Press Release

(June 9, 2017) -- The Colorado Sex Offender Management Board (SOMB) is nearing the finish line on a multi-year strategic plan to implement recommendations on how to improve and update Colorado's Standards and Guidelines for the treatment and supervision of adults and juveniles who have committed sexual offenses.

The SOMB began the strategic action plan process in 2014 and expects to complete final work by December 2017.

(APRIL 14, 2017) -- On April 14, Division of Fire Prevention (DFPC) Director Mike Morgan joined the Governor to share the state's Wildfire Potential for 2017 and provide updates on the level of state preparedness.

(Jan. 18, 2017) Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are already being used to assist emergency agencies with responses to structure fires, wildland fires, traffic accidents, and crime scene investigations all over the world.

(Dec. 21, 2016) The Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) within the Colorado Department of Public Safety has released its first ‚"Report on the C.L.E.A.R. Act: Community Law Enforcement Action Reporting Act‚" analyzing race/ethnicity and gender data from stages throughout the criminal justice system in Colorado.

(November 15, 2016) -- The Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) has sent a firefighting team and one of its two Multi-Mission Aircraft (MMA) to assist in the coordinated response to wildfires in the southern U.S.

(Oct. 8, 2016) The CBI conducted a critical incident training session in partnership with the Colorado State Patrol at the Grand Junction Regional Office (2797 Justice Drive) on Friday, October 7, 2016.

(Sept. 2, 2016) On Thursday, Sept. 29, the Colorado Department of Public Safety's School Safety Resource Center will host a one-day conference on preventing and intervening in child sexual abuse at schools.

(July 15, 2016) The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) proudly announces that more than 3,500 backlogged sexual assault evidence kits have been tested and results returned to Colorado law enforcement as specified in Colorado House Bill 13-1020.

(ULY 13, 2016) --Numerous workers and a variety of resources from several divisions of the Colorado Department of Public Safety have mobilized to assist with local responses to wildfires throughout Colorado.

(JULY 8, 2016) -- The utmost concern of the Colorado Department of Public Safety, today and always, is for safety: the safety of the public, of our members, and of the people we encounter day to day.

CDPS is committed to safeguarding the lives and the liberties of Coloradans and the visitors to our state, and we recognize that strong relationships with our community members are critical to our ability to uphold that commitment.