Weekly begins term as sheri

Discusses plans

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Taking his place as Douglas County’s 34th sheri , Darren Weekly has taken steps to put more deputies with proper training on the frontline, including adding 27 deputy sheri positions that will be divided between patrol and detentions. Weekly said his top priority is to reassess all commission positions in the department. e process started after Weekly was sworn in in early January.

To provide a better front end service for both deputies and citizens, Weekly has dissolved the Pattern Crimes Unit and moved them to the street.

“ ey were doing a good job, it wasn’t like they weren’t working, but I think we’d be better o putting those cops on the street in unmarked cars, answering calls for

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