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NARRATIVE: DOUGLAS COUNTY, CO – On October 11, 2023, at 5:00 a.m. Thornton Police Department Officers attempted to contact a suspicious, possibly stolen vehicle when the driver took off. The suspects then fired upon the officers at least twice. The ..........

The Douglas County Emergency Telephone Service Authority will be testing the CodeRED emergency notification system on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 9 a.m. The purpose of this test is to validate the telephone numbers in the Douglas County emergency notification database. ..........

(Douglas County, Colorado) The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce the recent graduation of Lieutenant Lori Bronner from the School of Police Staff and Command (SPSC) at Northwestern University. Lieutenant Lori Bronner has successfully completed the ten (10) ..........

(Douglas County, Colorado) Do you know someone with serious medical concerns? Thanks to a generous donation from a Douglas County citizen, the Sheriff’s Office can supply more than 100 older adults with MedicAlert’s services. This could be very important in ..........

On September 6th at 12:20 p.m., DCSO Patrol deputies responded to a theft in progress at a grocery store located in the 9200 Block of South Broadway. Witnesses said that they observed two women swipe whole shelves of makeup and ..........

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Administrative Office’s will be closed on Monday, Sept. 4, in observance of Labor Day. Have a happy and safe holiday!  

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Douglas County, CO – The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating a troubling act of vandalism that occurred in the late night hours of August 25th, 2023, at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. A Douglas County Patrol Deputy spotted the ..........

(Douglas County, Colorado) The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) is taking a proactive approach to address wildfires, which have been identified as the number one natural hazard in the region. The DCSO Wildland Fire Handcrew (WFH) Special Team is made ..........

As a standard practice, an independent audit of our Evidence Section is required when a new Sheriff takes over. We do a yearly audit of a certain percentage of pieces of evidence as part of our normal accreditation process. This ..........

Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly and members of his Accreditation Staff were in Philadelphia last week to receive a very well-earned award, their 4th American Correctional Association (ACA) Re-Accreditation. This process includes daily compliance with standards that address all aspects ..........

Douglas County – Douglas County Sheriff’s investigators are seriously concerned about a recent fraud trend. We have received three separate reports of suspects meeting the victim in person to receive money and other valuables. 2023-58686. This case happened on July ..........

(Douglas County, Colorado) On July 15th, Douglas County Deputy Jazombek responded to a call of a distressed bear stuck in a dumpster. He worked with Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers to assess the situation, and they quickly devised a plan ..........

(Douglas County, Colorado) The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an inmate. A detentions deputy discovered Victorine Galvan Grice (DOB 11/28/1967), unresponsive at approximately 6:30 a.m. on July 28, 2023. She was in a cell by herself. ..........

(Douglas County, Colorado) On July 24th, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received a report about an indecent exposure incident that occurred on July 22nd at 2:30 p.m. on the trails at Bluffs Regional Park, located at 10099 Crooked Stick Trail ..........

Last week, Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies and Animal Law Enforcement officers responded to an anonymous animal abuse complaint in the 12300 block of Piney Lake Road in Parker. During the investigation, officers observed several horses on the property that were ..........

Highlands Ranch – Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a shooting at a residence in the 9600 block of Timber Hawk Circle in Highlands Ranch at 8:25 on July 18, 2023. When they arrived, they found one ..........

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