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First Responders Team Up With Idalia FBLA for Mock Crash

[easyrotator]erc_59_1520014148[/easyrotator] March 2, 2018 – The Colorado State Patrol and Yuma County Sheriff’s Office teamed up with the Idalia School’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) to hold a mock crash exercise as a part of their...

March 2, 2018 by jeremy 316 0 0

Sheriff’s Office Launches Canine Program

Posse Member Paul McCombs and K9 “Chief” February 24, 2018–The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office is preparing to launch its first ever canine program. The need for this type of resource in our county is apparent, and the Sheriff’s Office...

February 24, 2018 by jeremy 516 0 0

Sheriff Day Announces County Sheriffs of Colorado Scholarship

Yuma County Sheriff Chad Day announced today that County Sheriffs of Colorado, the state Sheriffs Association, will award a $500 scholarship to a deserving Yuma County student this coming spring. CSOC established the scholarship program in...

February 6, 2018 by jeremy 209 0 0

Sheriff Day Elected CSOC President

Sheriff Chad Day being sworn in as CSOC President During last week’s County Sheriff’s Of Colorado winter conference, Sheriff Chad Day was unanimously elected President of the statewide association of Colorado Sheriffs. Sheriff Day has been on the...

January 15, 2018 by jeremy 355 0 0

Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrest

David Lee BoyesYuma County Jail Booking Photo December 18, 2017– 68 year old David Lee Boyes of Wray was arrested over the weekend when his erratic driving behavior led to the discovery of over 18 grams of methamphetamine in his vehicle. Friday...

December 18, 2017 by jeremy 399 0 0

Multi-Year Drug Investigation Comes to a Close

December 6, 2017–The execution of 3 search warrants this morning during early morning operations signaled the conclusion of a multi-year investigation into major narcotics trafficking activities in the region. Three Yuma County residents...

December 6, 2017 by jeremy 440 0 0

Holiday Grinch Hunt! #YCSOGrinchHunt

[envira-gallery id=”2446″] The Grinch is back to his old shenanigans again. He’s on the run from the law and is hiding out in various places around Yuma County. Follow our page and watch for upcoming #FugitiveFriday posts...

November 30, 2017 by jeremy 312 0 0

Sheriff Offers Church Security Classes

Over the past week, Yuma County Sheriff Chad Day has received multiple inquiries for visits about church security ideas and input. The events at the small church in Sutherland Springs Texas is a stark reminder of the importance of even rural...

November 14, 2017 by jeremy 319 0 0

Residential Marijuana Grow Laws: New laws effective January 2018

October 10, 2017– This year the Colorado Legislature passed House Bill 1220, imposing reasonable limits on residential marijuana cultivation with the stated purpose of eroding the black market for marijuana in the state. The Yuma County...

October 10, 2017 by jeremy 292 0 0

Sheriff’s Office 2018 Budget Proposal

On September 13, 2017 Sheriff Chad Day and Undersheriff Adam Wills presented the 2018 budget proposal to the Yuma County Board of Commissioners. Sheriff Day believes that posting this budget for public access is an important measure of...

September 14, 2017 by jeremy 398 0 0

Deputies Utilizing New Mobile Fingerprint Technology

Sergeant James Thomson with one of the Sheriff’s Office’s new MorphoIdent Mobile Fingerprint Scanners The days of lying about one’s identity to deputies in Yuma County are in the past. Earlier this month the Yuma County Sheriff’s...

June 19, 2017 by jeremy 308 0 0

Two Arrests Made in Relation to Stolen Cattle Located in Yuma County

[easyrotator]erc_95_1497030296[/easyrotator] Two Fort Morgan men have been arrested due to their involvement in a December, 2016 cattle theft. Rex Hawthorne, of Wiggins, reported to the Colorado Brand Board that eight black calves had been...

June 9, 2017 by jeremy 451 0 0