances, please visit the Fort Collins Police Services page for their press release: https://www.fcgov.…

Published: Mon Feb 5, 2024 - 12:55pm Department: Coroner

Larimer County Boards and Commissions openings: apply by March 8

Serving on a board or commission is a great way to be involved with your county and community. Our boards and commissions serve a vital role in making recommendations to the Board of Larimer County Commissioners on a variety of important matters. The deadline to apply is March 8, 2024. Apply online and learn more at www.larimer.gov/boards. If…

Published: Mon Feb 5, 2024 - 11:54am Department: BOCC

**UPDATE** Inmate Jail Death – 01/06/2024

On January 6, 2024, the Larimer County Coroner’s Office responded to Poudre Valley Hospital Emergency Department to investigate the death of a 44-year-old male who had been found unresponsive in his cell at the Larimer County Jail. For information regarding the circumstances, please visit the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office page for their press…

Published: Tue Jan 30, 2024 - 2:02pm Department: Coroner

Larimer County announces 2024 Small Grant Program recipients to support underrepresented youth and adults accessing the outdoors, nature-based workshops, and school gardens among others

LOVELAND – Larimer County Department of Natural Resources (LCDNR) is proud to announce $19,700 in grants to support six community and neighborhood projects that help connect people to the land.  The 2024 awardees support a wide range of organizations spanning Larimer County through the department’s Small Grants for Community Partnering Program.…

Published: Tue Jan 30, 2024 - 9:42am Department: Natural Resources

Grant Fuels Battle Against Opioid Crisis, Repeat Offenses

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 Opioid Abatement…

Published: Mon Jan 29, 2024 - 9:55am Department: Sheriff

Horsetooth Reservoir parking lot closed Jan 30-Feb 16 for construction of a new ANS inspection station

FORT COLLINS – Horsetooth Reservoir’s Satanka Bay parking lot, W. County Rd 48C, is closed to the public January 30 through February 16 to allow the first phase of construction for a new Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) boat inspection station. All watercraft including their motors, trailers, compartments and any other associated equipment or…

Published: Fri Jan 26, 2024 - 1:38pm Department: Natural Resources

Your voice, our future!

Have your say in shaping our county's future! Larimer County invites all residents to participate in the 2024 Larimer County Community Survey. Your feedback is vital in evaluating and improving our county services. This is your opportunity to voice your opinions and help us understand your needs better. The survey is quick, easy, and your…

Published: Thu Jan 25, 2024 - 11:34am Department: BOCC

2024 Citizens Academy Application is Live

8th Judicial District Citizens Academy 2024 Applications Now Open The 8th Judicial District Attorney Gordon McLaughlin is pleased to announce the third annual Citizens Academy dates. The free, four-week academy will be held on consecutive Tuesdays and Thursday evenings from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., March 26th to April 18th, 2024, through the Larimer…

Published: Thu Jan 25, 2024 - 9:31am Department: District Attorney

2024 Environmental Stewardship Awards: nominate now

Our environment is one of the aspects that makes Larimer County such a great place to live, work and play. If you know someone or an organization that has been a great steward of our environment, nominate them for an Environmental Stewardship Award.  The Board of County Commissioners and the Environmental and Science Advisory Board are taking…

Published: Wed Jan 24, 2024 - 12:00pm Department: BOCC

Community Master Plan 2.0 is Now Available

In 2018, a diverse coalition of behavioral health stakeholders from Larimer County united to craft a strategic blueprint aimed at tackling the escalating challenges in behavioral health. The resulting Community Master Plan (CMP) for Behavioral Health emerged as a comprehensive five-year strategy, envisioning initiatives to meet behavioral health…

Published: Wed Jan 24, 2024 - 11:29am Department: Behavioral Health

Larimer County submits 2023 4th quarter State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds report

Larimer County has submitted its required 2023 4th Quarter Project and Expenditure Report for the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF).  The report shows that Larimer County spent $105,371 during the final three months of 2023 as follows: $43,046 for a Special Prosecutor position in the Office of the District Attorney $42,649 for COVID…

Published: Tue Jan 23, 2024 - 11:08am Department: Budget

Larimer County invites community to attend info sessions about future road and site improvements at Carter Lake

The Larimer County Department of Natural Resources (LCDNR) is inviting the community to attend a public information session on planned Federal Land Access Program (FLAP) road and other site improvements at Carter Lake in Loveland.  The proposed improvements to existing roads and parking areas at Carter Lake include: Big Thompson Campground –…

Published: Tue Jan 23, 2024 - 10:33am Department: Natural Resources

Community Mitigation Grant Program now accepting applications for 2024

Grant funding to reduce disaster risk is now available to neighborhoods and communities within Larimer County. The Community Mitigation Grant Program offered through the Larimer County Office of Emergency Management provides grant awards of up to $10,000 to help remove the obstacles communities confront in making them better prepared to…

Published: Mon Jan 22, 2024 - 11:00am Department: Emergency Management

Suspect arrested for kidnapping, assault

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 and yelling for help. A…

Published: Fri Jan 19, 2024 - 4:08pm Department: Sheriff

Loveland Homicide – 01/08/2024

On January 8, 2024, the Larimer County Coroner’s Office responded to an apartment in the 3800 block of East 15th Street in Loveland, Colorado to investigate the death of a 49-year-old male. The decedent was pronounced dead at the scene after a shooting incident. The decedent is identified as Jeffery MYLER of Loveland, Colorado. A full forensic…

Published: Wed Jan 17, 2024 - 3:03pm Department: Coroner

Larimer County Clerk & Recorder starts new recording notification service for county residents today

A new notification service for Larimer County residents who record documents starts today.  Recording Activity Notification [RAN] is an electronic notification service that allows Larimer County residents to create and receive an email alert notification when a document is recorded in their name. This new service is provided by the Larimer County…

Published: Tue Jan 16, 2024 - 12:01pm Department: BOCC

Larimer County Clerk & Recorder starts new recording notification service

A new notification service for Larimer County residents who record documents starts today.   Recording Activity Notification [RAN] is an electronic notification service that allows Larimer County residents to create and receive an email alert notification when a document is recorded in their name. This new service is provided by the Larimer…

Published: Tue Jan 16, 2024 - 8:29am Department: Clerk and Recorder

Drug Task Force detective appointed to advisory board

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 for Awareness. Dan is a…

Published: Fri Jan 12, 2024 - 10:38am Department: Sheriff

Larimer County sets mill levy and authorizes $5.5 million in tax credits

The Board of Larimer County Commissioners has certified the 2024 property tax mill levy and approved a $5.5 million temporary mill levy credit, marking a significant move to provide financial relief to county residents. This decision was made at the board's meeting on January 10. Reflecting on that decision, Chair of the Larimer Board of County…

Published: Fri Jan 12, 2024 - 10:35am Department: BOCC

Suspect taken into custody on recent string of arson cases

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 was transported to the…

Published: Thu Jan 11, 2024 - 4:32pm Department: Sheriff

Windsor Motor Vehicle Fatality – 12/20/2023

On December 20, 2023, the Larimer County Coroner’s Office responded to the Medical Center of the Rockies to investigate the death of a 58-year-old male. The decedent had been transported from the intersection of Cherry Blossom Drive and Colorado Boulevard in Windsor, CO, after sustaining injuries in a motor vehicle collision.  The decedent is…

Published: Thu Jan 11, 2024 - 1:00pm Department: Coroner

Free Radon test kits available to the public during Radon Action Month

January is Radon Action Month and both the Larimer County CSU Extension Office and the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment (LCDHE) are urging residents to test their homes for radon. Free radon test kits are available for the public to pick up locally, as supplies last. Radon is a naturally occurring, colorless, and odorless…

Published: Wed Jan 10, 2024 - 9:32am Department: Health

Inmate death at the Larimer County Jail

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 was later pronounced…

Published: Mon Jan 8, 2024 - 4:11pm Department: Sheriff

County Sheriffs of Colorado Scholarship Program

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 sheriffs’ confidence in and…

Published: Fri Jan 5, 2024 - 8:51am Department: Sheriff

District Attorney Opinion, LCSO #23-11287; LPD #23-9387; CSUPD #23-1762; TPD #23-778; FCPS #23-15796 --- 11/16/23

The criminal investigation surrounding the November 16, 2023, Officer Involved Shooting of William Hayes has been completed and submitted to my office for an opinion.   Original Opinion Letter:   District Attorney Opinion 11/16/23

Published: Tue Jan 2, 2024 - 6:12pm Department: District Attorney