Saturday, August 14, 2021

Take a peek inside the Sheriff's Office and Coroner's Facility, try on S.W.A.T. gear and sit in a police helicopter. It's all happening at our our Open House -- with a side of pancakes! Bring your family & friends and explore all the different parts of ACSO: -- Coroner's Facility Tours & Maggot Art* -- K-9 Demos -- Vehicle Extrication Demos -- Mounted Patrol Horses -- S.W.A.T. & Bomb Squad -- DEA Helicopter -- 911 Dispatch Tours -- Sheriff's Office History Tours -- South Metro Fire Truck -- Arapahoe Rescue Patrol -- Emergency Management *The Coroner’s Office will host an activity for kids called "maggot art." Maggots are an integral part of crime scene investigations, and for children, a basic introduction into the life cycle of insects and the role they play in nature. Maggot paintings are used in many classrooms as a scientific learning tool. The Coroner’s Office gets its maggots from a fishing supply store and they are not harmed as we only use non-toxic water-based