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Get to know Doug Darr
Doug is a graduate of the 193rd Session of the FBI National Academy and the Southwestern Law Enforcement Institute of Leadership. In 2001, he was selected as the class visionary of the Metro North Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program. In 2008 he was one of only 33 Law Enforcement Executives nation-wide selected for the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Program in Quantico, Virginia. Colorado Sheriff's unanimously elected him the President of the County Sheriff's of Colorado in 2009. He was also selected to serve on several Colorado Task Forces including: * Colorado DNA Task Force * Medical Marijuana Working Group * Governor's Immigration Task Force Doug graduated from Mesa College in Grand Junction, Colorado, with a degree in Business Administration. His continuing education includes extensive studies in Criminology, Criminal Justice and Human Resource Management at Front Range Community College, Regis University and the University of Virginia.
Mission and Priorities Our mission is to reduce crime, arrest lawbreakers, clean up neighborhoods and make them a safer place to raise a family. I believe in a blend of both proactive community and reactive policing. We created a Community Resource Team of highly motivated deputies to proactively work with numerous community groups and business professionals to identify and solve community problems. The team has been incredibly successful and has made several thousand arrests
Philosophy and Results It’s working. The efforts of the Community Resource Team and participation with 45 community groups resulted in a 42% reduction of crime in unincorporated Adams County over the last 7 years. While crime was spiking in other jurisdictions, it was still declining in Adams County. Community The single most important thing we can do is listen to the people we serve. You know your neighborhoods well and you have the knowledge and ability to identify problems and issues that need attention. Our job is to correct those problems before they get worse. We presently work with 45 community groups to identify and solve problems and deal with criminal issues. Character and Honesty Citizens expect law enforcement officers
to be talented, qualified, willing to help and capable of
solving problems. Intelligent Budget and Fiscal Management The Sheriff’s Office is primarily funded with taxpayer dollars. We bear the responsibility to use those funds in an honest, effective and efficient manner. In the last 7 years we have never overspent our budget. In fact, each of those years we have returned funds to Adams County to be used for other priorities. Any form of fiscal mismanagement is unacceptable. Jail-Inmate Worker Program We developed a program that puts inmates to work in a variety of ways. They prepare meals and handle laundry for the jail population. They are responsible for janitorial services and landscaping labor as well. Some of them work at different county facilities mowing grass, moving furniture, cleaning, and providing heavy labor services. The program and inmate labor save Adams County taxpayers about 1.2 million dollars each year. Those savings are dedicated to other priorities. That is smart fiscal management. Graffiti Our community groups have identified graffiti as one of their biggest neighborhood problems and priorities. We needed to do something about it. We secured a federal grant and other funds to create a Graffiti Eradication and Enforcement Program. It is intended to help private homeowners and businessmen who don't have the ability or the resources to effectively deal with graffiti in their neighborhoods. It has been a tremendous success and sheriff’s deputies have made many arrests. We encourage citizens to call and report graffiti incidents that occur in unincorporated Adams County so that we can provide free cleanup services. Traffic Safety Community groups continue to express concerns about dangerous drivers, especially in school and construction zones. We created a Traffic Safety and Enforcement Team to address driver violations and improve safety for the motoring public. It's working. Incidents involving serious crashes are down by more than 30 percent. School Safety The highest priority for most parents is the safety of their children. They want to make sure that their kids come home from school safely each day. Sheriff Darr is the Chairman of a team of professionals that created a county-wide School Safety Plan. Student and school safety has vastly improved for all Adams County schools. Technology The days of handwritten reports and manual reporting systems are over. They have been replaced with high tech systems that make our personnel more efficient than ever. They include systems for criminal reports and investigations, investigative analysis, scheduling and payroll and digital photography and interagency communications. We continue to search for new technology to make us better and more effective. Awards and Recognition Doug Darr is a 53 year resident of Adams County. He grew up in Thornton and graduated from Mapleton High School. Many professional organizations have recognized his public service contributions including: United States Department of Defense County Sheriff's of Colorado Metro North Chamber of Commerce Adams County Human Services Westminster Optimist Club City of Thornton County Sheriff's of Colorado 2004 Presidents Award for Outstanding Effort and Commitment American Society for Industrial Security
Family Doug and his wife Mary have been married
for 20 years and have a 9- Take care of your families. There is nothing more important. Be Safe. Sheriff Doug Darr
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Sheriff Doug Darr is a 38-year veteran of the Adams County
Sheriff Office. He was selected as a deputy in 1972, rose
through the ranks and served in every division as a supervisor,
manager or commander. He was appointed Undersheriff in 2001 and
was elected Sheriff in 2002. He has a wide range of experience
that includes Director of Emergency Management, SWAT Team
Commander, Information Technology Director and Retirement Board
Chairman. He served as a special investigator with the Colorado
Attorney General's office, investigating cases of political
corruption and organized crime.
Most of all, they expect us to be honest, full
of integrity, and prepared to tell the truth every time
regardless of the consequences. We must do our very best to
fulfill our responsibilities. We don’t always get it right.
Sometimes we make mistakes. When that happens we have an
obligation to stand up, tell the truth, own the error and do our
best to correct it. 
year-old son, Justin. They live in
Thornton and have been active members of the Westminster Church
of the Nazarene and Crossroads Baptist Church. Mary is the
freelance editor of "Momsense" magazine, the bimonthly
publication of MOPS International. They enjoy their dogs,
fly-fishing, baseball, traveling and all the activities
associated with their young son.