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Sheriff's office reports construction thefts, speeding uptick and lifesaving response in recent incident
Summary
Douglas County Sheriff representatives told Castle Pines council that incident-based reporting can over-count burglaries; of nine burglary-classified incidents in the quarter, only two were real burglaries. The sheriff's office also reported increased speeding and traffic enforcement and described a recent violent incident where a deputy applied a tourniquet that likely saved a victim's life.
Commander Allenston and Chief Michael McIntosh briefed the City Council on local public-safety trends, noting incident-reporting classifications can differ from final case findings and highlighting construction-site thefts and a recent serious family violence incident.
"Of those 9, actually only 2 of those were really burglaries," the commander said, explaining that the remaining incidents were misclassified initial reports or noncriminal events. He gave an example: a construction theft of approximately $5,000 where thieves cut a job box and removed tools.
The sheriff's office also reported 532 cited violations in the period (mostly speeding-related) and said targeted traffic enforcement has increased, particularly where street racing and high-speed motorcycles have been reported. The commander said traffic enforcement and citation programs aim to change driving behavior and reduce crash risk.
Chief McIntosh recapped the department's response to a recent violent incident: deputies located a suspect within about 35-40 minutes and a deputy applied a tourniquet to a seriously injured woman on scene that hospital staff subsequently cited as lifesaving. "One of our deputies applied a tourniquet on her when he got in there ... the deputy was able to save her life," McIntosh said. The department encouraged residents to sign up for CodeRED notifications and to report wildlife encounters and suspicious activity through established channels.
