Arapahoe County Adopts 2019 Budget

LITTLETON, CO --- The Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners has adopted a $404.3 million budget for 2019 that reflects the County’s commitment to its Align Arapahoe goals of Service First, Quality of Life and Fiscal Responsibility.

County revenues ...

Arapahoe County receives award for digital innovation in Human Services

AURORA, CO – Arapahoe County has been named recipient of a 2019 Digital Edge 50 Award from International Data Group, the leading tech media company in the world, for its innovative software system, HSConnects. This prestigious honor is bestowed ...

Arapahoe County Government Offices closed Dec. 24 and 25 for Christmas

Arapahoe County Government Offices will be closed Monday, Dec. 24 and Tuesday, Dec. 25 in observance of the Christmas holiday. 

Our offices will reopen at usual time on Wednesday, Dec. 26. We wish you a safe and happy holiday!

DONATE: Windermere Fire Fund

A fund has been established through the Arapahoe County Foundation to assist victims of The Windermere Apartments fire that occurred on November 17, in the 5800 block of S. Windermere St. More than 160 senior citizens were displaced by the fire a...

Clerk and Recorder’s Office begins effort to preserve historic record books from 1800's

Important relics of Colorado history have been preserved for future generations, thanks to a project underway in the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder’s Office.

Clerk and Recorder Matt Crane led efforts to preserve the County’s 73 oldest land rec...

Arapahoe County finalizes 2018 General Election results

The Board of Canvassers unanimously approved and certified the results in the Official Abstract of Votes. The Board includes Clerk and Recorder Matt Crane as the Designated Elected Official, Arapahoe County Democratic Party Chair Mary Ellen Wolf and Arapa...

Help us keep you safe in an emergency. Sign up to receive 911 notifications through ArapAlert

On May 21, the Arapahoe County 911 Authority sent an email to current subscribers of the County’s 911 alert system. 

If you received this email, we want to assure you that this is an official email from the Arapahoe County 911 Authority.

The 911 Au...

Seasons Greetings

The Arapahoe County Commissioners would like to wish you and your family the very best this holiday season. Thank you for making our County a great place to live. We hope you have a wonderful holiday season and a prosperous New Year. Click HERE to watch o...

DONATE: Windermere Fire Fund

A fund has been established through the Arapahoe County Foundation to assist victims of The Windermere Apartments fire that occurred on November 17, in the 5800 block of S. Windermere St. More than 160 senior citizens were displaced by the fire a...

Arapahoe County Government offices closed Dec. 24 and 25 for Christmas

Arapahoe County Government offices will be closed Monday, Dec. 24 and Tuesday, Dec. 25 in observance of the Christmas holiday. 

Our offices will re-open at the usual time on Wednesday, Dec. 26. We wish you a safe and happy holiday! 

Clerk and Recorder’s Office begins effort to preserve historic record books from 1800's

Important relics of Colorado history have been preserved for future generations, thanks to a project underway in the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder’s Office.

Clerk and Recorder Matt Crane led efforts to preserve the County’s 73 oldest land rec...

Get Involved in Arapahoe County

There are many ways citizens can get involved, from volunteering to serving on a citizen board or committees.

Open Spaces Volunteer Opportunities

Get involved with Open Spaces. Learn more about Volunteer Opportunities for the Fair, Fall Festival and year-round activities. 

See current opportunities through Volunteer Connections

Arapahoe County Employee Wins Fair Person of the Year

Arapahoe County Open Spaces Employee Wins Fair Person of the Year Award

The Colorado Association of Fairs and Shows awarded the 2018 Fair Person of the Year award to Lindsay Bagby, Arapahoe County Fair coordinator, during the association’s annual...

The economic benefits of Great Outdoors Colorado and the Conservation Trust Fund

Background:

Colorado voters approved a statewide lottery through a vote in 1980. Following the voters’ approval of a lottery, the General Assembly created a Lottery Division in the State Department of Revenue to administer the lottery. In a subsequent elec...

NEW Trails Map - Explore Arapahoe

This map highlights our vast network of bike and walking trails which are yours to discover and enjoy. Try the suggested loop routes and visit our parks, trailheads and open spaces. Money to pay for this map and the special places to walk and ride is prov...

Arapahoe County Bicycle Pedestrian Master Plan

The future of biking and walking in and around Arapahoe County is looking bright.

The Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Oct. 17 to adopt the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, which includes findings, policy recommen...

Your Parks, Trails and Open Spaces

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The economic benefits of Great Outdoors Colorado and the Conservation Trust Fund

Background:

Colorado voters approved a statewide lottery through a vote in 1980. Following the voters’ approval of a lottery, the General Assembly created a Lottery Division in the State Department of Revenue to administer the lottery. In a subsequent elec...

Arapahoe County Bicycle Pedestrian Master Plan

The future of biking and walking in and around Arapahoe County is looking bright.

The Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Oct. 17 to adopt the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, which includes findings, policy recommen...

NEW Trails Map - Explore Arapahoe

This map highlights our vast network of bike and walking trails which are yours to discover and enjoy. Try the suggested loop routes and visit our parks, trailheads and open spaces. Money to pay for this map and the special places to walk and ride is prov...

AC18-14774

This person is suspected of criminal mischief. 

AC18-16976

Suspects stole credit cards from vehicle and used them fraudulently. 

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Case Update

Additional information is available in the case deputies were called to preceding the officer-involved shooting.

On the afternoon of Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, Sheriff’s Office investigators arrested 43-year-old Shawn Glover for criminal mischief, domestic v...

Attempted Child Abduction

On Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018 at approximately 9:00 a.m., Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Prairie Middle School in Aurora for a report of an attempted child abduction which occurred earlier that morning in unincorporated Arap...

Felony Menacing and Pursuit Precede Officer-Involved Shooting

A suspect was shot after leading deputies on a pursuit when he fled from the scene of a reported physical domestic violence incident in the 6700 block of S. Potomac Street.

The first deputy arriving at the incident learned that a third person was involved ...

Denver Broncos Impersonator Arrested

An arrest has been made after a report of sexual assault involving a man falsely claiming to be a Denver Broncos player.

On July 14, 2018, a woman reported that she had been sexually assaulted by a man claiming to be an active player with the Denver Bronco...

Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested

The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office has been made aware of the arrest of one of our non-certified deputy sheriffs. John Beck was arrested over the weekend by the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office for three counts of sexual assault on a c...

Fatal Crash Closes S. Colorado Boulevard for Hours

A man was killed this afternoon when the motorcycle he was driving struck another vehicle just before 4 p.m. in the 7300 block of S. Colorado Boulevard. The 36-year-old man was pronounced deceased on-scene. The crash closed S. Colorado Boulevard between E...

Device Location for 911 Calls Continues to Improve

The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) Communications Center now has the improved ability to receive fast, accurate device location for 911 calls from cellular phones via the RapidSOS NG911 Clearinghouse.

When seconds count, accuracy matters...

Arapahoe County Sheriff Dave Walcher Selected For National School Safety Committee

Sheriff Dave Walcher is one of just 10 law enforcement officials, school executives, and mental health professionals across the country selected to serve on a school safety committee convened by the National Sheriff’s Association. The committee ...

Investigators Warn of Fake Parking Tickets

Arapahoe County Sheriff’s deputies have taken a report involving a fraudulent parking ticket. The victim noted several inconsistencies on the ticket and notified law enforcement. While this appears to be an isolated incident, investigators want ...

Man Arrested in Cold Case Homicide Dies While Awaiting Trial

An inmate awaiting trial in an Arapahoe County cold case homicide has died. Robert Williams was 70 years old and suffered from a chronic illness when he was arrested in 2017. He was receiving end of life care in the week before he died, late on Saturday, ...

Notification of Inmate Death

The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an inmate in the Detention Facility earlier today. The 46-year-old woman had been booked into the Detention Facility Thursday morning, Aug. 16, 2018. 

Deputies found the ...

Suspect in Homicide is Deceased

Investigators have been working all day to locate the suspect in this case. At about 4:30 p.m., the suspect’s vehicle was located in an apartment complex near Yosemite and I-225, in Denver. As a tactical team was preparing to approach the vehicl...

Double Shooting Leaves One Man Dead

Deputies were called to the residence in the 1100 block of S. Clinton Street, in unincorporated Arapahoe County, at about 8:30 a.m. on a report of shots being fired. On arrival, they found two people inside the home with apparent gunshot wounds. An adult ...

Arapahoe County Sheriff Rescinds Burn Ban

Effective immediately, the Arapahoe County Sheriff is rescinding the open burning ban that has been in effect for unincorporated Arapahoe County, City of Centennial, and the towns of Deer Trail and Foxfield. Current moisture has lowered our wildfire poten...

Suspect Shoots at Deputies When They Respond On a Welfare Check

Four Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office deputies are okay after being fired upon while responding to a welfare check in the 6300 block of S. Olive Street, in Centennial.

Deputies were sent to the home just before 10:30 a.m. when a woman called repo...

Detention Facility to Start Medication Assisted Treatment Program

The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office has been committed to implementing procedures in an attempt to be as prepared as possible for the current opioid overdose epidemic that plagues our country. In addition to our Naloxone (Narcan) programs, which have pro...

Sheriff Implements Open Burning Ban

Due to dry conditions, the Arapahoe County Sheriff has issued a ban on all open fires and open burning within Unincorporated Arapahoe County, to include the Cherry Creek State Park, the City of Centennial, Town of Foxfield, and Town of Deer Trail, effecti...

Crime Stoppers Alert for Information in Homicide

The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance with information related to a homicide.The man pictured, 29-year-old Artem “Art” Abramov was found deceased at about 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 6...

Sheriff Walcher Awards Scholarship to Littleton High School Student

David C. Walcher, Arapahoe County Sheriff, is pleased to announce that Taylor Rapp is this year’s recipient of the County Sheriffs of Colorado (CSOC) scholarship award for Arapahoe County.  

This year, CSOC, Colorado’s state sh...

Denver Man Arrested for Sexual Assault on a Child

Investigators have arrested a 20-year-old Denver man in connection with a case where a child was sexually assaulted while using a public bathroom. The crime happened on Sunday, April 22, 2018, in the 6700 block of S. Vine Street in Centennial.

The man, Eth...

Deputy Works to Get Recognition for the State’s School Crossing Guards

On Wednesday, April 25, 2018, the State will recognize Crossing Guard Appreciation Day for the first time, thanks to the work of Deputy Mark Edson, a school resource officer (SRO) for the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office.  

Deputy Edson ...

Sheriff Implements Open Burning Ban

Due to dry conditions, the Arapahoe County Sheriff has issued a ban on all open fires and open burning within Unincorporated Arapahoe County, to include the Cherry Creek State Park and the City of Centennial, effective immediately. The Open Burning Ban wi...

Sheriff’s Office Celebrates Our Public Safety Dispatchers

The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is excited to be celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week from April 8 to April 14, 2018.

The Arapahoe County 9-1-1 Communications Center has about 30 staff members who work in our state-of-the-art Comm...

Inmate Suicide Being Investigated by Sheriff’s Office

An inmate being held at the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office Detention Facility was found hanging from a noose in his cell just before 10 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. The noose appeared to have been fashioned from a bedsheet.

Deputies immediately remov...

Employment Opportunities

Emergency Management Intern - Unpaid (Open through Dec. 14, 2018)911 Dispatcher (Open through Dec. 25, 2018)Inmate Services Technician (Open through Dec. 25, 2018)Deputy Sheriff - Patrol (Open through Dec. 29, 2018)Non-Certified Deputy Sheriff (Open throu...

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Get alerted about emergencies and other important community news by signing up for our Emergency Alert Program. This system enables us to provide you with critical information quickly in a variety of situations, such as severe weather, unexpected...

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The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office uses a variety of ways to communicate with our community. With YouTube, we can provide interactive content for citizens. We use YouTube for crime prevention, to promote our weekly fugitive of the week videos, and as a ...

Burn Ban Status

Effective July 27, 2018, the Arapahoe County Sheriff has rescinded the open burning ban that has been in effect for unincorporated Arapahoe County, City of Centennial, and the towns of Deer Trail and Foxfield. Current moisture has lowered our wildfire pot...