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Posted on: March 17, 2023

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The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office participates in The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) Law Enforcement and Communications accreditation programs. The accreditation process intends to provide the participating a...

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Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: February 23, 2023

Suspects wanted in Centennial Law Firm Burglary & Auto Theft

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CENTENNIAL – Sheriff Investigators are asking for the public’s help in trying to identify two men who burglarized a law firm and another office as well as a maintenance room at the Southfield Park Towers at 12835 E. Arapahoe Rd. in Cen...

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Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: January 20, 2023

Update on Taco Bell Rat Poison Case

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Centennial: On January 15, 2023, Deputies responded to 16700 E Smoky Hill Rd (Taco Bell) on a report of a disturbance at about 1:00 pm. Deputies found that a verbal disturbance had occurred between a customer in the drive-through and employees in the Taco...

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Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: January 12, 2023

Off-duty Aurora Police Officer arrested on suspicion of felony assault

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CENTENNIAL – Last night at approximately 9:30 p.m., Aurora Police requested the assistance of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office to investigate a physical altercation in the City of Aurora that involved an off-duty Aurora Po...

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Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: December 29, 2022

Suspect arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide

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Arapahoe County Sheriff Investigators have arrested Erick Mejia, 31, in connection to a vehicular homicide that occurred on December 28, 2022 at 1 Digicomm Dr. in Unincorporated Arapahoe County. See attached booking photo.

Investigators responded to the lo...

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Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: December 14, 2022

Person of Interest Taken Into Custody

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On 12/2/2022, Deputies responded to a medical call in the 9600 block on E. Easter Ave. At the address, deputies found a deceased female who appeared to have been murdered and was last seen by the hotel staff on 11/29/2022.

On 12/12/2022, members of the Uni...

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Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: December 7, 2022

Sheriff's Office Requests Help Location a Person of Interest

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The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office requests help from the public in locating a person of interest.

On 12/2/2022, Deputies responded to a medical call in the 9600 block on E. Easter Ave. At the address, deputies found a deceased female who appear...

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Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: November 4, 2022

Carjacking Suspect Taken into Custody by Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office Special Response Team

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Deputies from the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office Special Response Team (a team formed in 2021 to allow the Sheriff's Office flexibility to saturate areas deemed high crime areas by SO Crime Analysts) arrested a carjacking suspect on No...

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Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: October 28, 2022

Substitute Teacher Arrested for Sexual Exploitation of Children

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Centennial- On 10/28/2022, Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Investigators arrested Jose Tomayo, age 25, for:

18-6-403 Sexual Exploitation of  Children Class 5 Felony 

ACSO Investigators received a ti...

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Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: October 20, 2022

Sheriff’s Office releases body worn camera video of officer-involved shooting

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CENTENNIAL – The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is releasing the body worn camera video of three deputies involved in an officer-involved shooting that occurred at the Ivy Crossing apartment complex at 7545 E. Harvard Ave. The shooti...

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Posted on: October 12, 2022

Arrest Made on Shots Fired into Multiple Homes Case

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CENTENNIAL – Addendum See Original Release Below

On October 11, 2022, Investigators with the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office took two adult males into custody for:

18-2-101, 18-3-102(1)(a) Criminal Attempt Murder in the 1st Degree F2

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Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: October 5, 2022

Sheriff’s Office partners with Summit Church for National Faith & Blue Weekend

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CENTENNIAL – The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, together with Summit Church, will hold a Sunday Service and Community Forum titled “Stronger Together.” The event will be held during National Faith & ...

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Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: September 20, 2022

Shots fired into multiple homes; Investigators asking for tips

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CENTENNIAL – Arapahoe Sheriff Investigators are asking for the public’s help in trying to find the person(s) who fired gunshots into multiple homes in Centennial. It happened around 8:30 p.m. on September 18, 2022. Dispatchers received...

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Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: September 8, 2022

Cherry Creek School District gets its first therapy dog from the ACSO

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CENTENNIAL – The Cherry Creek School District is getting its very first school therapy dog, a 9-week-old black Labrador puppy named Riley (photo attached). Riley will be teamed up with School Resource Officer Deputy Adam Nardi. The pair will be ...

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Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: August 10, 2022

Former Soccer Coach Arrested on Suspicion of Sexual Exploitation of Children

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Arapahoe County: Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICAC) investigators received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) about child pornography being traded from an IP address in A...

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Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: August 8, 2022

Sheriff & Coroner invite public to Open House & Free Pancake Breakfast

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ARAPAHOE COUNTY – Looking for a fun and FREE family-friendly event this weekend? This is your chance to go behind-the-scenes with us! Climb into a SWAT vehicle, see K-9s in action, watch a vehicle extrication, pet our mounted unit horse...

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Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: July 22, 2022

Local Softball Coach Arrested

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CENTENNIAL -In March of 2022, The Arapahoe County Sheriff'sSheriff's Office received information from the Hanover County Sheriff's Office in Virginia about a juvenile female that had committed suicide. Through the course of thei...

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Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: July 7, 2022

Arapahoe Sheriff launches new police academy with state approval

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CENTENNIAL – For the past few decades, the sheriff’s office has relied on different law enforcement agencies to train its recruits. But that all changed on June 9, when Sheriff Tyler Brown won final approval from P.O.S.T., Colorado&...

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Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: May 31, 2022

Sheriff's Office Releases 2021 Annual Report

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CENTENNIAL – The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is releasing its 2021 Annual Report. It is now available for review HERE. The report highlights the accomplishments and goals achieved over the course of last year.

“2021 was a...

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Posted on: April 18, 2022

Sheriff to swear in new therapy puppy ‘Zeke’

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ARAPAHOE COUNTY – Two canine siblings are now serving as therapy dogs for Littleton Public Schools. Zeke, a 4-month-old black Labrador Retriever is the sibling of Rex, our school therapy dog who is a year old. The two dogs have the same parents (dam &...

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Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: February 16, 2022

Arrest of Greenwood Village Plastic Surgeon

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ARAPAHOE COUNTY – Arapahoe County Sheriff Investigators obtained an arrest warrant for Dr. Geoffrey Kim, 52, for the death of Emmalyn Nguyen, 18. Nguyen underwent breast augmentation surgery at Colorado Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery on August 1, 2019, and...

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Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: December 16, 2021

Investigators searching for potential victims after arrest of child sex assault suspect

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CENTENNIAL – Arapahoe County Sheriff Investigators are asking for the public’s help in trying to find more victims of Allan Richard Long, 51. Long is facing 41 felony counts relating to the sexual abuse of children. Investigators say t...

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Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: November 22, 2021

Sheriff’s Office launches Christmas Toy Drive to collect toys for needy children in Arapahoe County

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CENTENNIAL – Every child deserves to experience the joy of Christmas. That’s why the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the Salvation Army in Centennial to hold a Christmas Toy Drive beginning Novemb...

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Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: November 10, 2021

Citizens who call non-emergency number will soon hear a new automated attendant

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CENTENNIAL – Beginning November 17, 2021, at 7:00 a.m. citizens who call the sheriff’s non-emergency dispatch number will now hear a new recorded ‘auto attendant’ which will route inbound calls to the department the...

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Posted on: October 26, 2021

Arapahoe Sheriff SROs begin patrols at 3 additional high schools

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CENTENNIAL – The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, the Aurora Police Department and the Cherry Creek School District are committed to school safety and security. Those schools include Grandview High School, Cherokee Trail High School a...

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Posted on: August 10, 2021

Arapahoe Sheriff & Coroner invites public to Open House and Free Pancake Breakfast

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ARAPAHOE COUNTY – Looking for a fun and free family-friendly event this weekend? Take a peek inside the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office and Coroner's Facility, climb into a SWAT vehicle and try on SWAT gear, watch a p...

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Posted on: August 5, 2021

ACOEM Statement on Emergency Alert Sent August 4, 2021

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CENTENNIAL – On the afternoon of August 4th, 2021, the City of Englewood notified the Arapahoe County Office of Emergency Management (ACOEM) of two positive E. coli tests at one location had occurred. State regulations require that a boil water order is p...

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Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: July 6, 2021

Sheriff’s Office receives rare Triple Crown accreditation honor

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CENTENNIAL – The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office received the prestigious Triple Crown award on June 24 at the National Sheriff’s Association annual conference in Phoenix, AZ.

The sheriff’s office is the first law e...

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Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: June 3, 2021

Sheriff's Office releases 2020 Annual Report

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CENTENNIAL – The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is releasing its 2020 Annual Report. It’s now available for review HERE. The report highlights some the accomplishments and goals achieved over the course of last year.

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Posted on: April 12, 2021

It’s Time to Give 9-1-1 Pros the Respect They Deserve

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Throughout the COVID crisis, Colorado’s 9-1-1 professionals have been there for us, 24/7.

They have prioritized our health and safety over their own by continuing to work in close quarters, often without access to vital personal protective equipm...

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Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: April 9, 2021

Arapahoe Sheriff Investigators looking for dump truck driver following serious crash on I-25

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Arapahoe County Sheriff Traffic Investigators are looking for the driver of a blue Peterbilt dump truck with a blue bed. They believe the driver may have witnessed a serious accident that occurred on I-25. The sheriff’s office released surveilla...

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