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…
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…
We extend a warm invitation to celebrate FIVE YEARS of positive impact on the behavioral health system in Larimer County.
Please join us as we express our heartfelt appreciation to the remarkable individuals and organizations whose unwavering dedication has fueled positive transformation in the field of behavioral health…
On November 25, 2023, the Larimer County Coroner’s Office responded to the Larimer County Jail to investigate the death of a 49-year-old male. For information regarding the circumstances and timeline of events, please visit the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office page for their press release: (https://www.larimer.gov/…
Larimer County has received another 1041 permit application from the City of Thornton to construct a water pipeline through Larimer County, Weld County, and Adams County.
The 1041 permit submission marks the second attempt by Thornton to complete a water project to deliver a water supply to the City of Thornton’s growing…
The revision of the 2024 Proposed Budget follows the failure of Proposition HH (Prop HH) in the November general election and subsequent property tax relief measures enacted during the Colorado Legislature's special session in November.
The updated budget proposes allocating $8 million to the Disaster Contingency Fund…
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…
Lori Hodges, Director of the Larimer County Office of Emergency Management, is the recipient of the 2023 Ranger Brendan Unitt Service Community Service Award.
Hodges gives selflessly every day inside and outside of her day-to-day duties at Larimer County. In addition to her duties as Larimer County Dir. of Emergency…
Today Victor Corwin was committed to the indefinite custody of the Colorado Department of Human Services for the murder of Christopher Johnson on July 19, 2021.
Mr. Corwin was officially found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity – a legal determination which means the defendant did commit the crimes charged and would be…
On November 17, 2023, the Larimer County Coroner’s Office responded to the Medical Center of the Rockies Emergency Department to investigate the death of a 28-year-old male. The decedent was transported after he was involved in an officer involved shooting with Fort Collins Police Services which occurred in the late…
Larimer County and the municipalities of Fort Collins, Loveland, Berthoud, Estes Park, Johnstown, Timnath, and Wellington, request the community’s participation in a 2023 Open Space online survey. This survey is an update to the 2013 Our Lands, Our Future survey commissioned by the same agencies to better understand from…
FORT COLLINS – Horsetooth Mountain Open Space’s main trailhead, 6550 W. County Rd. 38E, is closed to public access today (November 27) through December 18 to allow crews to complete parking and kiosk area improvements and install an additional vault toilet.
The improvements at the main trailhead are geared to improve…
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…
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…
LOVELAND - All boat ramps at Horsetooth Reservoir and Carter Lake will close for the season on Monday, November 27.
Horsetooth Reservoir
South Bay Ramp: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. everyday; Closed for season Mon. Nov. 27
Inlet Bay Ramp: Closed for season
Satanka Ramp: Closed for season
Carter Lake
North Pines Ramp: 8 a.m…
Larimer County Department of Natural Resources (LCDNR) invites members of the community to share input on proposed adjustments to its enforcement regulations within LCDNR-managed properties.
Larimer County is seeking to revise eight current regulations and to add twelve new regulations in 2024. New additions include…
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)…
Horsetooth Mountain Open Space’s main trailhead, 6550 W. County Rd. 38E, will be closed to public access November 27-December 18 to allow crews to complete parking and kiosk area improvements and install an additional vault toilet.
The improvements at the main trailhead are geared to improve flow and ease congestion for…
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…
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…
Andrea Branco was sentenced today to ten years in the Colorado Department of Corrections for selling the fentanyl that killed Kara Gorman on September 1, 2022. The 8th Judicial District Attorney’s Office secured Branco’s guilty plea to Fentanyl Distribution Causing Death, a Class 1 Drug Felony, on August 8th, 2023, and she…
Larimer County’s 2024 Proposed Budget is now available online at Larimer.gov/budget. It includes $610 million in budgeted expenditures. Some highlights of this fiscal year are as follows:
The 2024 Proposed Budget assumes that Proposition HH will pass, and Larimer County will remain under the new property tax revenue…
Larimer County on October 12 submitted its State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) Project and Expenditure Report for the third quarter of 2023 to the U.S. Treasury Department, as required by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA).
Larimer County spent $293,944 in SLFRF funds during the quarter, primarily on …
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…
On November 1, the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment (LCDHE) was notified that a domestic animal in the Red Feather Lakes area tested positive for Plague.
In response, LCDHE’s infectious disease experts conducted an investigation to determine potential human exposures and to assess the general area for…