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Ralston House Seeks Pinwheel Gardeners
Ralston House, the child advocacy center in Colorado's First Judicial District, is participating in Child Abuse Prevention Mo More ...
Drug Take Back Set for Saturday, April 28
The Arvada Police Department announces the fall Drug Take Back event on Saturday, April 28, 2012 More ...
Animal Management Hosted Open House
Arvada's Animal Management had an Open House on Friday April 6, 2012 More ...
Arrested Burglary Suspect Entered Home Through Pet Door
A suspect arrested for a pair of burglaries in west Arvada allegedly made his way into homes through the tightest of spaces More ...
Arvada Police Bust Burglary Ring
Arvada Police arrested a pair of suspects believed to be responsible for burglaries in the western part of the city More ...
Arvada Police Talk Crime at Community Roundtable March 1st
The Arvada PD will host a Community Roundtable open forum to give an overview of crime that occurred in the city in 2011. More ...
Citizen Police Academy Coming March, 2012
If police work fascinates you, here is your chance to see it from the inside out. More ...
Sunrise Bandit Arrested
Arvada police made an arrest of the apparent Sunrise Bandit in the afternoon hours of Tuesday, January 24, 2012. More ...
Arvada PD Took Part in Puffer Week
The week of January 15-21, 2012 the focus was on vehicles left running unattended More ...
Pomona Youth Wrestling Treasurer Sentenced for Theft
The Jeffco DA announced sentencing of the former treasurer of the Pomona Youth Wrestling organization More ...
Foster Elementary Students Pal with Police
5th and 6th graders at Foster Elementary pal up with the Arvada Police Department for a hands-on look at policing More ...
Arvada Police Release Composite Sketch in Child Abduction Attempts
Arvada PD has released a composite image of suspect wanted in a series of attempted child abductions and indecent exposures More ...
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Owner Arrested $1 Million Worth of Marijuana Seized
An owner of a medical marijuana dispensary and one other man were arrested for illegal sales of marijuana More ...
Arvada Police Investigate Body Found in City
Arvada police were called to a body found near railroad tracks on Monday, November 28, 2011 More ...
Arvada Police Investigate Accident at Gas Station
A 53-year-old Parker man was taken to the hospital for treatment after being trapped under an SUV at the gas station of an Ar More ...
Two Officers Join Arvada Police Department
Arvada Police Department is pleased to announce the swearing in of two new police officers More ...
Two Starbucks Robberies on Friday Night, Arvada Officers Make Arrests
Arvada police investigated two Starbucks robberies on Friday, October 14, 2011. Tip from witness lead to arrests More ...
Mother and Daughter ID Theft Team Indicted
An Arvada mother-daughter duo has been indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury for operating an identity theft ring More ...
Arvada Citizen Police Academy Alumni Honored
Arvada Citizen Police Academy graduates were honored as the Alumni Association of the Year at a national conference More ...
Arvada Police Arrest Alleged Sex Assault Suspect
Arvada Police arrested an Arvada man, a High School assistant principal, on suspicion of sexual assault on a child. More ...
Arvada Police Seeking Suspects in Homicide
Arvada police need your help in solving a murder More ...
Attack Prompts Warning from Police
A teen was bitten by a possible stray dog or coyote in the area of 86th Parkway and Simms Street More ...
Golfing for a Good Cause
The 2011 W. Michael Northey Memorial Golf tournament is scheduled for Friday, August 19, 2011 to raise scholarship funds More ...
Arvada Tow Truck Driver Killed in Hit and Run
Arvada Police are investigating an overnight incident where a tow truck driver was struck by a car and k More ...
Zachariah Dobler Charged with First Degree Murder – Extreme Indifference
Zachariah Dobler, 28, of Lakewood, was advised of the charges filed against him. More ...
Animal Management Officers Bring Care and Compassion to Those They Serve
Care and compassion are the hallmarks of Arvada's Animal Managements Officers. More ...
3-Block Race To Help Abused Kids and Ralston House on Saturday, July 9, 2011 in Lakewood
The .5K Walk for Ralston House raises funds to help abused children in Jefferson County. Join us on July 9th in Lakewood More ...
Mail Theft Ring Results in $100,000 in Losses
Arvada PD and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service need your help in identifying a mail theft ring More ...
Body Found in Arvada Identified as Missing Arvada Girl
The body discovered at a construction site near 58th Ave and Oak Street in Arvada is that of the missing Arvada girl More ...
800 Pounds of Meds Collected at Arvada’s Drug Take-Back Site
Arvada Police Department collected hundreds of pounds of unused meds More ...
Background: Arvada Police Department’s Life Trak Program
With the loss of Kristina Vlassenko, age 10, inquiries have been made as to how the Life Trak system works. More ...
Record-Setting 8th Accreditation for Arvada Police
The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) presented the Police Department with its 8th acc More ...
Arvada Crime Drops in 2010
The numbers are in and crime in Arvada dropped 7% in 2010. "We are very encouraged by these stats, but there is alw More ...
Register Your Cell Or Internet Phone Number to Receive Emergency Notifications
Want reverse 911 emergency notification on your cell phone or internet phone? Here is how More ...
Geotagging: How Crooks Can Find You
Web-posted pictures taken from your smartphone can tell thieves and sex offenders your location More ...
Drug Take Back Set for April 30
The Arvada PD, Drug Enforcement Administration and other local entities are teaming-up for the 2nd Annual Drug Take Back More ...
National Telecommunicators' Week Celebrated
Time to celebrate the unsung heroes who serve as emergency services dispatchers More ...
High School Drug Sweep on April 13
At the request of the Jefferson County School District, police K-9 teams conducted scheduled contraband sweeps at Pomona an More ...
Hundreds of Pinwheels Planted in Arvada to Honor Child Abuse Victims
More than a dozen Arvada K-8 leadership students polished their gardening skills by planting a massive pinwheel garden to h More ...
Help Stop Child Abuse: Sponsor a Pinwheel for the Ralston House Pinwheel Garden
Help plant a pinwheel garden for abused,and neglected children on April 12, and help Ralston House More ...
Shots Fired After Dispute at an Arvada Restaurant
Two men were arrested after an argument at an Arvada sushi restaurant led to shots fired More ...
Open Garages Are an Open Invitation to Crooks
Are you offering thieves an open invitation to your garage and your house? More ...
Arvada Police Host Community Forum to Discuss 2010 Crime Stats
The Arvada Police Department hosted a forum to discuss 2010 Crime statistics on February 23, 2011 More ...
There Is a New Team in Arvada
Arvada Police Department now has a volunteer Search Team More ...
Arvada Walgreens' Pharmacy Robbed at Gun Point
The Walgreens' pharmacy was robbed at gunpoint More ...
Statement Regarding Student Detained by Police
Informative note on the detention of an 11-year-old child in juvenile custody More ...
Arrest Made in Arvada Backflow Device Theft
Blizzard-like conditions and an alert citizen led to the arrest of a Denver man for theft More ...
Jogger Struck in Auto-Pedestrian Accident in Olde Town
Arvada Police are investigating an auto/pedestrian accident that occurred at West 59th Avenue and Olde Wadsworth Blvd. More ...
Elderly Woman Killed in Auto-Pedestrian Accident
Arvada Police continue to investigate a fatal auto/pedestrian accident that occurred in the area of 64th and Oak Street More ...
Focused Patrol in Water Tower Area Leads to Drop in Crime
Using Directed Patrol Intervention, Arvada Police and its community partners were able to decrease the incidence of crime More ...
More Than a Dozen Car Break-Ins Reported Thursday Jan 6 2011
Arvada police are investigating a spree of car break-in incidents occurring late night Thursday, January 6, 2011 More ...
Arrests Made in Smashed Mail Box Cases
Three Arvada teens were arrested for their alleged role in smashing mailboxes throughout the city since October. Ar More ...
Arvada Man Hit with Hammer During Car Jacking
Arvada police are investigating an early morning car jacking just after 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 6, 2011 More ...
Identity Theft Ring Indicted on 87 Counts
A Jefferson County Grand Jury has returned an 87-count indictment naming four women and one man in a metro-wide Identity More ...
Keeping the Holidays Jolly for Your Pets
The Holiday season is here! And while you’re rushing about preparing for the coming feasts and celebrations with family, More ...
Police Assessors Come to Arvada PD for Accreditation Renewal
The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) Team visited to the Arvada PD December 4-7, 2010 More ...
Car Thieves Warm Up to Cars Left Running
Letting your car warm up is an invitation to thieves. Find out how to prevent becoming a victim of auto theft More ...
Arvada Liquor Authority Hands Down Suspensions
The City of Arvada's Liquor Licensing Authority reviewed violations of liquor licenses by some Arvada businesses More ...
Vandals Target Mailboxes
Vandals have targeted mailboxes in Arvada and Jefferson County in recent weeks as more than 40 of the letter holders have bee More ...
Arvada Officer Honored by Local Service Club
Arvada Police Officer Josh Hotchkiss was recognized by the Masonic Paul Revere Lodge #130 during the organization's annual ap More ...
Arvada Man Arrested by SWAT and Metro Gang Task Force
The Jefferson County Regional SWAT Team was called to an Arvada home to assist the metro Gang Task Force in the evening More ...
Serenity Salon Hosted Cut-A-Thon to Benefit Ralston House
The 5th annual Cut-A-Thon was held November 7, 2010 at the Serenity Salon in Five Parks in Arvada More ...
Spike in Arvada Home Burglaries Reported in Late September
Arvada police are investigating nearly a dozen burglaries reported in the city the last week of September, 2010. So More ...
Profile of a Car Break-In
With double-digit numbers of first degree criminal trespass (or car break-ins) crimes occurring every week throughout Arvada, More ...
Shots Fired from Vehicle
Arvada police were notified by fellow Westminster officers in the early morning hours of Sunday, October 17, 2010, of shots More ...
Police Search for Smoker Friendly Burglary Suspect
Police need your help in identifying a burglary suspect in a break-in of the Smoker Friendly cigarette shop on Sept 22, 2010 More ...
Arvada Police 2009 Annual Report
The 2009 Annual Report for the Arvada Police Department has been released. More ...
City of Arvada Hosted Prescription Drug Drop Off Site
The City of Arvada joined the Drug Enforcement Administration, among others, to collect old or unwanted prescription drugs More ...
Arvada Man Shot Dead
Arvada Police are looking for a suspect in the shooting of a 54-year-old Arvada man. More ...
Arvada Police Arrest Murder Suspect
The suspect wanted in connection with a homicide in Arvada on September 10, has been taken into custody. More ...
Homicide Victim Identified
The victim in the homicide on Friday, September 10 has been named. Floyd Carl Arledge , age 54, was found shot More ...
Arvada Police Officers on Administrative Leave
Two officers are on leave pending the outcome of an on-going internal investigation of inappropriate conduct allegations More ...
Missing Man Reported in Arvada Found
Arvada Police are looking for a missing 30-year-old man with the mental capacity of a five-year-old. He was last seen Monday More ...
Life in Prison for Man in Arvada Murder
Ryan Jonathan Heacock, 34, was sentenced for the murder of Leslie Blakney in November 2009. More ...
Northey Golf Tournament Raises Funds for College Scholarships
The 2010 W. Michael Northey Memorial Golf tournament was held in August and raised $6,000 to fund scholarships for college More ...
(Point) .5k Endurance Challenge Sets Record for Ralston House
More than 400 runners took part in the 300-step (point) .5K Endurance Challenge held in Olde Town Arvada on August 14, 2010 More ...
Arvada Citizen's Police Academy Accepting Applications for Next Spring's Academy
The Arvada Police Department offers a Citizen Police Academy twice a year. If you are interested, the time to apply is now More ...
Arvada Woman Approached by Bogus Truancy Officer
Arvada police are investigating a man who approached a woman, saying he was a truancy officer More ...
Car Break-Ins Surge in July
Police are concerned over more than 75 car break-ins since July 1, 2010. More ...
Arvada Police Officers Walk to Raise Funds for Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Arvada police officers walked to support Mothers Against Drunk Driving on Aug 7 2010 More ...
Foothills Animal Center Opens; Table Mountain Closes Doors
Table Mountain Animal Center has moved to a brand new location with a new name, Foothills Animal Shelter More ...
Ralston House (Point) .5K Set for August 14
The 4th Annual .5K Endurance Challenge to benefit Ralston House is set for Saturday, August 14 More ...
Arvada Police Seek Gnome-Nabbing Crooks
Police are on the lookout for a thief who stole 150 garden gnomes from an Arvada home More ...
Fight the Bite this Mosquito Season
Summer and standing water add up to potential exposure to the West Nile Virus. Protect yourself with these precautions. More ...
Arrests Made in Car Break-In Spree, Nearly ½ of Car Doors Unlocked
Two people were arrested for allegedly breaking into a handful of vehicles in early June, 2010 More ...
Foster Elementary School Burglarized, Officer Attacked
Officers responding to burglar alarms at Foster Elementary School were attacked by suspects fleeing the scene More ...
Arvada Crime Maps and Stats Available to Public
Arvada crime statistics are just a “click” away, free of charge, 24-hours a day More ...
Qwest Awards Grant to Ralston House
The Qwest Family and Work Development Fund, a partnership of Qwest, the Communications Workers of America, and the Internatio More ...
Increases and Decreases in Arvada's Crime Statistics for 2009
Crime in Arvada dropped slightly from 6,473 to 6,280 incidents in 2009. Biggest increase was in fraud crimes More ...
Summertime Pet Protection
Rabid skunks have recently been reported. What are you doing to protect your pets from potential harm? More ...
High School Drug Sweep on April 21
Police K-9 Teams conducted a contraband sweep at local high school More ...
Arvada Police News from 1960
Take a trip down memory lane. Or if you weren't born yet, read Arvada's police history from 1960 when Arvada was small More ...
Stolen Motorcycle Leads Police to Thief
Detectives with the Metropolitan Auto Theft Task Force arrested a man believed to be responsible for stealing motorcycles More ...
Bogus Lotteries Target Seniors
Congratulations! You've just won a million dollars! But there is an expensive catch.... More ...
Arvada Police in Olde Town
Arvada Police officers saturated Olde Town through the Directed Police Intervention (DPI) program when the sun was hot and th More ...
Promotion, Awards Celebrated at Arvada PD
Arvada PD is proud of recognitions of two Arvada police officers and civilians and a promotion to sergeant for one officer More ...
Purse Thefts from Vehicles on Rise
Police are seeing a jump in the number of purse thefts throughout the north metro area, including Arvada. More ...
Arvada Police See Trend in Car Break-Ins
You know electronics and loose change are favorites of car break-in thieves, but some cases, these crooks are looking for too More ...
Coyote Talk Given at West Woods
West Woods community had Arvada Animal Management and Colorado Division of Wildlife talk to them about coyotes on March 13th More ...
Springtime Citizen Police Academy Begins, Sign Up Now for Fall Session
Are you a fan of the C.S.I. television series? Want to learn about REAL police work? Attend Arvada Citizen Police Academy More ...
New Hours for Police Records Operations (Nov 21 2009)
Arvada Police Department's Records Unit shifting from 24-hour operations to normal business hours More ...
Church Burglaries Reported in Arvada, Northglenn Since Late 2008
Two church burglaries occurring in Arvada over the weekend of August 28th appear to be connected to more than a dozen More ...
CAUGHT: Shaggy Bandit
The FBI announced the capture of the Shaggy Bandit, believed to be responsible for at least two Arvada banks robberies More ...
Arvada Infant Dies, Father Arrested
A Arvada man is facing felony charges in the death of his 3-month old son More ...
National Night Out Celebration in Arvada held Tuesday, August 4th
National Night Out, the annual community effort to reduce crime and the fear of crime, was held on Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 More ...
A Perfect 10: Arvada Businesses Pass Liquor License Compliance Check
A liquor license compliance check conducted by the Arvada Police Department resulted in ZERO violations More ...
Shred-A-Thon and Community Safety Awareness Day
The annual Shred-A-Thon safety event was held Saturday, August 1, 2009 from 8 am to 12 noon at Red Rocks CC in Lakewood More ...
Explosive at Goodwill Store Identified
The Goodwill Store at 80th and Wadsworth, was shut down after report of a possible explosive in donation bin More ...
Police News from The Arvada Report
Summary of all the police news from the Dec 2008/Jan 2009 publication of The Arvada Report More ...
Online Reports for Minor Accidents
Arvada PD no longer takes over-the-counter minor accident reports. Colorado State Patrol on-line system will take reports More ...




















