News Flash

Threats Made at Columbine High School

Jefferson County, CO. – On December 13, 2018, at 9:20 a.m., an unknown person called in threats to Columbine High School, claiming multiple explosive devices were inside and the caller was hiding outside the school with a gun. The area around th...

Jeffco Sheriff’s Office Conducting a Homicide Investigation

At 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, November 4, Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a deceased female in the 700 block of Nile St. in Golden. Pleasant View Fire discovered the decedent when they responded to a small brush fire at th...

Officers Involved in Shooting; One Suspect Pronounced Deceased

At 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, November 4, two Jefferson County deputies responded to mile marker 267 on Highway 6 in Clear Creek Canyon to assist Colorado State Patrol with a suspicious vehicle. The state trooper noticed the vehicle parked on the south side of ...

Jeffco Sheriff’s Office Introduces eCourt Notification

Beginning Monday, October 29, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office will implement an electronic notification system for individuals with an impending district criminal, misdemeanor, or traffic court date in an effort to reduce missed court appe...

Fire Restriction Lifted

The Temporary Fire Restriction (Stage 1) order for Jefferson County, which went into effect on July 24, 2018, has been rescinded. Citizens are still encouraged to be cautious with any outdoor cooking or campfires, particularly in the grassy and wooded are...

Homicide in Morrison

On October 7, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. deputies responded to a report of a gunshot wound in the 5200 block of Pintail Court in Morrison. When they arrived deputies contacted the home owner and reporting party, Jerald Arthur Cross (dob 010354). When they entered ...

Sheriff Shrader Adds School Resource Officers

Beginning with the 2018-19 school year, Jefferson
County Sheriff Jeff Shrader is allocating four additional deputies to serve asschool resource officers (SRO) for Jefferson County Public Schools in
unincorporated areas of the county. Traditionally, te...

Homicide Under Investigation

On June 28^th, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. JeffCo deputies responded to 3505 S. Nelson Circle in reference to an odor coming from the trunk of a car. The reporting party was a U.S. Marshal who was searching for a parole violator, Dean Clark Wallis (dob 121266). The ...

Jefferson County Detentions Facility Introduces Vivitrol

Effective immediately, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is introducing a new opioid treatment program for qualifying inmates who have completed withdrawal protocols while at the Jefferson County detentions facility. Upon their imminent rele...

JeffCo Jail Opens Behavioral Health Unit

On February 5, 2018, the Jefferson County jail opened
a 64-bed Behavioral Health Unit (BHU) that focuses on the needs of inmates withsubstance abuse and mental health disorders. This unit utilizes programs
structured toward individual need and provide...

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Cooperates with ICE

Illegal immigration is understandably a concern for many citizens and I am occasionally asked “Why is Jefferson County a sanctuary county?” My response is simple: It is not.

Jefferson County has been unfairly and inaccurately labeled a ...

Attempted Burglary of Gun Store

At 1:30 a.m. on January 12th, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s office was notified of an alarm at Denver Guns and Ammo located at 8250 W. Coalmine Ave. When deputies arrived the suspects had already fled. They had attempted to make entry by breaking two sto...