Loveland Arrest Records

Loveland sits in Larimer County where all city arrests get processed through the county jail. When Loveland police arrest someone, that person goes to the Larimer County detention facility for booking. The county sheriff runs the jail and posts all recent bookings online for free. You can search by name to find current inmates and people booked in recent days. The search tool shows charges, bond amounts, booking dates, and court information for everyone in custody. Loveland has over 81,000 residents making it a major city in northern Colorado. The jail processes Loveland bookings along with arrests from Fort Collins and other parts of Larimer County each day.

Larimer County Jail System

Loveland is entirely in Larimer County. All Loveland arrests go through the county jail for booking. Loveland Police Department makes arrests but the sheriff's office handles custody and detention. This is standard across Colorado. Cities have police departments and counties run jails.

The Larimer County Sheriff's Office operates the detention facility that serves Loveland. The sheriff posts all booking information online where anyone can search it for free. The database includes Loveland arrests along with bookings from Fort Collins and smaller cities in the county. You can search by name or view daily booking reports that list everyone arrested in the last 24 hours.

Larimer County provides several online tools for checking jail information. The inmate search lets you find anyone currently in custody. The booking report shows everyone booked on a specific day. The releases list shows people who got out of jail recently. The incident blotter has information about arrests and other law enforcement activity. All these tools help you find Loveland booking information and track arrests in the county.

How to Search for Loveland Inmates

Go to the Larimer County inmate search page to look up anyone in jail. You enter a first name, last name, or both in the search form. The system searches the entire jail database and returns all matching records. You can also search by jail ID number if you have that information from a previous lookup.

Search results show basic details like name, date of birth, and age. Click on a name to see full booking information. The detail page lists the arrest date and time, arresting agency, and housing location in the jail. If Loveland Police made the arrest, that shows in the arresting agency field. You also see all charges with warrant numbers and docket numbers. Bond type and amount appear for each charge. If court dates have been scheduled, those show up too.

The county updates its inmate database continuously throughout the day. New Loveland bookings appear shortly after processing at the jail. If someone was just arrested, give it a few hours for their booking to show up in the online system. Data entry and processing take time. The jail operates 24 hours a day so you can search at any time.

Larimer County also offers a booking report tool. You select a date and the system shows everyone booked that day. This is useful if you want to see all Loveland arrests from a specific date. The report includes names, booking times, charges, and bond amounts for everyone processed that day.

Note: The inmate search only shows people currently in custody; released inmates do not appear in results.

Loveland Court Information

People arrested in Loveland appear in Larimer County courts. The county has a courthouse in Loveland where many cases get heard. The Loveland Courthouse handles criminal cases for people arrested in the city. Some cases may go to the Fort Collins Justice Center depending on the type of charges and scheduling. You can check court dockets through the Colorado Judicial Branch website.

The online docket search shows case information and upcoming court dates. You search by name or case number. After a Loveland arrest, the person sees a judge within 48 hours for a first appearance. This is when bond gets set. The court docket will show the next scheduled court date. Court records are public so anyone can search them online.

Larimer County has a public defender office for people who cannot afford a lawyer. The court appoints a public defender at the first appearance if you qualify based on income. You can also hire a private criminal defense attorney. The Colorado Bar Association offers a lawyer referral service if you need help finding an attorney in Loveland or Larimer County.

Daily Booking and Incident Reports

Larimer County posts daily booking reports on its jail website. These reports list everyone arrested in the last 24 hours. This includes Loveland arrests and bookings from other parts of the county. Each entry shows the person's name, booking time, charges, and bond amount. You can view reports from the last 30 days by selecting a date.

The sheriff also provides jail population statistics. You can see how many people are currently in custody at the Larimer County jail. The population number changes throughout the day as people get booked in and released. The county tracks transient and homeless bookings as well. These statistics give you a sense of jail activity and arrest trends in Loveland and Larimer County.

The incident blotter lists law enforcement activity beyond just arrests. This includes calls for service, traffic stops, and other incidents. The blotter covers sheriff's office activity and may include some city police incidents. It gives a broader picture of crime and law enforcement work in Loveland.

Public Access Laws

Colorado requires county jails to keep a daily log of all inmates under C.R.S. 17-26-118. This log must include each person's name, date of birth, booking date, charges, and bond. The law says these logs are public records available at all reasonable times. Larimer County complies by posting inmate data online where anyone can search it for free.

The Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act in C.R.S. 24-72-301 also covers booking records. This law requires agencies to release records of official actions including arrests and bookings. Larimer County provides free online access to meet this legal requirement. You do not need to file a formal records request to search basic booking information on the sheriff's website.

If you want detailed arrest records or booking photos, you may need to submit a written request to the sheriff's office. Colorado law requires anyone requesting mug shots to sign a pecuniary gain statement per C.R.S. 24-72-305.5. This prevents websites from charging people to remove their booking photos. Larimer County provides the required form when you request booking photographs.

The county tries to respond to records requests within the time required by the Colorado Open Records Act. Simple requests usually get processed in a few days. More complex requests may take longer depending on how many records are involved and whether information needs to be redacted.

Loveland Police Reports

Loveland Police Department has its own records division for police reports and incident records. If you need a copy of a police report from a Loveland arrest, contact the police department directly. Police reports are different from jail booking records. The police report shows what happened during an arrest or incident. The booking record shows custody status and charges filed at the jail.

You can request police reports from Loveland Police by visiting the department, calling, or using an online records request portal if available. Check the city website for current procedures on requesting police records. There may be fees for copies depending on the type of record and number of pages.

Other Resources for Loveland Arrests

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation maintains statewide criminal history records. You can request a background check through CBI to see someone's full arrest history from anywhere in Colorado. Background checks cost $6 per search result. The CBI database includes fingerprint-based arrest records from all Colorado law enforcement agencies including Loveland Police.

For inmates in state prison, check the Colorado Department of Corrections website. CDOC operates state prisons which are separate from county jails. The CDOC website has an inmate locator for people serving sentences in state facilities. If someone is not in Larimer County jail, they might be in state custody.

Larimer County uses the VINE system for custody notifications. You can register with VINE to receive alerts when an inmate is released from jail. This free service sends notifications by phone, email, or text when an inmate's status changes. VINE is available to crime victims and other interested parties.

Bookings in Other Larimer County Cities

Fort Collins is the largest city in Larimer County. Fort Collins is about 15 miles north of Loveland. Fort Collins arrests go through the same Larimer County jail system as Loveland bookings. When you search the county inmate database, you see arrests from both cities together. The arresting agency field tells you which city police made the arrest.

Smaller cities in Larimer County like Estes Park and Wellington also use the county jail. All arrests in Larimer County get booked at the same facility regardless of which city they happen in. The sheriff's inmate search covers the entire county so you can find arrests from any Larimer County city in one place.

Cities in other counties have their own jail systems. Greeley is in Weld County. Boulder is in Boulder County. You need to search those county jail systems to find arrests from cities outside Larimer County.