Last week, a review of Internal Affairs records in the Estes Park Police Department conducted by town staff in late January raised concerns that IA records between 2004 and 2018 may have been destroyed before the retention date. Information about the records and about inconsistencies in past records management was made public in a written […]
Estes Park Police Chief David Hayes is leaving Friday, Dec. 22, after serving a year as head of the department. With his departure and Larimer County Sheriff’s Office Captain Ian Stewart stepping into an interim role as chief, there are questions as to what the hiring process for a new chief will look like, how […]
The Estes Park Police Department has been the subject of several recent articles in the Trail-Gazette related to concerns about management and personnel matters in the EPPD and the announcement of Chief David Hayes’ departure on Dec. 22. The following is a recap of what we have reported in addition to answers from Town Administrator […]