Larimer County Sheriff's Office Professional Standards
The Professional Standards Section ensures the integrity of the Larimer County Sheriff's Office through objective, fair, impartial investigations and review.
Dear Citizen:
This Citizen Information Report packet contains all the paperwork necessary for
you to initiate a complaint or commend the actions of any Larimer County
Sheriff’s Office employee. In order to
thoroughly investigate complaints, we need all the information about the
incident that you can provide us.
There are three basic methods by which you may initiate a Citizen’s Information
Report. You may make an appointment to
speak directly with an investigator from the Professional Standards Bureau. You may fill out the attached report form
and leave it at the front desk or mail it directly to the Professional Standards
Bureau using the pre-addressed envelope.
You also have the option of calling Sgt. David Burns of the Professional
Standards Bureau at 498-5188.
If you choose to fill out the Citizen Information report, please provide all the
information you can and make your written statement as detailed as possible. In order to speed up an investigation into
the incident, please provide the name of the employee involved and the date,
time and location of the incident.
Additionally, we do suggest that all Citizen Information Reports include the
name and contact information of the reporting party, so that we may follow up on
the report and let the citizen know the outcome of the investigation. We will accept anonymous complaints;
however, oftentimes it is much more difficult to resolve a complaint without the
ability to speak to the initiating party.
We appreciate citizens taking the time to let us know when one of our employees
has done an excellent job, or, just as importantly, letting us know when you
believe we have fallen short. That is the
best way for us to rectify mistakes and continue to improve the service to our
community.
Sincerely,
Jim Alderden
Sheriff
Any citizen who wishes to comment about or commend any agency employee or program may do so in writing, by phone or person.
To submit information in writing you may come to the Larimer County Sheriff's Office Administration Building located at 2501 Midpoint Drive, Fort Collins and
request a Citizen Information Report packet from a desk deputy or call 970-498-5100 during business hours to have a packet mailed to you.
To make a report by phone please call the Professional Standards Office at
970-498-5188 for incidents involving patrol, investigations or adminstrative personnel
or 970-498-5435 for incidents involving Detention Center personnel.
If you prefer making your report in person you may call 970-498-5188 to schedule an apppointment.
You may also download the report form here
Citizen Information Report download (pdf)
and fill out for submission.