Larimer County deputies are asking neighbors around Carter Lake to help identify a white-bearded man in a red hat who they say is tied to a string of residential burglaries in the area.
According to the sheriff's office, the man was last seen near Carter Lake carrying a large backpack and a white bucket. Deputies are warning residents not to approach him and to call 911 or the sheriff’s non-emergency line if they spot him.
In a Facebook post published April 23, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office shared a photo of the man and said deputies believe he is associated with several burglary incidents in residential areas near Carter Lake, according to the Larimer County Sheriff's Office (Facebook). The post asks anyone with information to contact law enforcement and repeats the warning not to approach him.
Context: Recent property-crime responses near Berthoud
The alert comes amid ongoing investigations into residential thefts along the Berthoud Loveland corridor. Deputies arrested a Loveland man last fall who was accused of a string of burglaries in the Prairiestar subdivision and the recovery of more than $13,000 in stolen goods, as per Hoodline. That case and other recent property crime responses have led deputies to lean heavily on neighborhood tips and home surveillance video.
How to share tips
If you have information, call 911 for crimes in progress or the Larimer County non-emergency dispatch at 970-416-1985, per Larimer County. Residents are urged not to confront the man and instead provide descriptions, photos, or videos directly to investigators.
No arrests were announced in the Facebook post. Deputies say tips, photos, or video from the public could be key to moving the investigation forward and are urging anyone with information to reach out.
