Adams County Sheriff

Adams County Sheriff’s Office is dispatched by Adcom 911. (Department Wildland Identifier: CO-ADAZ)

Headquarters

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Adams County Sheriff is located at 332 N. 19th Ave. in Brighton, founded in 1902.

Justice Center

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Justice Center is located at 1100 Judicial Center Dr. in Brighton.

Sub-Station

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Commerce City Sub-Station is located at 4201 E. 72nd Ave.

Sub-Station

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Strasburg Sub-Station is located at 2550 Strasburg Rd.

PATROL

K-9

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit was established in 1981. Eight of the K-9 Teams are drug/narcotics detection, and one K-9 Team is explosives detection. Patrol K-9 Teams are currently assigned to a shift and respond to calls like other patrol officers, but are not assigned to one district. The K-9 Teams in the detention facility are assigned to certain days of the week and supplement the staff there. All K-9 Teams also participate in a number of demonstrations for law enforcement and citizen groups. On average, the K-9 Unit conducts 30 to 40 demonstrations a year. The dogs will usually work for about six years before they retire, depending on the health of the dog. Once the dog is retired, the handler is given the opportunity to adopt the dog.

SWAT

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team was founded back in 1985. The SWAT Team goes through a great amount of training, 20 hours per month and 40 hours of SWAT Week per year. The SWAT team averages between 20 and 30 operations annually. Members of the SWAT Team are on call 24/7/365. Calls can range from an active shooter to a high-risk warrant. At the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, deputies need to have two years of experience on patrol to even be considered to go through the testing process to become a SWAT member.

BOMB SQUAD

MOBILE COMMAND POST

MOBILE CRIME SCENE UNIT

MOUNTED POSSE

ANIMAL MANAGEMENT

CORONER

Other Units

SPECIALLY MARKED UNIT

SPECIALLY MARKED UNIT

2015 Ford Expedition 4×4.  This unit features the names of their officers lost in the line of duty including: Leonard C. Higgins EOW 1923 / Frank J. Jackson EOW 1960 / Danny R. Barnes EOW 1973 / Dale R. McLaughlin EOW 1988 / Robert Bishop Pollock EOW 1999 / Heath McDonald Gumm EOW 2018.

Historical Photos