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File #: 26-032    Version: 1
Type: Presentation Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 12/30/2025 In control: Board of County Commissioners Study Session
On agenda: 1/13/2026 Final action:
Title: 2:00 PM *CIRT Overview
Attachments: 1. Board Summary Report, 2. Presentation

To:                                                               Board of County Commissioners

 

Through:                                          Tyler Brown, Sheriff; Amy Padden, District Attorney

 

Prepared By:

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Johnnie Turnidge, Lieutenant, Sheriff’s Office; Ryan Brackley, Assistant District Attorney, DA’s Office

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Presenter:                                          Johnnie Turnidge, Lieutenant, Sheriff’s Office; Ryan Brackley, Assistant District Attorney, DA’s Office

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Subject:

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2:00 PM *CIRT Overview

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Purpose and Request:

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This is an informational session to provide an overview of the Crisis Incident Response Team which includes staff from the Sheriff’s Office and 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.

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Alignment with Strategic Plan: Safe and Healthy Communities - Advance public safety by strengthening partnerships across law enforcement, emergency response, and community stakeholders.                     

 

Background and Discussion: The Crisis Incident Response Team (CIRT) has recently gained attention in the community due to a number of officer - and deputy - involved shootings in the 18th Judicial District (Arapahoe County).  The CIRT is comprised of investigators and detectives from agencies throughout the county and is responsible for fact-finding investigations related to a shooting or a death when force used on someone in custody.  The evidence from the investigation will eventually be presented to the District Attorney who will render a decision about the appropriateness of the force based on Colorado Revised Statutes. 

It is important to know that this investigation is separate from a criminal investigation of events leading up to the shooting and is also separate from any agency-specific investigation into proper use of force per agency policy.

 

Alternatives: N/A

 

Fiscal Impact: None.

 

Alignment with Strategic Implementation Strategies: N/A.

 

Staff Recommendation: This session is for informational purposes.

 

Concurrence: N/A.