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He pointed to efforts in Douglas County that he believes are working. Camera systems read license plates and alert dispatch centers that a stolen vehicle is driving wherever it was detected.
Though, laws make it difficult.
“Just because I caught you in a stolen car, believe it or not, it’s an extremely hard case to win,” he said. “I have no way of demonstrating that you stole that.”
However, more evidence of possession through the cameras makes the case easier to prove. He said auto thieves usually pair motor vehicle thefts with other crimes like drugs or stealing merchandise.
Preventing crime starts before the crime even occurs. McIntosh said community trust in the police is critical.
“When you can get a community to trust the police to start informing us of what’s going on in the community and be present in the community, that’s when you start preventing,” he said.
Community members also need to reduce the opportunity for crime, which can look like locking car doors, neighbors looking after neighbors, security lights and more.
Gene Claps, the Democratic candidate for Adams County Sheriff, sees five key solutions to lower crime: collaboration, accountability, recruiting and maintaining staff, data and community based policing.
He too said it’s important to have collaboration with district attorneys, municipal police chiefs, and other members of the criminal justice system. He sees recent moves to decriminalize certain violations as a player in rising crime.
“We can’t keep slapping people on their wrists and expect them to change their habits. There has to be something held or error held in front of them to say I’m going to follow through,” he said.
Going to crime areas before violations occur can also help reduce the rising numbers. Using data to see where resources need to be can prevent crime from happening in
Solutions that work
Pasko points to Longmont’s Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program, saying it has proven to address crime and its root causes.
According to their website, officers use their discretion to direct those suspected of substance use to case management services instead of jail.
“Instead of defaulting to the justice system, this alternative uses a harm-reduction approach along with community-based support services and coordinated care. Longmont LEAD participants experienced a 59 percent decrease in all legal incidents and a 50 percent reduction in arrests,” their website reads.
From an interim evaluation, the program resulted in a 50% reduction in rearrests for the LEAD participants and a 25% reduction in summonses after referral to LEAD.
That’s exactly what Rutherford needed. As a drug user, he needed help to get free of the substance. He didn’t experience LEAD, but he experienced other programs to attempt to help him transition out of jail.
Jefferson County Drug Court is what proved the most helpful because it addressed his needs, such as housing and money. Housing proved to be the most difficult for him.
“That’s what (drug users) need. They have to work on trauma, they have to work on underlying problems so they don’t repeat the same cycle,” he said.
That program gave him housing, therapy seven days a week and structure.
Participants gradually become integrated back into society and slowly begin to take on more responsibilities, like starting a job, paying rent, buying food and finding stability.
Rutherford mentioned people use drugs to fill a void.
“The questions they ask you in the recovery court are, do you have stable housing? Do you have a family? Do you have a support system?” he said. “It’s just something you hope to create for yourself.”
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NOTICE OF PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET OF THE FREDERICK-FIRESTONE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Proposed 2023 Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District, on October 10, 2022, for the ensuing Fiscal Year of 2023; a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the Fire District located at 8426 Kosmerl Place, Frederick, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection, and; that such proposed budget will be considered at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Fire District to be held at the Administration Building, 8426 Kosmerl Place, Frederick, Colorado on November 14, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. and December 12, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
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Legal Notice No. FLP711 First Publication: October 13, 2022 Last Publication: November 17, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
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CITY OF FORT LUPTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the City of Fort Lupton is in receipt of an application submitted by Highway 52 General Partnership, L.L.P for an annexation and initial zoning to the ‘A’ Agriculture Zone District for a parcel located south and adjacent to Highway 52 and approximately 0.25 miles east of County Road 31 in Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to the City of Fort Lupton Municipal Code Notice Requirements. Lupton City Hall, 130 S. McKinley Avenue in Fort Lupton, Colorado. In the event that the City Hall is closed to the public at the time of the hearings due to COVID-19, the public hearings will be held remotely, accessible to the public by phone and internet. Information on how to attend the hearings will be provided in the agenda as posted on the City’s website, www.fortluptonco.gov.
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A PARCEL LOCATED IN THE SOUTH ONE-HALF OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE EAST ONE-QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 3 AS WITNESSED BY A FOUND 2.5 INCH ALUMINUM CAP MARKED 49.5’ W.C., PLS 25937 1997”, THENCE SOUTH 00°09’09” EAST, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 3, A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET , MORE OR LESS, TO THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY NO. 52, TO THE SOUTH LINE OF THE FORT LUPTON EAST ANNEXATION, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF FILED FOR RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE WELD COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER AT RECEPTION NO. 4765841 AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING:
THENCE SOUTH 00°09’09” EAST, DEPARTING SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE AND CONTINUING ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 3, A DISTANCE OF 2525.93 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A FOUND 2 INCH ALUMINUM CAP MARKED PLS 37971 ON THE NORTH LINE OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 12 AND THE NORTH LINE OF THE MP ANNEXATION NO.4, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF FILED FOR RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE WELD COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER AT RECEPTION NO. 4592077, FROM WHICH THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 3, BEING A FOUND 2.5 INCH ILLEGIBLE ALUMINUM CAP BEARS, SOUTH 00°09’09” E A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88°59’47” WEST, 30.00 FEET NORTH OF AND PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 3 AND ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID MP ANNEXATION NO. 4, PASSING AT A DISTANCE OF 1332.96 FEET THE WEST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 3 AND CONTINUING A TOTAL DISTANCE OF 2254.17 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A FOUND 2 INCH ALUMINUM CAP MARKED PLS 37971 ON THE EAST LINE OF THAT PARCEL DESCRIBED IN WARRANTY DEED TO WILLIAM A. JENKINS AND LORI L. JENKINS FILED FOR RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE WELD COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER AT RECEPTION NO. 3777987, FROM WHICH THE SOUTH ONE-QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 3, BEING A FOUND 2 INCH ALUMINUM CAP MARKED PLS 25937 1998 BEARS SOUTH 00°30’29” EAST A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET AND SOUTH 88°59’47” WEST A DISTANCE OF 411.00 FEET;
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THENCE, DEPARTING SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE AND ALONG THE EAST AND NORTH LINES OF SAID JENKINS PARCEL THE FOLLOWING THREE (3) COURSES AND DISTANCES: 1. NORTH 00°30’29” WEST A DISTANCE OF 1279.57 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A FOUND 2 INCH ALUMINUM CAP MARKED PLS 37971 FOR THE NORTH EAST CORNER OF SAID JENKINS PARCEL;
2. SOUTH 89°09’57” WEST A DISTANCE OF 411.00 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE CENTER-SOUTH ONE-SIXTEENTH CORNER OF SAID SECTION 3, BEING A FOUND 2.5 INCH ALUMINUM CAP MARKED PLS 37971 2022; 3. SOUTH 89°10’38” WEST A DISTANCE OF 1330.21 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE SOUTHWEST ONE-SIXTEENTH CORNER OF SAID SECTION 3, BEING A FOUND 2 INCH ALUMINUM CAP MARKED PLS 25937; THENCE NORTH 00°23’24” WEST, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 3, A DISTANCE OF 1264.89 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A FOUND 2 INCH ALUMINUM CAP MARKED PLS 37971 ON THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SAID STATE HIGHWAY NO. 52 AND THE SOUTH LINE OF THE AQUA-HOT ANNEXATION, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF FILED FOR RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE WELD COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER AT RECEPTION NO. 3952536, FROM WHICH THE CENTER-WEST ONE-SIXTEENTH CORNER OF SAID SECTION 3, AS WITNESSED BY A FOUND 2 INCH ALUMINUM CAP MARKED 50.0’ W.C., PLS 25937 2001” BEARS NORTH 00°23’24” W A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET;
THENCE, 50.00 FEET SOUTH OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE EAST-WEST CENTERLINE OF SAID SECTION 3, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID AQUA-HOT ANNEXATION, ALONG THE BURKHARDT ANNEXATION ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE PATTERSON ANNEXATION, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF FILED FOR RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE WELD COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER AT RECEPTION NO. 4343163 AND THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID FORT LUPTON EAST ANNEXATION THE FOLLOWING TWO (2) COURSES AND DISTANCES
1. NORTH 89°21’48” EAST A DISTANCE OF 1328.01 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A FOUND 2 INCH ALUMINUM CAP MARKED PLS 37971 ON THE NORTH-SOUTH CENTERLINE OF SAID SECTION 3N FROM WHICH THE CENTER ONEQUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 3, AS WITNESSED BY A FOUND 2 INCH ALUMINUM CAP MARKED 50.0’ W.C., PLS 25937 1998” BEARS NORTH 00°29’40” W A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET; SQUARE FEET) OF LAND, MORE OR LESS.
RESOLUTION NO. 2022R060
First Publication: October 6, 2022 Last Publication: October 13, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF FORT LUPTON INITIATING ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ANNEXATION KNOWN AS HIGH POINTE HILLS AND SETTING THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR NOVEMBER 1, 2022
WHEREAS, the Fort Lupton City Council has reviewed the annexation petition submitted by Highway 52 General Partnership, L.L.P. for 181.907 acres, more or less, and known as the High Pointe Hills Annexation; and WHEREAS, the Fort Lupton City Council finds the annexation petition to be complete and in substantial conformance with the requirements of C.R.S. 31-12-107 (1) as amended. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Fort Lupton City Council hereby approves this Resolution initiating annexation proceedings for the High Pointe Hills Annexation and sets the hearing date for November 1, 2022 to determine if the proposed annexation complies with C.R.S. 31-12-104 and 31-12-105, or such parts thereof as may be required to establish eligibility for annexation under the terms of Part 1, Article 12, Title 31, C.R.S.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE FORT LUPTON CITY COUNCIL THIS 6th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2022.
/s/ Zo Hubbard Zo Hubbard, Mayor Attest: /s/ Maricela Peña Maricela Peña, City Clerk Approved as to form: /s/ Andy Ausmus Andy Ausmus, City Attorney
Legal Notice No. FLP703 First Publication: September 22, 2022 Last Publication: October 13, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
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NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Fort Lupton City Council for the ensuing year of 2023, a copy of such proposed budget has been filed at the City of Fort Lupton City Hall, 130 S. McKinley Ave., where the same is open for public inspection; such proposed budget will be considered at a special meeting of the Fort Lupton City Council to be held at City Hall, 130 S. McKinley Ave., on October 15, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Any interested elector of the City of Fort Lupton may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget. Legal Notice No. FLP700
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GODDING HOLLOW METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TOWN OF FREDERICK, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sections 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Godding Hollow Metropolitan District (the “District”) for the ensuing year of 2023. The necessity may also arise for the amendment of the 2022 budget of the District. Copies of the proposed 2023 budget and 2022 amended budget (if appropriate) are on file in the office of the District’s Accountant, Centennial Consulting Group, LLC, 2619 Canton Court, Suite A, Fort Collins, Colorado 80525 where same are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2023 budget and 2022 amended budget will be considered at a special meeting to be held on October 27, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2023 budget or the 2022 amended budget, inspect the 2023 budget and the 2022 amended budget and file or register any objections thereto. This meeting will be held by video/telephonic means without any individuals (neither District representatives nor the general public) attending in person.
