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Sheriff: Custer County will refer domestic violence victims to Fremont County shelter

5029882 · June 19, 2025
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Sheriff Rich Smith told commissioners the county has arranged to send domestic violence victims and their children to a safe house in Fremont County and provided a 24-hour Family Crisis Services phone number.

Sheriff Rich Smith told the Custer County Board of Commissioners on June 19 that the county has arranged for domestic violence victims and their children to be referred to Family Crisis Services in Canon City when a local safe placement is needed.

"We're gonna be able to start sending domestic violence victims and their children if they need a safe place to go, to Fremont County," Sheriff Rich Smith said, adding that the 24-hour Family Crisis Services phone number is (719) 275-2424.

Smith described the need in a recent…

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