/tags/boulder-county-sheriff Boulder County Sheriff en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-12-04/boulder-county-family-struggles-to-get-mental-health-help-following-police-accountability-law In Colorado, law enforcement routinely take people to the hospital for court-ordered mental health evaluations. But now, in Boulder County, sheriff’s deputies have stopped putting their hands on people to force them to go. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-12-04/boulder-county-family-struggles-to-get-mental-health-help-following-police-accountability-law Leigh Paterson /news/2023-03-27/red-flag-reckoning-reflects-the-sweeping-power-of-colorado-sheriffs Sheriffs are some of Colorado’s most powerful local elected leaders. They are tasked with enforcing a multitude of laws, running jails and carrying out evictions. But how closely they follow the law sometimes hinges on other factors — like their own politics or those of the community they serve. Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-03-27/red-flag-reckoning-reflects-the-sweeping-power-of-colorado-sheriffs Robyn Vincent